Jochen Benzinger GAP 1 Graphite Limited Edition

Up for grabs is a Jochen Benzinger GAP 1

Jochen Benzinger, a contemporary craftsman of a very special kind, and his perfectly and uniquely hand-finished watches and skeletonized timepieces tell stories from another time of a craft practiced by hand, one almost completely forgotten. Watches and movements engraved, skeletonized, and guilloché by hand are the result of his independent art. Jochen Benzinger sets himself apart from the norms of modern production, allowing himself the freedom of utilizing historically meaningful machines and tools more than a century old in order to create true works of art. Hours upon hours pass by before his work has taken its characteristic form – a form that can only be achieved in a hand-created, one-of-a-kind piece. (from Benzinger site)

With the construction of the GAP 1, Jochen Benzinger realised his dream of his first own manufacture movement. Consequently, it ticks worldwide only in its handmade unique watches Together with the Austrian watch manufacturer Habring, the new hand-wound movement was developed according to Benzinger’s specifications and built especially for him. GAP stands for nothing other than German Austrian Partnership. With a diameter of 39 mm, the minimalist-looking case with offset crown is a real all-rounder. The hand-guilloché dial in Breguet style is just as impressive as the opulently designed movement, whose beauty and elegance are revealed exclusively to the wearer.

“Graphite” limited edition in steel

This is a 39mm watch with manual movement with quick-set date pusher at 3 o’clock.

The dial is sterling silver, hand-guillochéd, plated with black rhodium while the subdial rinds are rose gold plated.

The in-house movement is also hand decorated and guilloched. The screws, crown, and ratchet wheel are flame-blued.

No box or papers. It comes with original folding clasp and generic strap.