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WHAT WE LOVE:
DeWitt was founded in Geneva in 2003 by Jérôme de Witt — a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte — and in the two decades since has established itself as one of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in independent Swiss watchmaking. Where many independent brands build their identity around movement complications, DeWitt builds equally from the case outward: the titanium and rose gold Academia case architecture, with its vertically ribbed case flanks, faceted lugs, and deliberately imposing profile, is immediately identifiable as a DeWitt from across the room.
The "Séquentiel" designation refers to the watch's signature seconds display — a complication unlike anything produced by the established Swiss houses. Rather than a conventional small seconds hand sweeping around a sub-dial, the Séquentiel uses a rotating disc mechanism: the dial surface around the small seconds position is divided into segments in alternating black and white, and a matching segmented black disc rotates against it. As the disc turns, its segments progressively mask and reveal the alternating dial segments beneath, creating a visual effect somewhere between a roulette wheel and a mechanical animation — a seconds display that is simultaneously more complex and more intuitive than a conventional hand.
The main dial carries a black and silver composition with raised numerals, skeletonised hands, and a printed minute track — a layered, textural approach to dial design that rewards close examination. The 43mm case in titanium with 18k rose gold elements, rubber inlays, and titanium crown and pushers produces a watch that is lighter than its visual mass suggests, and the black rubber strap with titanium deployant buckle keeps it sporting and comfortable. Limited to 999 pieces worldwide, the Chronographe Séquentiel remains one of the strongest design statements in recent Geneva independent watchmaking.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
The AC.600528A.M003 is powered by a self-winding automatic movement of 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour with a power reserve of approximately 48 hours. The movement drives hours, minutes, the sequential seconds complication, and the chronograph function — a suite of complications coordinated from a single calibre. The sequential seconds mechanism adds meaningful additional engineering to the base movement architecture, with the rotating disc system requiring its own dedicated gear train and display mechanism beyond the conventional seconds function.
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