It is a Milanese-style steel bracelet, with tightly woven links that create a nearly solid surface with high flexibility. It is the most comfortable type of steel bracelet when properly executed — meaning the links don’t snag arm hair.
The other two strap options for all three dials are a black pebble-grain leather and a soft brown leather with contrasting white stitching. Both leather straps have steel folding clasps.
Baillod produces most parts in-house, aside from the movements. The Chapter 8 Moonphase runs on the Soprod caliber C105 automatic movement, which has a 42-hour power reserve.
Notably, Baillod created a fresh application of this time-tested movement by rotating it slightly. This retained the brand’s preferred crown placement of four o’clock, shifted the small seconds dial off-center and raised the moonphase window.
Six years in, Baillod introduces its first watch with near-universal appeal. The time-and-date Chapter 8, and more so the Moonphase, demonstrate the brand’s talent for creating luxury-level watches at affordable prices in a form that would look good on any man’s wrist day in and day out.