The luscious Chronoswiss Open Gear ReSec Chocolate features a dark case and a structured dial in fiery chilli-red. Nicknamed Chocolate, the case is both satin smooth and scratch-resistant, thanks to a uniquely hued PVD coating inspired by a Grand-Cru dark chocolate bar by Lucerne-based Max Chocolatier. A chilli and cranberry red “dial” gives a fiery impact to the minimalist design void of numerals. “This is actually not the dial, but the mainplate of the mechanical movement. Its structured, fine-grained, powdery appearance is achieved by sandblasting a red varnish mixed with a see-through pigment,” Panziera continues. On this model which is limited to 50 timepieces, the regulator has been given a hypnotic twist: the second hand is a retrograde.