Introducing: The Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Chronos
There’s no denying that Chronoswiss has undergone a renaissance over the past few years. New designs and movements have revitalized a brand that many of us at Fratello have always enjoyed. Yet, there are still models in the catalog that remind us of the marque’s earlier days. One such example is the Neo Digiteur, an innovative rectangular jump-hour watch. Today, we look at the Neo Digiteur Chronos, a masterful hand-engraved art piece.
Chronoswiss is definitely a brand we look forward to visiting at Watches and Wonders 2026. With its ever-evolving lineup, there will be a lot to see! While pieces like the new Pulse GMT will be high on my list, I’m also interested in today’s focus, the Neo Digiteur Chronos. This limited edition will be a rare sight in the wild, but it should prove fantastic to behold. Let’s take a look.
The Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Chronos
The latest Chronoswiss uses the Digiteur, a watch first released more than 20 years ago, as its foundation. This rectangular watch features a jump-hour display, an arc-shaped aperture for the minutes, and a smaller window for the scrolling seconds. My colleague Lex wrote about a pair of stainless versions late last year, both of which have sold out. Today’s release, however, takes a very different tack.
The Neo Digiteur Chronos features a 30mm by 48mm 5N (18K red) gold case with a 3atm water resistance rating. Stopping there, though, would be a real disservice. Instead of the starkly simple design of last year’s models, this piece boasts a hand-engraved case with a highly intricate design. It depicts Chronos, the mythological Greek god of time, along with a scythe and an hourglass framing the minute and seconds displays. A meander pattern is also engraved on the surface. All told, each case requires weeks of painstaking work.
A manual-winding movement with additional details
The Neo Digiteur uses the Chronoswiss C.85757 manual-winding movement equipped with the brand’s proprietary, in-house-developed module. Specification-wise, it has a 21,600vph (3Hz) frequency and a 48-hour power reserve. The movement is visible through an elongated octagonal sapphire window in the case back, which allows it to show off in-house-hand-guilloché bridges and wheels.
A limited offering
Even with a simple black nubuck strap and gold buckle, there’s no doubt that the Neo Digiteur Chronos would be an arresting sight on anyone’s wrist. While the case isn’t huge, it’s not small in historical tank-watch terms. I’d expect the rosy gold hue and light-catching engravings to make it highly noticeable — in a good way, of course. As I mentioned, seeing one will be a rare occurrence, as the brand will produce just 33 of these pieces. Chronoswiss has not shared the price of its latest masterpiece, but considering that the stainless models were €13,800, it’s safe to assume that this will cost multiples. Watches like this certainly aren’t made for the mainstream crowd, but it’s nice that they exist. Let’s hope they continue to do so.
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