Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur CH-1373.2-ANSI
CHRONOSWISS REVIVES A DIGITAL ICON: A PIONEERING SPIRIT, REBORN IN STAINLESS STEEL. THE MECHANICAL MARVEL WITHOUT HANDS RETURNS. SHARPER, STRONGER, AND MORE MODERN THAN EVER.
FROM EARLY DIGITAL DISPLAYS TO A MODERN REINTERPRETATION
The Neo Digiteur traces its roots back to the golden age of mechanical innovation in the 1920s and 30s, a time when watches with digital displays and jumping hours offered a futuristic new way to read time. These montres sans aiguilles (watches without hands) fused precision engineering with bold aesthetics and became icons of style and progress. It was an era on the cusp of change, a spirit that would later inspire Chronoswiss.
In 2005, Gerd-Rüdiger Lang reinterpreted that heritage with the original Chronoswiss Digiteur. It was a fully mechanical, handless wristwatch unlike anything else on the market. The Digiteur combined rare horological know-how with unapologetically unconventional aesthetics. Housed in a tailored rectangular case and powered by a historic Fleurier movement, it was produced in a limited series of 999 pieces crafted exclusively in fine metals.
Now, two decades later, Chronoswiss reclaims the spirit of the Digiteur and propels it into the Modern Mechanical era. Sharper, sleeker, and more technically refined.
THE SHAPE OF INNOVATION
What immediately sets the Neo Digiteur apart is its case - a bold, architectural, tailored rectangular form. The barrel-shaped silhouette, faithful to the spirit of the original, has been fully reimagined by the design team at the Atelier Lucerne. With assertive lines and a pronounced profile, the case feels both sculptural and wearable. A sandblasted horizontal segment on the case side adds lightness and contrast to the structured geometry, while polished edges refine the visual interplay.
Function meets form in a redesigned crown. A contemporary interpretation of the traditional nion shape, now flattened on the underside to improve both ergonomics and design coherence.
A REGULATOR WITHOUT HANDS
At the heart of the Neo Digiteur lies a rare mechanical concept: a jumping hour regulator without hands, executed with surgical precision. Time is displayed through three crisply cut apertures. The jumping hour at 12 o’clock, digital minutes at center, and running seconds in a horizontal window at 6 o’clock. Together, they form a mechanical digital regulator. A omplication that feels both futuristic and deeply analog.
Powering the display is the new hand-wound Chronoswiss Caliber C.85757 - a tribute to the original Chronoswiss postal code from 1983. Beating at 3 Hz and offering a 48-hour power reserve, the movement is fitted with a proprietary in-house module developed entirely by Chronoswiss. It manages the energy demands of the jumping hour system while ensuring the smooth progression of the minute and second discs. Water resistance is rated to 5 ATM.
ARTISANAL DETAILS, INSIDE AND OUT
The bridges and wheels are partially hand-guilloché, crafted in-house at the Atelier Lucerne and visible through the sapphire crystal caseback. Chronoswiss pays tribute to the historic FEF (Fabrique d’Ebauches Fleurier) calibers once used by Lang himself as the caseback window is more than decoration: It is a visual bridge between eras, honoring legacy while embracing modernity.
