When you mention Bauhaus in relation to watches, many immediately think of brands like Laco, Nomos, and Junghans, each of which offer watches with the ‘less is more’-approach often associated with the art and design style from this school in Germany. SevenFriday, a 2012, Zürich-founded watchmakers, has also taken great inspiration from Bauhaus in its designs, but has taken roads less traveled to express this.

To showcase Bauhaus in its latest creation, the brand revamped a T-series model. They did so by doing away with the traditional hands and installing a disc that makes a full rotation every 12 hours. As this is all visible on the dial, minutes must also be read on the disc. Thanks to dashes, dots, and different colored numerals, along with a triangle at twelve pointing at the current time, this is about as easy as Meistersinger’s single-hand setup, as seen in their own creations. Two printed blue arrows also tell you which way the disc turns as a further aid in reading the time. One of the nicest aspects is that it is a very relaxing watch. You can tell the time when you want to, but other than that, it is an artistic expression for you to wear and enjoy.
SevenFriday not only put in quite a bit of effort to make the disc both fun and legible, they also utilized the case, crystal, and even the space surrounding the disc to express their interpretation of Bauhaus. Bold colors and shapes turn this T1/08 into a timepiece unlike any other and...