Benzinger – Zeitsprung, the last of the series

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Benzinger Zeitsprung with a steel case, a silver guilloché dial and a large jump hour window showing the numeral 5

What makes the Zeitsprung interesting is not only the design but also what lies under the dial. Jochen Benzinger was able to obtain a limited number of extremely rare Kasper 1415 movements, made by Emil Kasper & Co in Pforzheim from 1911 into the 1970s, and created a limited series of 25 pieces from them.

This is the last example of the series. Its dial carries a moiré guilloché with the original Breguet frost finish, and the jumping hours and minutes are shown in black on white. Benzinger and his master watchmaker transformed the movement into a jump hour, which required many modifications to the base calibre.

Steel Benzinger Zeitsprung worn on the wrist, white guilloché dial with the numeral 5 in the window
On the wrist

The movement is hand-engraved, hand-skeletonised and hand-guilloché, in a floral design, with a rose gold train bridge and barrel bridge. The main plate is black PVD coated.

Steel Benzinger case back with an openworked movement and engraved text on a grey plate
The floral movement

The 40mm steel case wears elegantly and discreetly. With jumping hours at 12 o’clock, minutes at 6 o’clock and seconds from the centre, it is a dress watch in the truest sense.

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