Borgeaud, Swiss watchmakers, offers its patrons ‘The Borgeaud Septagraph’, a watch with micromechanical precision translating a unique philosophy of time which reinstates the necessity of making a daily appointment with yourself through a strategic pause for thought – a daily appointed period of 90 minutes that conveniently varies for each day of the week based on Indian astronomical and astrological observations with its patented Septagraph indicating the Rahu Period.

With the Borgeaud SeptagraphTM, the evocative curved stylised arrow, emerging from the SP (Strategic Period) capsule, serves as a “time-reserve indicator” that shows the flow of intensely personal time during a full one and half hours when the world keeps turning without the wearer taking any ostensible action.

The generously sized 46 mm-diameter brilliant-polished case is only 12.4 mm thick and feels astonishingly light and comfortable on the wrist with its smooth lines and delicate inward-sloping lugs. Crafted from a single block of 18-carat rose or white gold, it features a crown bearing an engraved satin-brushed B for Borgeaud monogram echoing the brand logo on the dial at 12 o’clock.

The elegant manually polished and chamfered hands run gracefully over an hour- circle distinguished by an appealing dialogue between hand-applied gold numerals that are Roman on the upper part of the dial and Arabic on the lower part. This handsome guardian of your very own time is secured to the wrist by a perfectly integrated crocodile-patterned leather strap fitted with a signature-design rose or white gold pin buckle. An optional, soon to be released, gold bracelet will complete the initial collection.