Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Chronos

Chronoswiss unveils the Neo Digiteur Chronos, an extraordinary evolution of one of the brand’s most unconventional creations. Inspired by the original Digiteur, first introduced in the early 2000s by founder Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, the new Chronos Edition continues what the Neo Digiteur began.

This time, the watch is not reinterpreted however. It is engraved into existence. Crafted in solid 5N gold and entirely hand-engraved in the Chronoswiss Atelier in Lucerne, the Neo Digiteur Chronos transforms the concept into a sculptural work of horological art. At its center stands Chronos, the ancient Greek god of time and the mythological figure from which the brand draws part of its name.

More than decoration, the engraving becomes the watch’s storytelling architecture.

From digital rebel to mythological icon

When the original Chronoswiss Digiteur appeared, it challenged traditional watchmaking with a radical idea: a fully mechanical watch that displayed time digitally, without hands. The Neo Digiteur Chronos preserves this mechanical rebellion but elevates it into a symbolic composition.

Instead of a conventional dial, the watch presents a sculpted gold case with carefully framed apertures revealing the flow of time within the engraving. The guardian of time, Chronos, holds an hourglass in his hand.

Within this mythological scene, the passage of time becomes visible:

• The upper chamber of the hourglass represents the time still to come. Here the minutes sweep continuously, flowing downward like grains of sand.

• Below, the seconds sweep forward, marking the time that has already passed.

At the very center of Chronos’ scythe, the moment of transition appears: the jumping hour, switching instantly from one hour to the next.

The result is a poetic mechanical interpretation of time itself: past, present and future captured within a single movement.

Encircling the case and continuing onto the strap is a Greek meander pattern, an ancient geometric ornament composed of continuous right-angled lines. In classical Greek art it symbolized eternity and the infinite flow of time.

The art of hand engraving

Every Neo Digiteur Chronos begins as a solid gold case, but its final form emerges only through weeks of patient hand engraving.

Using traditional engraving tools, the artisan gradually sculpts the figure of Chronos directly into the gold surface. Each line is cut individually, each shadow created through subtle variations in depth and texture.

Unlike stamped or laser-engraved decorations, true hand engraving removes material one stroke at a time, allowing the engraver to create depth, movement and light within the metal itself.

The process demands immense concentration. A single incorrect stroke cannot be reversed. The result is a surface that behaves almost like a relief sculpture. As the watch moves, the engraved figure catches light differently from every angle, giving the mythological scene remarkable dimensionality. No two pieces are ever perfectly identical. Each watch carries the unmistakable signature of the hand that created it.

A digital regulator without hands

At the heart of the Neo Digiteur Chronos lies a rare mechanical concept: a digital regulator without hands.

Time is displayed through three precisely framed apertures integrated into the engraving: Jumping Hour, Sweeping Minutes & Sweeping Seconds.

This mechanical choreography is powered by the manual-wound Chronoswiss Caliber C.85757, named after the postal code of the brand’s first workshop founded in 1983.

Equipped with a proprietary Chronoswiss module developed entirely in-house, the movement controls the instantaneous jumping hour while maintaining the smooth progression of the minute and second discs.

Operating at 3 Hz with a 48-hour power reserve, the movement is visible through the rectangular sapphire caseback, where bridges and wheels feature hand-guilloché decoration executed in the Chronoswiss Atelier Lucerne.

The result is a movement that mirrors the philosophy of the watch itself: mechanically unconventional, visually expressive and unmistakably Chronoswiss.

Ultra-rare by design

The Neo Digiteur Chronos is produced in an extremely limited edition of only 33 pieces worldwide. Each watch is individually engraved in Lucerne and represents weeks of manual craftsmanship.

It is a sculptural interpretation of time itself. A mechanical myth carved in gold.

Technical specifications

Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Chronos

Reference: CH-1371R.2-GO

Limited edition of 33 pieces

Case

• Material: Solid 5N Gold (65 g), hand-engraved
• Side: Sandblasted and satin matt brushed
• Dimensions: 48mm x 30mm
• Height: 9mm
• Lug to lug: 48mm
• Double coated anti-reflective sapphire crystal
• Screw-down case back with satin finish and sapphire crystal
• Reshaped & polished onion crown
• Water-resistant up to 3 bar, screw-in lugs.

Time display

• Jumping hour at 12 o`clock, minutes in the center, seconds at 6 o`clock.
• Discs in white matt with black print.

Movement

• Chronoswiss Caliber C.85757
• Hand-wound movement
• Diameter: 23.3 mm
• Height: 2.5 mm (+ in-house module height 2.5mm)
• Number of jewels: 19
• Frequency: 3 Hz, 21'600 vph
• Power reserve of 48 hours

Finishing

• In-house developed Jumping Hour Digiteur module
• Hand guilloche on the wheel bridge (gold plated)/ ratchet wheel (circular satinated)/ balance wheel bridge (gold plated)/ Crown wheel (circular satinated)
• Rhodium plated with radial Cote de Geneve finish

Functions/Indications

• Jumping hour
• Digital Minute and Second (sweeping)

Strap and buckle

• Black Nubuck
• Pin buckle 5N Gold (4 g) with Legacy Logo
• Inside: Meander pattern printed
• Lug-width: 20mm

MSRP

• CHF 58’000 
• EUR 63’000 
• USD 69’000 
• GBP 61’000

For more information, please visit chronoswiss.com