he 38.8mm platinum case houses a Venus 179 split-seconds chronograph movement, a celebrated 1940s calibre used most famously by Breitling, as well as a handful of other historic makers (Ulysse Nardin and Excelsior Park among others). This is paired with Andersen Genève’s brand-new worldtime module, an ultra-thin component designed and made in-house.

The central dial features hour and minute hands, and a classical chronograph display with subdials at 3 and 9 o’clock, for the 30-minute counter and running seconds respectively. Surrounding this are the elements for the worldtime function – a rotating 24-hours ring, and an adjustable city disc in sapphire to denote the 24 time zones. To increase legibility, rather than the usual arrangement of a 24-hour ring encircled by a peripheral city ring, the two are combined, with the 24-hour ring seemingly integrated between the outer and inner tiers of the city disc.

The pairing of these two complications is unprecedented. The concept was devised by founder Svend Andersen and Pierre-Alexandre Aeschlimann in 2017, and has been prototyped and refined over the last two years by Andersen Genève’s in-house watchmaking team. Innovative design choices, technical ingenuity and immaculate hand-finishing rank this among the most accomplished creations to emerge from the brand’s Geneva and La Chaux-de-Fonds Ateliers.

The case, crafted using traditional techniques and without the use of CNC machines, is made from 950 platinum, with a slim, three-part construction and softly curved lugs. Measuring 38.8mm across and 11.95mm in height, it is expertly hand-polished to a mirror-finish in Andersen Genève’s traditional case-making Atelier in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Unusually, the chronograph pushers and crown are positioned on the left side of the case – a configuration requested by collectors and echoing certain unique pieces made by Andersen Genève in the past.

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