Brand New Design Featuring Kaliber 1-24HL
Stefan Kudoke has just announced this new watch at the 2025 AHCI Masters of Horology Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is one of his most ambitious yet. We are pleased to present the new Kudoke 5.
This watch modifies his impressive Kaliber 1-24H movement by removing the hands altogether. The small 24 hour day/night disk found at 12 on the Kudoke 2 has been expanded to take up virtually the entire dial of the Kudoke 5.
This hand engraved rotating disk, complete with yellow gold and black/white rhodium plating, is so much more than a simple AM/PM indicator. It is truly a stunning work of art.
We are now accepting reservations for the first pieces of this watch.
The Dial
The three dimensional 24 hour rotating disk with patterns of the moon, sun and stars is engraved by hand, and then electroplated in multiple colors of gold, black, and white rhodium to create the unique design.
To support the disk, Stefan had to utilize a special ball bearing which helps keep friction to an absolute minimum. This stainless steel bearing uses balls made of zirconia and requires no lubrication.
The frosted and rhodinized chapter ring around the edge of the rotating disk shows a 24 hour scale with hash marks every quarter hour, and a small golden triangle on the "night" half of the disk indicates the time.
Other Features of the Kudoke 5
Flip it over and you'll spend the next hour reviewing a gear train that looks like no other - the design is vertical, and again the elaborate production techniques that Stefan uses on each movement part are clearly evident.
The manually wound movement supports a power reserve of 46 hours, and the Carl Haas balance spring is of chronometer quality. The movement also features KIF shock protection.
And no Kudoke watch would be complete without a hand engraved balance cock, but what is so interesting in this new movement design is how proportionally large the balance cock is to the movement.
The case of this watch is a comfortable 38 mm, and Stefan has chosen to pair the unique dial with a domed sapphire crystal to create an even more three dimensional effect.
"In House" in a Different Way
Not only had Stefan completely ignored the gear train and movement design seen so often in other watches, he created something completely fresh with a throwback to British/German pocket watch designs.
In Stefan's own words:
Ages ago I bought an old English pocket watch movement, that lay unused in a drawer for a long time. One day it fell into my hands again - just as the idea of my own movement began to take shape.
In the past, intensive cooperations between the German and English watchmakers existed - it was the German diplomat and astronomer Hans Moritz von Bruhl who supported English precision watchmaking finally bring it to Saxony and Dresden in Germany.
With my new watch movement I would like to tie in with this tradition and to honor the Old Masters.
Notes About Watch Pictures on This Page
Please note that a plexiglass crystal was used for the initial photography on the watch shown in the pictures above, while the final production pieces will feature a domed sapphire crystal on the front and flat sapphire crystal on the back.
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Stefan Kudoke 5