Towson Driver

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For historians and serious collectors, the Towson Driver revives an early 20th‑century driving watch originally designed for safe time‑reading while hands were on the wheel. Its off‑centre dial layout recalls those pioneering dashboards and allows quick reference in the proper steering position. This piece is produced in limited quantities and results from a collaboration between Towson co‑founder Hartwig Balke and master guilloché artisan Jochen Benzinger. The engine‑turned dial and hand‑engraved details are executed in Germany, while assembly and regulation are performed in Towson, Maryland. This model serves as a tangible link to the marque’s archive, illustrating both the functional ingenuity and artisanal craftsmanship that define Towson’s heritage.

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Towson Driver

Towson Driver

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Edition & Provenance

  • Reference — TD100 (this example: TD100-G, 18k rose gold)
  • Edition — 50 pieces per case material (18k rose gold; stainless steel)
  • Produced — 2006–2010
  • Status — Retired — production complete; no longer offered for sale
  • Serial number — Engraved on the caseback
  • Watchmakers — Designed by Hartwig Balke; dial and movement made by Jochen Benzinger, Pforzheim; assembled and regulated by George Thomas, Baltimore, MD
  • Service — Service and repair for every Towson watch, including retired references, through Baltimore Watch Company, Baltimore, MD

Movement

  • Functions — Hours and minutes on an off-center dial; seconds by a lone red-painted hand
  • Decoration — Each component cut out, engraved and plated in rhodium or gold before assembly; rhodium-coated gears, blued screws; base plate skeletonized for the TWC calligraphy at 4

Case

  • Material and size — 18k rose gold (also made in stainless steel)
  • Made in — Dial and movement work in Pforzheim, Germany; assembled and regulated in Maryland

Dial & Hands

  • Dial — Off-center layout; outer dial solid sterling silver, brushed, torch-heated and hand-sanded to natural color; inner dial skeletonized with overlapping hand-guilloché sub-dials in a glossy groove pattern cut on a hand-operated rose engine; rose-gold elements; TWC calligraphy at 4
  • Markers — Applied black indices
  • Hands — Red-painted seconds hand

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Towson Driver

Towson Driver

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Potomac Collection Ref. TD100 TOWSON DRIVER limited to 50 units per case material (18k rose gold and stainless steel)

Designed by Hartwig Balke. The dial and movement were manufactured by Jochen Benzinger in Pforzheim, Germany. The instrument was assembled and regulated by George Thomas in Baltimore, MD. 

TWC Brand information and serial number engraved on the case-back. 

Retired

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$ 16,995.00 USD
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