Baltic x SpaceOne Seconde Majeure - French Kiss or Slump Hour?! - Worth The Hype?! Episode #53
My Watches PodcastShow Notes
The Baltic × SpaceOne Seconde Majeure is a collaborative jump-hour watch housed in a 38.5 mm with a thickness of 12.5 mm and a lug to lug measurement of 47.5 mm with 50 m water resistance.
Its display uses transparent sapphire discs for the jumping hours at 12 o’clock and trailing minutes at 6 o’clock, paired with a large central seconds hand and a visible jumping-hour mechanism developed by independent watchmaker Théo Auffret which is used on top of the Soprod P024 automatic movement.
The watch is available with either a brushed or hand-finished charbonné maillechort (German silver) dial plate, paired with an Alcantara strap by Delugs. Produced through a short pre-order window (12-17 May) and individually numbered.
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