Inspired by the Perrin Frères signed pocket watch (Neuchatel) dating from the early 19th Century, and now owned by the EMSF, the Toric reprises the special sector time display function, but in a movement made entirely by the Parmigiani Fleurier manufacture.
Initially restored by its restoration workshop, the pocket watch had already revealed quite a lot of secrets. In complete synergy, the Parmigiani Fleurier restoration workshop and the department dedicated to grand complication development pooled their knowledge to develop this new movement.
The Calibre PF 321 features a Minute Repeater with cathedral chimes, plus an additional module dedicated to the sector time display. The time is displayed in a half-moon aperture, comprising 60-minute indexes with each quarter-hour sector in 5-minute subdivisions. The hour (1 to 12) has an Arabic numeral display, whose progress can be tracked from the first to sixtieth minute, before the next hour appears. The module incorporates a rotary system comprising three planetary gears with four arms, each end of which bears a number. Directly meshed with the hour wheel, the set of discs is driven via a cam system, which brings up the next hour as soon as the previous one has run its course.
On the dial side, a large bezel surrounding the perimeter of the double-knurled case and the central part of the watch acts as the main decoration. Made from white gold, and hand-engraved with geometric patterns, then covered with translucent enamel, it highlights the sector aperture, and therefore the hour and minute display. This portion of the dial, made from white mother-of-pearl, is applique indexed.
On the back of the calibre, the blued steel cathedral gongs come in the highly original form of a snake coiling round the movement, perfectly visible through the sapphire crystal case-back.
Made to mark the”Mechanical Wonders“exhibition in 2011 in New York, the Toric Minute Repeater model bears its individual number and the name of the exhibition engraved on the case-back, made from white gold.
Technical details
Model: Toric Minute Repeater Watch with Sector Display
Movement
PF321
Sector display and minute repeater
Hand-wound movement
45-hour power reserve
Calibre 12 ¼’’’– Ø 28 mm
Total thickness 8.55 mm
Frequency: 2.5 Hz – 18,000 vib/h. 33 jewels
Hand-bevelled main plate and bridges
Fluted cathedral chimes
Functions
Display of the hour and minutes per sector
Minute Repeater
Case
Round 3-part case: Ø 45 mm. Thickness: 12.9 mm
Material: 18 ct white gold. Polished finish
Water resistance: 10 m
Hand engraved and knurled bezel
Shaped anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Crown: Ø 7 mm
Case-back with sapphire crystal
Dial
White mother-of-pearl, applique indices
Strap
Leather Hermes alligator strap with 18 carat white gold ardillon buckle, polished finish
It all began with a calibre introduced in 1940 in Moutier (in the Swiss Jura region) by a company that had a strong impact on its era: the Fabrique d’ébauches Vénus. The Vénus Calibre behind the ACE chronograph is a finely crafted and intelligently designed hand-wound movement that became extremely popular.
At an early stage in his watchmaking career, Frédéric Jouvenot became acquainted with these movements that went out of production in the 1960s, along with other collector’s chronographs. He admired them immensely and set off in search of them in order to repair, renovate and reintroduce them on the collector’s market. Around thirty of these calibres passed through his hands.
Frédéric Jouvenot then went a step further to undertake a full-fledged transformation process that resulted in the rebirth of a the hand-wound Vénus 175 as a self-winding chronograph movement named the Automatic Chronograph Evolution, for which a patent was registered in 2008.
The historical value of the movement is highlighted through the transparent case-back and honours the mechanical beauty of the original which still bears traces of a baseplate carrying the Vénus logo. Meanwhile, the most spectacular component, the oscillating weight, is magnificently staged on the dial and thus completes the total-inversion approach – since the sides have exchanged places.
To accomplish this feat, Frédéric Jouvenot maintained the architecture and structure of the movement by ensuring full visibility of the bridges, which are enhanced by hand-crafted decoration.
The gold oscillating weight moves in step with the cadence of its wearer. It is adorned with Côtes de Genève and avoids concealing the dial or counters by means of two circular openings the exact size of the minute and small seconds counters.
Its creator also designed the watch case in close cooperation with his supplier. He wanted it to be extremely comfortable by rounding the lugs so as to follow the natural curve of the wrist. He also lightened up the case design by hollowing the lugs and thus giving it an extremely contemporary appearance.
The Automatic Chronograph Evolution, assembled with the original 1940 movement, is issued in a limited series numbered from 1 to 18.
Technical details
(1) Frédéric Jouvenot FJ-ACE-001 Diamonds
Classic column-wheel chronograph with new exclusive patented automatic winding system on the top
Chronograph with main dial, minute timers for 3 hours and small second timer for 9 hrs
5-piece limited edition
Total setting weight of the watch: 8.46 carats
Two-year warranty
Movement
The rotor perfectly intermeshes with the timers for reading the time
Screw-adjusted balance, frequency of 18’000 vph
Automatic winding, 50-hour power reserve
22 K gold rotor set with diamonds
Engraved chronographic bridge and balancing bridge in hand-finished black gold with côtes de Genève.
