Schwarz Etienne GMT Chronograph 42 MM Stainless Steel Automatic

Dual time and a stopwatch share one black dial in the Schwarz Etienne 1902 GMT Chronograph ref. 231.501, a pairing the house's current 1902 line keeps apart, and the reference was issued as a numbered limited series.

The house was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Paul Arthur Schwarz and Olga Etienne and takes its name from both of them. It began as a movement maker, supplied private-label work to Chanel and Dunhill, and launched its own brand in 1985. Here a single automatic movement drives both complications: a chronograph for timing, and a red-tipped 24-hour hand that keeps home time against bold cream numerals.

Specialists rate the house highly. Monochrome counts it among the few Swiss makers producing their own balance springs, and Phillips called the Roma Synergy, its 2020 collaboration with Kari Voutilainen released in two editions of 50 pieces, a "sleeper hit". The house makes only a few hundred watches a year, and by the end of the 1960s the Vatican and Leonid Brezhnev were among its clients.

Graded Excellent, this 231.501 brings a numbered series, a travel complication and a chronograph together from one of Swiss watchmaking's best-kept secrets. It is a watch to wear across time zones and to keep.

Your Schwarz Etienne GMT Chronograph 42 MM Stainless Steel Automatic comes in Luxepolis protective packaging and is delivered with the following inclusions:

• Luxepolis Certificate of Authenticity
• Luxepolis 2-Year Service Warranty
• Luxepolis Buyback Assurance Certificate
• High-Quality Luxepolis Travel Leather Case

Every timepiece is authenticated and quality-checked, backed by Luxepolis’ 2-Year Service Warranty and dedicated after-sales support, offering discerning collectors lasting peace of mind.

Backed by 12+ years of expertise, every Luxepolis watch is professionally inspected and, where appropriate, serviced, regulated and cleaned before dispatch. This Schwarz Etienne GMT Chronograph is graded Excellent. The black dial and hands present cleanly, while the stainless steel case and alligator-pattern leather strap carry light marks from wear, as expected for the grade.

It is covered by the Luxepolis 2-Year Service Warranty and supplied with the Luxepolis Certificate of Authenticity, Buyback Assurance Certificate and Luxepolis travel leather case.