Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Chronoswiss Goes Bold with the new Space Timer Gravity
Light, texture and depth create a dial that feels space-engineered rather than decorated.
Chronoswiss, once best known for classically-styled regulator watches or skeletonised chronographs, has embraced a far more expressive, colourful and demonstrative design. The Space Timer collection is at the centre of this change, translating the traditional regulator display into rather bold compositions inspired by the cosmos. With the new Space Timer Gravity edition, Chronoswiss focuses not on planets or mythology, but on a force that governs everything… gravity!
The Space Timer Gravity’s 44mm stainless steel case remains unchanged and classic Chronoswiss, with straight lugs, a knurled bezel and the signature onion crown. Here it is finished in matte grey, perhaps to avoid reflections and to allow the dial to be the centre of attention. With the 15.2mm thickness, the proportions work so that the watch is experienced visually and physically. With sapphire crystals on both sides and a screw-down caseback, the watch is 100m water resistant.
The dial is built from 63 components and combines partially hand-guilloché surfaces with laser-engraved elements and colour-shifting CVD coatings that shift between deep green and blue depending on the light. The left side of the dial´s surface is laser-textured using NASA imagery to recreate a cratered lunar landscape in subtle relief. The hand-guilloché part, according to the brand, should evoke images of an atmosphere seen from orbit.
Chronoswiss’ regulator display is retained, though reinterpreted. Hours sit off-centre, closer to 12 o’clock, while the minutes and second hands are centrally mounted. Transparent ITR2 (high-end composite) rings for the hour and date indications appear to float above the dial, revealing the openworked gear train beneath. Super-LumiNova ceramic cylinders mark the hours, and the moon phase globe is inside the date subdial ring.
Powering the Space Timer Gravity is the automatic Chronoswiss Calibre C.308, based on the ETA 2895 with an in-house regulator module. Beating at 28,800 vibrations/hour and offering 42 hours of autonomy, it is visible through the sapphire caseback, with perlage, polished components and a skeletonised rotor.
The watch is worn on a grey nubuck leather strap, closed with a pin buckle. Production is limited to 50 pieces, reinforcing the exclusivity of the Space Timer concept. This edition is priced at EUR 23,400 (incl. taxes). For more details and to place an online order, please visit chronoswiss.com.
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So the mechanism is basically an ETA movement, and they’ve just decorated the watch and then put a price tag of USD 23,000 on it. I ask you: do you think a price tag of USD 23,000 is justified? In my opinion, this is just a commercial illusion. There are much more reasonable watches available for this price. The watch market has completely lost control; watch prices have drifted away from reality. The pricing policies of many watches and watch brands do not reflect the truth. Many brands in the USD 500–1,000 range use ETA movements. I think this is a ridiculous price for this watch.