Description
Benzinger SWR Shades of Grey
The special edition SWR Shades of Grey showcases all of Jochen Benzinger’s ennobling skills and delivers a true work of horological beauty. The delicate colour play on the dial with its metallic finish, plays with light and captures the striking hand-guilloched pattern. Printed numerals and flame-blued hands provide the necessary contract to enhance legibility without cluttering or disrupting the design language.
A 42mm, polished steel case with gently rounded lugs and oversized crown complement the classic look of the dial and ensure a comfortable wear. But without a doubt, the star of this piece is the striking wave guilloched dial and gold-framed small second at 6 o’clock which most notably carries the wave in a slightly different angle to differentiate the two aspects of time.
The fully skeletonised, engraved and ennobled manual movement is based on the robust and reliable ETA 6498 and features uniquely crafted wheels, flame-blued screws, red stones and gold-plated highlights. The design is what Jochen refers to as his ‘technik’ look due to the geometric forms and clean lines which add a modern element to the timepiece.
To see how this piece is created, follow the journey with Germany’s TV crew as the marvel unfolds here Wie man eine Armbanduhr macht | SWR Handwerkskunst – YouTube
This is truly a remarkable opportunity to own a Benzinger handmade, original at a remarkable price. Various leather band options available to suit your style preference – just ask at time of order.
Technical Specifications
- Dial
- Hand-guilloched and hand-skeletonised dial construction
- Wave guilloche base sheet
- Metallic grey finish with delicate light play
- Printed numerals
- Gold-plated chapter ring
- Guilloched small seconds display at 6 o’clock
- Small seconds guilloché arranged at a slightly different angle to the main dial
- Movement
- Unitas 6498 manual winding movement
- Hand-engraved
- Hand-skeletonised
- Hand-guilloched
- Uniquely crafted wheels
- Flame-blued screws
- Red jewels
- Gold-plated highlights
- Benzinger “technik” style finishing with geometric forms and clean lines
- Hands
- Flame-blued Breguet-style hands
- Case
- High-grade steel case made in Pforzheim
- Polished finish
- Diameter: 42mm
- Oversized crown
- Gently rounded lugs
- Screw-in strap lugs
- Sapphire crystal on both sides
- Band
- Hand-sewn leather strap
- Double-folding deployment clasp
- Various leather band options available by request at time of order
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