Goldpfeil Chronometer with Power-Reserve Indicator by Thomas Baumgartner

Everything about this creation contributes to setting it apart: a silvered “cinemascope” screen; guilloché work in parallel lines; applied numerals and imposing hands; small seconds and power-reserve imbedded in the dial; and above all an architectural case created according to an original sketch by the friend and associate of Felix & Thomas Baumgartner, designer Martin Frei. They explain that it could be conceived as a rectangle cut into three strips — two narrow ones on each side and a larger one in the centre. By moving the middle one slightly before welding them back together, one achieves this totally original construction. A stretched ovoid profile and recessed crown make the watch even more strikingly distinctive, while the latter feature also serves a protective role.

Behind this creation lies an event in its own right: the first watch with hands ever made by Felix & Thomas Baumgartner of Urwerk, Geneva. Dedicated to Goldpfeil, it carries the brand signature on one side of the solid gold case and on the large dedicated solid gold buckle which completes the aesthetic appeal of the leather strap. A richly decorated mechanical manual-winding movement powers this timekeeper, chronometer-certified by the COSC.