Benzinger Choptank

CALIBER 7751

Functions Full-Calendar Chronograph

^{Calibration 46hr power-reserve, 25 jewels, chronometer-grade, adjusted to five positions}

^{Remastered by Hartwig Balke to achieve chronometer-grade accuracy with simplified crown adjustments. Each movement was built through 2021 - 2022 by Towson watchmakers according to standard ETA requirements.}

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FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT

^{Hour/Minute central hands}

^{24-Hour hand on left sub-dial}

^{Sweep-Second at 9:00/left sub-dial}

Chronograph Counters

^{Seconds central hand with stop/start pushers}

^{Minutes small hand at 12-o'clock counting to 30-minutes}

^{Hours small hand at 6-o'clock counting to 12-hours}

^{Moon-Phase window located at 6-o'clock}

Calendars

^{Day window at 12 o'clock with correcting-pusher on the case}

^{Date 31-day calendar located on the outer portion with central hand (moon-crescent tip)}

^{Month window located at 12-o'clock}

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DIAL

^{Handcrafted by Jochen Benzinger for Towson Watch Company.}

^{Material sterling silver}

^{Treatment frosted heat-application}

^{Style Guilloché}

^{Numerals roman}

^{Print Color black}

^{Text Towson Watch}

Achieved using a vintage rose engine in Pforzheim, Germany (the hometown of Hartwig Balke). Each dial requires 60 + hours of hand labor to complete.

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HAND-SET 

^{Separated by functional category.}

^{Hour/Minute/Second heat-treated blued-steel, cathedral style}

^{24-hr 14k rose gold, spade shape}

^{Chronograph Functions 14k yellow gold, thin shape}

^{Calendar Functions 14k yellow gold date hand with red moon crescent tip}

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CASE

^{Material stainless steel}

^{Dimensions 44 x 40mm diameter, 13.4mm height, 20mm lug width}

^{Finish satin mid-section, high-polish bezel, satin lugs}

^{Pushers free-standing, cushion shape, high-polish}

^{Crown push-pull, quickset}

^{Depth Rating 5 ATM}

^{Crystal domed sapphire, scratch-resistant, anti-reflex coating}

^{Case-Back exhibition display, sapphire crystal, screw-down, engraved with company and customer information}

^{Special Features day-corrector drilled into the case for easy setting of the day window}