The Seconde Majeure might not come as a surprise to everyone. Baltic and SpaceOne were showing the watch around during Time to Watches in Geneva a few weeks ago, and they also sent over a prototype for me to preview ahead of launch. One quick note there: all of the photos I took were with the crown pulled out, so keep that in mind as you scroll through. For everyone else, you might need to catch up pretty quickly, especially since the watch is only available for a very limited time. But what you’ll quickly see is that the watch is attractive for something affordable. And remarkably compact.
Measuring 38.5mm by 12.5mm with a 47.5mm lug-to-lug in a stainless steel case, the main draw is the rose-toned maillechort plate holding a module for a jumping hour and wandering minute, with sapphire discs rotating above a black display. The hours are shown through an aperture at 12 o’clock, with the transparent hour disc jumping over a black section to make them visible. The minutes rotate into view, with the exact minute shown through an arrow at the end of a crosshatch in the display. The seconds continue to rotate as normal, slightly lower than the center of the watch. It’s actually incredibly legible at a glance (just like the old AP Star Wheels were before they created the Code 11.59 version).
Mark Kauzlarich
2026-05-08 14:00:00