Journal

Notes from the bench

Christian writes about the pieces, the people and the ateliers behind them.

Benzinger wristwatch with Roman numerals and open small seconds, close view on a black leather display box
Collecting · Benzinger Black T – the presentation set The Benzinger Black T has a black hand-guilloché dial with Breguet frost and a movement fully engraved, skeletonised and guilloché by hand.
Benzinger Subskription IV all black with black case, pale dial with Roman numerals and open window, black strap
Collecting · Benzinger – Subskription IV all black The Benzinger Subskription IV all black: black PVD finish, black DLC case, a hand-guilloché silver dial and a decentred hours and minutes display.
Benzinger 3/4 Skelett, front view of the skeletonised dial with rose-gold finished wheels, on a black leather case
Collecting · Benzinger “3/4 Skelett” The Benzinger 3/4 Skelett, a more discreet skeleton watch with a hand-guilloché, hand-skeletonised dial and a hand-engraved movement finished in rose gold.
Benzinger Zeitfenster with a steel case, a grey dial, blue hands and an open window showing the gears
Collecting · Benzinger – Zeitfenster A discreet Benzinger Zeitfenster with a hand-guilloché dial and skeletonised small seconds, hours and minutes, in blue platinum and rose gold.
Benzinger Vollskelett black with a black case, skeletonised dial with bronze-coloured wheels and blue hands
Collecting · Benzinger – Vollskelett black The Benzinger Vollskelett black is the more masculine Vollskelett, with a black DLC case, black initials in the jumper and a rose gold finished movement.
Benzinger Vollskelett diamonds with a diamond-set bezel and lugs, a rose gold skeleton dial and blue hands
Collecting · Benzinger – Vollskelett diamonds The Benzinger Vollskelett diamonds is a handcrafted skeleton watch with 3 carats of diamonds on the bezel and lugs and a hand-finished rose gold movement.
Benzinger Régulateur in a red gold case with guilloché dial, decentred minutes and small seconds at six o’clock
Collecting · Benzinger “Régulateur” in red gold A red gold Benzinger régulateur with hand-guilloché dial and a fully hand-skeletonised, hand-engraved movement.
Vintage guilloché machine with brass cylinders and a belt-driven wheel in a workshop
Atelier · Benzinger – custom-made timepieces How Benzinger personalises timepieces by hand, with 100-year-old guilloché machines and a design drawn up with each client.
Novelties · A. Lange & Söhne – the 2014 novelties on film A. Lange & Söhne released films in 2014 on the Richard Lange Terraluna, the 1815 Tourbillon, the Grand Lange 1 Moonphase and the Grand Complication.
Thomas Prescher Tempusvivendi Samurai in yellow gold with a dark blue dial and gold relief figure on a black strap
People · Thomas Prescher – haute horlogerie Thomas Prescher began his apprenticeship at IWC and became one of the most inventive makers of highly complicated watches; a look at his work.
Two A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon watches side by side, white gold and rose gold, silver dials with blue hands
Novelties · A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon, introduced at SIHH 2014, adds a stop mechanism and a zero-reset for the tourbillon and small seconds.
Two A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Terraluna watches side by side, big date 25 in silver and rose gold
Novelties · A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Ewiger Kalender Terraluna The Richard Lange Ewiger Kalender Terraluna, shown at SIHH 2014, combines a perpetual calendar, a 14-day power reserve and a terraluna display.