Kross Studio MT 1.1 Tourbillon – Inside the Mind of Marco Tedeschi | Watches & Wonders 2026

At Watches & Wonders 2026, Tim Mosso sits down with Marco Tedeschi — the watchmaker, engineer, and founder behind Kross Studio, Kross Manufacture, and now his own eponymous brand — for one of the most in-depth conversations of the week. The MT 1.1 Tourbillon 7 Jours is the evolution of last year's MT1 — same in-house caliber, now with a power reserve indicator at 12 o'clock and new material options including DLC-coated Grade 5 titanium. The 44mm lug-less case is designed entirely around the movement itself, reflecting Marco's core philosophy: form follows function. A case back winding system lets you wind the full 7-day power reserve in just 15 turns, with a column-wheel-style selector switching between winding and time-setting modes — no crown required. Marco walks Tim through the full evolution of his watchmaking — from his school watch caliber to the engineering insight that led to the central floating tourbillon: removing the center pinion to maximize barrel size, placing the tourbillon above it on the same axis, and building the entire architecture around a single central axis. The result is a flying tourbillon with a 7-day chronometric power reserve and 9-day absolute reserve from a single barrel. The interview also covers the three-brand structure — Marco Tedeschi (high watchmaking), Kross Studio (pop culture collaborations), and Kross Manufacture (third-party engineering) — and the story behind Chanel's minority stake: a partnership built on shared philosophy, not con