Watch news. A clearer perspective.Follow on X
← All stories

Design · 2025-05-23

Two faces of a flying tourbillon: BA111OD's Onyx and Infinity

A design comparison of BA111OD's Chapter 4 Onyx and Infinity—two contrasting executions of the same manually wound flying-tourbillon architecture.

Save this watch to revisit later.

Share this article

XFacebook

Instagram: choose it in your device’s share menu, or copy the link to share in a message or Story.

By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on BA111OD official press room (2025); Time+Tide 11 October 2026

BA111OD Chapter 4 Onyx Flying Tourbillon with black polished dial
The Onyx directs the eye to one visible mechanical focal point. BA111OD ↗

What to know

BA111OD’s Chapter 4 Onyx and Infinity Flying Tourbillons make an instructive contrast in contemporary Swiss watch design. The Onyx model, introduced in May 2025, uses a polished black stone dial to draw nearly all attention to the exposed flying tourbillon. The Infinity, revealed in April 2025, takes the opposite approach with a cosmic-blue sunray dial, moon-phase display and small seconds.

Despite the contrasting faces, both share a 41 mm steel case and the manually wound BA.02 movement, which offers approximately five days of power reserve. A four-o’clock crown, box-shaped sapphire and dressy leather straps establish a common architectural language.

BA111OD Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon showing its blue dial and moon phase
The Infinity balances moon phase, small seconds and tourbillon on a blue dial. BA111OD via MasterHorologer ↗

The real distinction is editorial: the Onyx is an argument for minimalism, with negative space making one mechanical feature feel monumental; the Infinity is an argument for balance, framing multiple indications in a dynamic off-centre composition. These are not October 2026 launches—the latest reporting is a fresh look at watches first introduced in 2025.

Explore the watches

BA111OD Chapter 4 Onyx Flying Tourbillon · Chapter 4 Onyx Flying Tourbillon ↗

BA111OD Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon · Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon ↗

Source & attribution

BA111OD official press room (2025); Time+Tide 11 October 2026 · Published 2025-05-23 ↗

Related perspectives

YEMA Granvelle Renaissance CMM.29: architecture under sapphire ↗

YEMA Superman Bronze CMM.10 lets the diver age with its owner ↗

IWC's black-ceramic TOP GUN turns the pilot chronograph into a stealth instrument ↗