Introducing Beda’a Expands the Angles Collection with the Guichets Edition

Beda’a presents the Angles Guichets, the first Angles model to introduce a complication: a 24-hour aperture display, with day and night indicated by the passage of the Sun and the Moon. Poetic in concept yet precise in execution, the manually wound mechanism is housed in a 37 mm case that evokes the rhythm of the universe.

The Angles Guichets retains the singular geometry that has defined the collection from the outset: an eight-faceted case with integrated lugs, structured across three stepped levels, which has quickly become one of the most recognisable signatures of the new independent watchmaking scene.

In less than three years, the Angles collection has become a cornerstone of Beda’a’s watchmaking identity. After the success of the MecaLine, the first mechanical edition in the collection, the Qatari brand now unveils a new mechanical development within the Angles line, this time inspired by one of the most classic design expressions in haute horlogerie. With the Angles Guichets, Beda’a pushes the Angles aesthetic further through one of the most demanding exercises in watch design: the aperture display.

The difference between the MecaLine and Guichets versions is just 0.3 mm. The case measures 37 mm x 34 mm and maintains a slim thickness of just 6.3 mm. It is crafted from 904L stainless steel and is also available in a gold-plated stainless steel version.

Here, the usual visual markers of a watch, those that typically define its identity, vanish behind an almost entirely solid face. There are no central hands, no conventional dial, no counters, no chapter ring, and no logo, only two arcs revealing the passage of time. This deliberate restraint heightens the designer’s challenge while remaining true to the Angles’ underlying design language.

The upper aperture displays the hours on a fixed scale from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Across this opening, the Sun and then the Moon travel in succession, indicating the passage of day and night. Their motion is slow, almost imperceptible, suggesting a more contemplative relationship with time.

The lower aperture is dedicated to the minutes. Here, Beda’a introduces a characteristic inversion: as the minute disc advances, a fine arrow set flush with the dial marks the reading point, reinforcing legibility while preserving visual restraint.

Both displays follow a principle of moderation, in line with the quiet luxury shaping contemporary watchmaking. Minutes are shown in five-minute increments, while the hours appear as even numerals, separated by applied dot markers and framed by a subtle sector-style outline, a discreet nod to classical watchmaking codes.

Powering the watch is the hand-wound Peseux/ETA 7001 calibre, long cherished by collectors for its reliability and elegant proportions. Peseux, one of Switzerland’s established movement manufacturers, was founded in 1923 in the eponymous town near Neuchâtel. To allow the timekeeping narrative to unfold across 24 hours, Beda’a worked with a Swiss partner to modify the gear train so that it runs at half the usual speed, completing a full rotation in 24 hours instead of 12, while preserving a 42-hour power reserve.

The calibre’s celebrated slimness keeps the Angles Guichets to just 6.3 mm in thickness, giving the watch a balanced and refined profile on the wrist. It beats at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour (3 Hz).

The watch is paired with an integrated, interchangeable strap and Beda’a’s signature pin buckle. Both versions of the Angles Guichets, stainless steel and gold-plated stainless steel, now join the brand’s permanent, non-limited collection.

The Angles Guichets is priced at CHF 1,800, equivalent to approximately AED 8,675.

For more information, visit Beda’a official website.