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A PARISIAN INCIDENT
Etienne Malec
Watch enthusiast and collector who has an eye for photography and product design. He understands and respects history but has no desire to live in the past.
Jas Rewkiewicz
Creative director and cultural shapeshifter, Jas is the custodian of Baltic’s identity. His art direction translates vintage subtlety into modern design.
Guillaume Laidet
Serial watch entrepreneur, Guillaume is a catalyst for disruptive concepts. He anticipates the watchmaking of tomorrow and provides a structural framework for an audacious approach to reading time.
Théo Auffret
Brilliant watchmaker and constructor, Théo is a master of mechanical engineering.
A PARISIAN INCIDENT
SECONDE MAJEURE
The Seconde Majeure takes a kinematic approach to time reading. Time is decentralized, traditional hands make way for sapphire discs, all in favor of an exclusive complication module.
Hours are read at 12 o’clock and minutes at 6 o’clock, guided by an arrow ending crosshair. The forward-looking typography stamped on the discs brings contrast to the otherwise classic assembly. A large seconds hand glides above, bringing motion to the seemingly still composition and giving its name to the watch: Seconde Majeure.
CHARBONNÉ
The watch is available with two different dial finishes: brushed or “Charbonné”.
This decorative technique can be found on 19th century’s precision clocks. Achieved with a piece of charcoal, it gives this sometimes matte, sometimes glossy aspect.
Now one of Théo Auffret signatures, it may take up to three hours of labour.
FRENCH
CRAFT
Jumping-hour
Offering an ingenious architecture, the Seconde Majeure is designed around its complication. The jumping-hour module - developed by Théo Auffret - relies on three visible components.
A Central Control Wheel lies beneath the minute disc. It makes a full rotation in 60 minutes. When it completes a full rotation, it engages with the Star Wheel. The later has 12 teeth, corresponding to the 12 hours displayed on the disc attached above. The Jumper Spring, visible to the left, keeps pressure on the Star Wheel, maintaining it centered. It is also responsible for the “jump” of the hour disc. Pressure builds when the Star Wheel begins its rotation. The hour jumps when the spring settles back between the next teeth.
The dial ties the face together. Cut from a single piece of maillechort, it is both decorative and essential. The plate supports the module and allows the watch to function.
Press
"Baltic and SpaceOne double down on French watchmaking beauty for an unexpected collaboration."
"It isn’t just a highly considerate marriage of two worlds; it is also quite simply beautiful in its own right."
"A truly great collaboration, with all the ingredients of dream watches from indie watchmakers, but for a fraction of the price."
"Baltic and Space One combine their powers to create one of 2026’s coolest-looking timepieces."
"What is a real rarity is finding something genuinely attractive, refined, and desirable beyond its complications, and that’s what makes the Seconde Majeure such a standout release."