Chronoswiss began in Munich in 1983 with master watchmaker Gerd Rüdiger Lang and now works in Lucerne, and two new stone dials connect those places.
Chronoswiss today introduces the Small Second Jasper and the Small Second Serpentine, each limited to 50 pieces. The brand says they are its first natural stone dials of the Modern Mechanical era.
The Jasper comes from Idar-Oberstein in Germany, in warm beige, brown and ivory tones, and sits in a stainless steel case. The green Serpentine, from the region around Zermatt and the Matterhorn, was once part of an ancient ocean floor, and its case is two-tone steel and 18-carat red gold.
Each stone is selected, then cut by hand into thin slices. Too much pressure can break it, and no two dials are alike. Both watches measure 40mm across and 11.5mm thick, with a hand-guilloché small seconds at 9 o’clock. Inside is the automatic Chronoswiss calibre C.6000, with about 55 hours of power reserve.
Munich gave Chronoswiss its start, and Lucerne gives it a home; these two dials carry a little of both.
The Basics
- Brand Chronoswiss
- Model Small Second Jasper; Small Second Serpentine
- Reference CH-8023.2-STLS (Jasper); CH-8022R.2-STSE (Serpentine)
- Diameter 40mm
- Thickness 11.5mm
- Case material Stainless steel (Jasper); two-tone stainless steel and 18ct red gold (Serpentine)
- Dial Matte natural Jasper stone with a black hand-guilloché small seconds subdial (Jasper); polished natural Serpentine stone with a 5N hand-guilloché small seconds subdial (Serpentine)
- Water resistance 3 bar
- Strap Calfskin leather, brown (Jasper) or green (Serpentine)
- Limited edition 50 pieces per model
The Movement
- Calibre Chronoswiss manufacture calibre C.6000, automatic
- Functions Central hours and minutes, small seconds at 9 o’clock
- Winding Automatic
- Power reserve 55 hours
- Frequency 4Hz (28,800 A/h)
- Jewels 25
Images courtesy of Chronoswiss.
