CAPTURED BY HUMAN HANDS
Swiss Made Time Art Pieces shaped by human hands and inspired by Antarctica.
SHAPED BY HUMAN HANDS, MADE FOR HUMAN SOULS
WATCHES CRAFTED TO CARRY ART
Schaefer & Companions creates Swiss artistic watches where contemporary watchmaking meets métiers d’art and miniature artworks. Each Time Art Piece begins with a sculptural design and evolves through collaborations with enamellers, engravers, marquetry artisans, miniature painters and other creative Companions.
More than decorated watches, these creations unite case, dial, material and symbolism into meaningful wearable works of art. Crafted in Switzerland by human hands, each piece reflects the vision of its artist and the individuality of its owner.
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FROZEN LANDSCAPES, INTERPRETED BY HUMAN HANDS
THE ANTARCTICA COLLECTION
Antarctica is more than a place. It is silence, fragility, resilience and light.
Through enamel, engraving, straw marquetry and miniature painting, the Companions of Schaefer & Companions translate the frozen continent into a collection of contemporary Swiss artistic watches.
Each interpretation reveals a different tension: stillness and movement, permanence and disappearance, matter and emotion.
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OUR COLLECTIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL DETAILS AT A GLANCE
Every Schaefer & Companions creation combines Swiss mechanical watchmaking with refined materials, architectural case finishing and handcrafted artistic dial techniques.
From sculptural stainless steel cases to sapphire crystal, automatic movements and métiers d’art dials, each detail is chosen to serve both mechanical precision and visual identity.
Dial
Hand-crafted dial techniques
Case material
904L stainless steel
Case finish
Diamond-polished, matte and micro-blasted surfaces with anti-fingerprint coating
Lug-to-lug length
49.3 mm
Glass
Sapphire glass with anti-reflective coating
Movement
ETA 2892-A2 automatic calibre
SHAPED BY HUMAN HANDS
A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTIC COLLABORATION
Schaefer & Companions was founded on the belief that creation gains meaning when independent visions meet. The Maison imagines the timepiece, while each Companion brings a personal artistic language. Together, they create Swiss artistic watches shaped by dialogue, skill and emotion.
Enamelling, engraving, marquetry and miniature painting are not used as decoration, but as expressive métiers d’art. As an open Maison, Schaefer & Companions brings together artists, artisans, watchmakers, galleries, writers and selected partners to create new ways of seeing time.
THE ARTISTS BEHIND YOUR WATCH
Meet the Companions who bring Schaefer & Companions creations to life.
Some shape the watches directly through enamel, engraving, marquetry, painting or craft. Others contribute through interpretation, presentation, cultural context or transmission.
Together, they form the human network behind the Maison: a creative ecosystem where each watch carries more than technique. It carries a hand, a vision and an intention.
THE SYMBOLISM OF SOLUNE
A JOURNEY BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW
Solune draws its essence from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment: celebrating art, free thought, and cosmic beauty, where human creativity meets the infinite heavens.
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THE WATCH AS SCULPTURE
Every line is conceived with a sculptural eye, from the case architecture to the smallest detail.
Guided by the founder’s own practice as a sculptor, each watch is designed as an object of volume, tension and presence, shaped to be felt as much as seen.
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THE SUN WITHIN THE BEZEL
Radiant forms of the bezel echo the astral power of the sun.
Like in the age of Renaissance and Enlightenment, it symbolizes light as the origin of harmony, knowledge, and life.
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THE ENGRAVED MOONPHASES
Moonphases carved within the Grand Art bezel connect us to the cosmos.
They embody the rhythm of nature, a constant reminder of our place within the universe.
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THE INFINITY DIAL
A hypnotic wave opening onto eternity.
Its fluid form evokes limitless imagination, a visual echo of infinite creativity extending beyond the dial.
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THE ASTRAL HANDS
Sculpted as if they were fragments of an extraterrestrial object, the Astral Hands extend the watch’s symbolic language beyond conventional timekeeping. Their sharp, celestial forms appear suspended above the dial, evoking distant constellations, unknown artefacts and movement through space.
At their centre, the seconds hand rotates perpetually, creating an uninterrupted orbit across the dial. More than a functional indication, it becomes a symbol of continuous motion, the passage of time and the infinite rhythm of the universe.
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THE MEDAILLON AS CANVAS
An intimate space shaped by human hands.
Each médaillon dial is a unique work of art, hand-crafted with passion, opening a window to another universe where creativity knows no bounds.
AS SEEN IN THE PRESS
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