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Skeleton watches chase attention—gears bared, dials drowned in noise, all flash, no finesse. The HALF-SKELLY sees it through a watchmaker’s eye, not a jeweler’s. Benzinger’s cut-outs are deliberate, each detail honed to reveal the mechanism of time with clarity and grace. Here, intricacy is purpose—keeping the dial coherent while weaving the watchmaker’s mark into a message for its owner. At four o’clock, Towson Watch Company initials, styled in calligraphy, are carved out of the movement’s base-plate—the pulse beneath frosted silver chapter rings. Miss it if you don’t know the script; it’s a quiet nod for those who do. The HALF-SKELLY isn’t for all. It’s for the few who get it.
Skeleton watches chase attention—gears bared, dials drowned in noise, all flash, no finesse. The HALF-SKELLY sees it through a watchmaker’s eye, not a jeweler’s. Benzinger’s cut-outs are deliberate, each detail honed to reveal the mechanism of time with clarity and grace. Here, intricacy is purpose—keeping the dial coherent while weaving the watchmaker’s mark into a message for its owner. At four o’clock, Towson Watch Company initials, styled in calligraphy, are carved out of the movement’s base-plate—the pulse beneath frosted silver chapter rings. Miss it if you don’t know the script; it’s a quiet nod for those who do. The HALF-SKELLY isn’t for all. It’s for the few who get it.
In 2014, George Thomas, co-founder of Towson Watch Company, was restoring Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch for the Smithsonian when he uncovered a hidden inscription. Etched inside the case-back by its original craftsman, Jonathan Dillon, in 1861, the message had gone unseen by millions of museumgoers for over a century—waiting for the right hands to reveal it. Thomas saw watches as living pieces of craft. They tick with secrets, but only for those who know where to look.
Unlike Lincoln’s hidden inscription, the HALF-SKELLY’s mark is expressed out in the open. At four o’clock, Towson Watch Company initials—rendered in skeletonized calligraphy—are woven into the backside of the 6498 movement, the black guilloché dial itself, and the pulse below the frosted silver chapter rings. Crafted by Benzinger, this open-work isn’t mere design—it’s a handshake between watchmaker and collector, a signature not for the crowd, but for those who see the mystique.
A watchmaker’s craft is never mundane, and neither is owning this one. The HALF-SKELLY doesn’t shout. It whispers. It’s a rare exchange, meant for the few who notice.
Model: HALF-SKELLY
Edition: Limited Edition
Collection: TWC x Benzinger "The Skeleton Series"
Reference No.: HS100
Production Quantity Limit: 100pcs.
Production Year: Current
Manufacturing Region: Pforzheim, Germany & Maryland, U.S.A.
Watchmakers: Hartwig Balke, George Thomas, Jochen Benzinger
Warranty: Lifetime Service & Repair
In 2014, George Thomas, co-founder of Towson Watch Company, was restoring Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch for the Smithsonian when he uncovered a hidden inscription. Etched inside the case-back by its original craftsman, Jonathan Dillon, in 1861, the message had gone unseen by millions of museumgoers for over a century—waiting for the right hands to reveal it. Thomas saw watches as living pieces of craft. They tick with secrets, but only for those who know where to look.
Unlike Lincoln’s hidden inscription, the HALF-SKELLY’s mark is expressed out in the open. At four o’clock, Towson Watch Company initials—rendered in skeletonized calligraphy—are woven into the backside of the 6498 movement, the black guilloché dial itself, and the pulse below the frosted silver chapter rings. Crafted by Benzinger, this open-work isn’t mere design—it’s a handshake between watchmaker and collector, a signature not for the crowd, but for those who see the mystique.
A watchmaker’s craft is never mundane, and neither is owning this one. The HALF-SKELLY doesn’t shout. It whispers. It’s a rare exchange, meant for the few who notice.
Model: HALF-SKELLY
Edition: Limited Edition
Collection: TWC x Benzinger "The Skeleton Series"
Reference No.: HS100
Production Quantity Limit: 100pcs.
Production Year: Current
Manufacturing Region: Pforzheim, Germany & Maryland, U.S.A.
Watchmakers: Hartwig Balke, George Thomas, Jochen Benzinger
Warranty: Lifetime Service & Repair
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