GRAND ART ANTARCTICA – MICRO-PAINTING
Specifications
- Dial / technique
- Hand-painted micro-painting Grand Art dial
- Case diameter
- 43 mm
- Case material
- 904L stainless steel
- Case finish
- Diamond-polished, matte and micro-blasted surfaces with anti-fingerprint coating
- Lug-to-lug
- 49.3 mm
- Glass
- Double-domed sapphire glass with anti-reflective coating
- Caseback
- Sapphire
- Strap width
- 21 mm at the lugs, tapering to 18 mm at the buckle
- Movement
- ETA 2892-A2 automatic, TOP grade
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
Handcrafted artistic dial
The artistic value of this watch lies in its individually handcrafted dial. Created by a named artist or artisan using traditional métiers d’art techniques, every dial carries subtle variations resulting from the human hand and the materials used.
Reliable Swiss mechanical base
The watch is powered by the Swiss ETA 2892-A2 automatic calibre in TOP grade. This established movement was selected for its reliability, slim construction and long-term serviceability, allowing the handcrafted dial to remain at the centre of the creation.
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FROZEN DEPTH, LIVING FLOW
Within the Maison’s Antarctica First Collection, Solune Antarctica Micro-Painting captures the fragile beauty of frozen waters through layered colour, translucency and hand-painted depth.
Created with master painter André Martinez, the dial interprets Antarctica as a poetic landscape of purity, silence and movement. Through subtle tones and fluid transitions, the composition evokes the delicacy of ice and the quiet life that flows beneath its surface.
Using multi-layer painting techniques, André builds an impression of depth that transforms the dial into a living scene. Like layers of ice revealing water below, the surface shifts with the light and gives the landscape a luminous, almost breathing presence.
Solune remains the flagship case expression of the Maison. The same artistic creation may also be presented in the Octolune case variant, offering a more architectural framing of the painted artwork.
THE LIVING DEPTH OF ICE
PAINT IN LAYERS
Micro-painting is one of the most delicate crafts in artistic watchmaking. It requires patience, control and a refined understanding of how colour, transparency and detail interact on a miniature scale.
Each layer is painted by hand, building depth gradually through fine superpositions of tone and texture. This multi-layer technique creates the impression of looking through ice, where light penetrates the surface and reveals hidden movement below.
The result is a dial that never feels fixed. Depending on the angle, it reveals flowing waters, translucent layers, soft reflections and fragile contrasts reminiscent of frozen seas and luminous polar stillness.
This is where the Antarctic inspiration becomes tangible: not as a literal image, but as a painted atmosphere where ice, water and light remain in quiet motion.
THE PAINTER’S HAND
André Martinez has dedicated his practice to the art of painting, shaping landscapes of emotion through precision, sensitivity and a deep understanding of light. His work seeks not only to represent nature, but to reveal its fragility and inner life.
His approach is guided by layering, balance and atmosphere. Paint is never simply applied to the surface. Each tone, transparency and transition contributes to a sense of movement, depth and quiet intensity.
“Depth is not only seen. It is felt through the way light moves within the image.”
For Solune Antarctica Micro-Painting, André gives form to the fragile waters of Antarctica, capturing the beauty of pure frozen landscapes and the subtle movement of life beneath the ice.
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL DETAILS
AT A GLANCE
Every Schaefer & Companions creation is built around refined materials, architectural case finishing and handcrafted artistic dial techniques. Each detail is designed to combine mechanical precision with a strong visual identity.
SOLUNE AND OCTOLUNE CASE ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTED IN 904L STEEL, SHAPED BY LIGHT
Crafted from 904L stainless steel, the Solune and Octolune cases express the identity of Schaefer & Companions through geometry, light, and proportion.
Solune is designed as a sculptural watch case, with faceted surfaces and a sun-inspired bezel that reflect light across polished and satin-finished angles. On Grand Art editions, the inner bezel features an engraved moon cycle, framing the handcrafted dial with a discreet celestial signature.
Octolune offers a more restrained interpretation, with an eight-sided bezel and balanced geometry. Its polished facets, brushed surfaces, and 904L steel construction preserve the same play of light in a more minimal architectural form.
SCULPTURAL CASE PROFILE
FACETED SIDES AND ARCHITECTURAL LUGS
From the side, the case reveals one of its most distinctive features: a sculptural profile built around tension, depth, and precision. The case is not simply shaped to hold a movement and dial. It is designed as a small architectural object, where each bevel, edge, and transition contributes to the visual identity of the watch.
The lugs extend from the case with a strong yet fluid presence, giving the watch a bold silhouette while preserving comfort on the wrist. Their sculpted form creates a natural continuity between the case and strap, reinforcing the sense that every element has been drawn as part of the same artistic composition.
Through contrasting finishes, the side of the case becomes a surface of expression. Polished bevels catch the light sharply, while matte and brushed areas create depth and contrast. This balance between brilliance and restraint gives Solune and Octolune their distinctive presence: technical, artistic, and immediately recognizable.
ASTRAL HANDS
CELESTIAL TIME IN MOTION
Inspired by the cosmos, the Astral Hands complete the celestial identity of the Solune and Octolune collections. The hour and minute hands combine brushed and polished finishes, creating a refined contrast that enhances legibility while echoing the case’s play of light.
At the center, the seconds hand becomes a moving star. Shaped as a seven-pointed astral symbol, it turns endlessly above the dial, bringing the artwork to life with a continuous celestial motion. This rotating star transforms the reading of time into a poetic gesture, where every second becomes part of a wider orbit.
Together, the hands, case, and dial form a coherent artistic watchmaking language. They express the core vision of Schaefer & Companions: Swiss mechanical watches designed not only to measure time, but to frame handcrafted art, cosmic inspiration, and the beauty of uniqueness.
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