Baltic x SpaceOne Seconde Majeure

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Target Identification: #BSM-SECMAJ-001. The Baltic × SpaceOne Seconde Majeure is a collaborative exercise in Non-Linear Horology — a 38.5mm Parisian-assembled piece deploying a custom jumping-hour module by Théo Auffret across a maillechort dial plate finished by hand using a 19th-century charbonné technique. The architecture decentralises time across sapphire discs, with hours at twelve and minutes at six guided by crosshair markers — a considered spatial reimagining of conventional time display. The collaboration originates from a meeting at Baltic’s Paris headquarters in 2021; five years of friendship between Auffret and Guillaume Laidet produced the mechanical and aesthetic language of this piece.

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▪MATERIAL:
904L Stainless Steel; a higher-grade alloy than standard 316L, offering elevated corrosion resistance and a more refined surface finish. An unusual specification at this price point.

▪GEOMETRY:
38.5mm × 12.3mm / 47.5mm lug-to-lug. A considered case profile — the dimensions are subordinate to the complication architecture rather than asserting their own presence.

▪CRYSTAL:
Single Dome Sapphire with internal anti-reflective coating; the profile complements the disc-based display architecture beneath it.

▪RESILIENCE:
50m / 5 ATM. Adequate for daily wear; not a tool watch proposition.

▪STRAP:
Alcantara® by Delugs; a material-conscious choice consistent with the watch’s Parisian assembly narrative.

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▪ARCHITECTURE:
Decentralised time display via sapphire discs; hours at twelve o’clock, minutes at six, each guided by a crosshair arrow. A large seconds hand traverses the full dial surface, giving the piece its name.

▪PLATE:
Maillechort (nickel-silver alloy); cut from a single piece, the dial plate is simultaneously structural and decorative — it supports the complication module while forming the watch’s visual foundation.

▪FINISHING:
Charbonné (Charbonne variant); a 19th-century decorative technique applied by hand using a piece of charcoal, producing an alternating matte and gloss surface unique to each unit. Up to three hours of finishing labour per dial. A signature of Théo Auffret’s atelier practice.

▪EXCLUSIVITY:
Time-limited pre-order window. Final unit count determined at window close. Units are numbered.

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▪CALIBRE:
Soprod P024 (Ebauche); an automatic platform providing the mechanical foundation for the complication module. Established service network and long-term parts availability.

▪COMPLICATION:
Jumping-Hour Module by Théo Auffret; built around a Central Control Wheel, a 12-tooth Star Wheel, and a visible Jumper Spring. The hour disc advances instantaneously as spring tension releases between teeth. Designed and constructed independently of the base calibre.

▪RESERVE:
42 hours // Bidirectional automatic winding.

▪ASSEMBLY:
Paris, France. A collaboration between Baltic (Etienne Malec / Jas Rewkiewicz) and SpaceOne (Guillaume Laidet / Théo Auffret), originating from a meeting at Baltic’s Paris headquarters in 2021.

[ STATUS ]: VETOED / BYPASSED
[ BRAND ]: Baltic × SpaceOne
[ MISSION_ID ]: PARISIAN_INCIDENT
[ KILL_CODE ]: FOUNDATION_MISMATCH
[ STRATEGIC_BYPASS_RATIONALE ]
Acquisition Threshold: Movement Architecture Below Price-Band Requirement.
The Seconde Majeure represents one of the more considered independent collaborations of 2026 — the Auffret module is a genuine mechanical achievement, the charbonné finishing is a legitimate craft distinction, and the maillechort plate is an unusual material choice at this price point. The bypass is not a rejection of the watch’s ambition. At the €3,500 entry level, the archive applies a movement architecture threshold that the Soprod P024 base — however elegantly dressed above it — does not clear. The complication deserves a stronger foundation. The archive holds this position for the watch that builds one.
[ DESIGN_MERIT ]
The jumping-hour module architecture is transparently displayed and mechanically inventive. The charbonné dial technique is a genuine 19th-century craft revival. The 904L case specification is an uncommonly considered choice at this price point. The Alcantara strap pairing is coherent with the Parisian assembly narrative.
[ ARCHIVE_DECISION ]
Bypassed on Foundation Mismatch. The archive’s price-band acquisition threshold requires movement architecture commensurate with the entry price. The Soprod P024 base does not meet that threshold at €3,500. Capital is preserved for a complication piece that aligns mechanical foundation with mechanical ambition.
> CAPITAL_MARK: €3,500 (approx. £2,980)
> RSI_DEFICIT: -29%
> OPPORTUNITY_COST: Significant. At this price band the archive requires movement architecture that compounds alongside complication and craft — capital preserved for a position where all three align.
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▪MATERIAL:	904L Stainless Steel; a higher-grade alloy than standard 316L, offering elevated corrosion resistance and a more refined surface finish. An unusual specification at this price point.
▪GEOMETRY:	38.5mm × 12.3mm / 47.5mm lug-to-lug. A considered case profile — the dimensions are subordinate to the complication architecture rather than asserting their own presence.
▪CRYSTAL:	Single Dome Sapphire with internal anti-reflective coating; the profile complements the disc-based display architecture beneath it.
▪RESILIENCE:	50m / 5 ATM. Adequate for daily wear; not a tool watch proposition.
▪STRAP:	Alcantara® by Delugs; a material-conscious choice consistent with the watch’s Parisian assembly narrative.

▪ARCHITECTURE:	Decentralised time display via sapphire discs; hours at twelve o’clock, minutes at six, each guided by a crosshair arrow. A large seconds hand traverses the full dial surface, giving the piece its name.
▪PLATE:	Maillechort (nickel-silver alloy); cut from a single piece, the dial plate is simultaneously structural and decorative — it supports the complication module while forming the watch’s visual foundation.
▪FINISHING:	Charbonné (Charbonne variant); a 19th-century decorative technique applied by hand using a piece of charcoal, producing an alternating matte and gloss surface unique to each unit. Up to three hours of finishing labour per dial. A signature of Théo Auffret’s atelier practice.
▪EXCLUSIVITY:	Time-limited pre-order window. Final unit count determined at window close. Units are numbered.

▪CALIBRE:	Soprod P024 (Ebauche); an automatic platform providing the mechanical foundation for the complication module. Established service network and long-term parts availability.
▪COMPLICATION:	Jumping-Hour Module by Théo Auffret; built around a Central Control Wheel, a 12-tooth Star Wheel, and a visible Jumper Spring. The hour disc advances instantaneously as spring tension releases between teeth. Designed and constructed independently of the base calibre.
▪RESERVE:	42 hours // Bidirectional automatic winding.
▪ASSEMBLY:	Paris, France. A collaboration between Baltic (Etienne Malec / Jas Rewkiewicz) and SpaceOne (Guillaume Laidet / Théo Auffret), originating from a meeting at Baltic’s Paris headquarters in 2021.