Dial and movement bridges set with black and white diamonds
Case, dial and strap
White gold bezel set with baguette-cut diamonds totaling 5.88 carats
Case, crown, back in 18K white or pink gold, 50 m waterproof
Face and back sapphire glass cover with antireflective coating
Case diameter : 44 x 55 x 13 mm
Black alligator leather strap
White gold folded clasp
Specific original presentation box, USB guarantee card, manual
(2) Frédéric Jouvenot FJ-ACE-001 Pink Gold
Classic column-wheel chronograph with new exclusive patented automatic winding system on the top
Chronograph with main dial, minute timers for 3 hours and small second timer for 9 hrs
18-piece limited edition incorporating an original 1940 Venus 175 movement
Two-year warranty
Movement
The rotor perfectly intermeshes with the timers for reading the time
Screw-adjusted balance, frequency of 18’000 vph
Automatic winding, 50-hour power reserve
22 K gold rotor matching the face and the case colour, fan-shaped face decorations
Engraved chronographic bridge and balancing bridge in hand-finished black gold with côtes de Genève
Case, dial and strap
18K white or pink gold case, crown, back in, 50 m waterproof
Sapphire glass cover for face and back with antireflective coating
Case diameter: 44 x 55 x 13 mm
Black alligator leather strap
Pink gold folding clasp
Specific original presentation box, USB guarantee card, manual
(3) Frédéric Jouvenot FJ-ACE-001 Titanium DLC
Classic column-wheel chronograph with new exclusive patented automatic winding system on the top
Chronograph with main dial, minute timers for 3 hours and small second timer for 9 hrs
Venus 175 movement
Two-year warranty
Movement
The rotor perfectly intermeshes with the timers for reading the time
Screw-adjusted balance, frequency of 18’000 vph
Automatic winding, 50-hour power reserve
Engraved chronographic bridge and balancing bridge in hand-finished black gold with côtes de Genève
Case, dial and strap
Titanium DLC treated case, crown and back, 50 m waterproof
Sapphire glass cover for face and back with antireflective coating
Case diameter: 44 x 55 x 13 mm
Black alligator leather strap
Titanium folding clasp with DLC treatment
Specific original presentation box, USB guarantee card, manual
H. Moser & Cie. welcomes a new member, the Big Date model to their Venturer family. Featuring the Flash Calendar, the new model’s design is perfectly in tune with the characteristics which have ensured the success of the Venturer collection: uncluttered lines, a curved profile with a convex sapphire crystal, an extremely refined bezel that opens up the dial completely and the off-centre small seconds at 6 o’clock, in reference to the aesthetic of antique pocket watches.
It is one of the largest and easiest to read date displays available; and its movement, as with all the company’s date models, is equipped with the Flash Calendar mechanism. This system has two major advantages: the instantaneous date jump at midnight, and the option to adjust the date forward or backward at any time without restriction.
Another remarkable technical feature is that it is possible to make manual adjustments to the date using the crown at any time, even if the date is in the process of changing, without any risk of damaging the movement. This is achieved with the complex clutch mechanism which isolates, and thereby protects, the date adjustment system. The desire for rigour and accuracy led the watchmakers at H. Moser & Cie. to design the Double Pull Crown mechanism, also found on the Venturer Big Date: there is therefore no risk of making changes to the date when the time is being set as it is necessary to pull out the crown, briefly release it, and then pull it out a second time to adjust the time on the watch.
Reference 2100-0400, Venturer Big Date, red gold model, argenté dial, brown strap
Thanks to its uncluttered lines, the Venturer Big Date retains all the elegance of the Venturer family in this 41.5mm case. The dial, available in an argenté version or in sumptuous red-gold fumé, is revealed under the convex crystal and emphasised by the bezel, which has been stripped down to only the essentials. At 3 o’clock, a window opens onto a very big date, the secret behind which is two overlaid discs: the upper disc bears the numerals 1 to 15, whilst the second disc has the numbers 16 to 31. This ingenious system also guarantees that each numeral is perfectly centred when displayed in the date window.
Reference 2100-0401, Venturer Big Date, red gold model, red-gold fumé dial, brown strap
Developed especially for the Venturer collection, the hand-wound calibre HMC 100 correlates with the watch family’s design, with a streamlined construction, understated decoration and engraving which all perfectly complement the purity of the Venturer dial. Visible through the sapphire case-back, the double barrel of this movement means the Venturer Big Date has a power reserve of at least 7 days. Isochronism and accuracy are also guaranteed by the Moser interchangeable modular escapement, produced in-house with an original Straumann Hairspring® that has a Breguet overcoil.
Technical details
Model: Venturer Big Date
Reference: 2100-0400, red gold model, argenté dial, brown strap
Reference: 2100-0401, red gold model, red-gold fumé dial, brown strap
Case
18-carat red gold, three-part
Diameter: 41.5 mm, height: 14.5 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Crown adorned with an “M”
Dials
Argenté or red-gold fumé with sunburst pattern
Red-gold applique indices
Leaf-shaped hands
Movement
In-house hand-wound calibre HMC 100
Diameter: 34.0 mm or 15 lignes
Height: 6.3 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
31 jewels
Double Pull Crown mechanism
Power reserve: minimum 7 days
Hacking seconds
Double barrel
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Interchangeable Moser escapement
Original Straumann Hairspring® with stabilised Breguet overcoil
Gold escapement wheel and pallet fork
Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
Functions
Hours and minutes
Small seconds at 6 o’clock
Big date with Flash Calendar system
Power reserve indicator on movement side
Strap
Hand-stitched brown alligator leather
18-carat solid red gold pin buckle engraved with the Moser logo
This one of a kind version, dedicated to Only Watch 2011 charity watch auction, is housed in a red gold case with an elegant matt black dial highlighting the roman numerals and panorama date.
Perfectly visible is the second hand on the background of a silver sub-dial. The crown is topped by a black Onyx Cabochon. The number 1/1 clearly states that this Senator Chronometer only exists once worldwide. To obtain chronometer certification in Germany, the complete watch (not just the movement) has to undergo a series of tough tests to establish its precision and rate.
Precise synchronization of the minute and second hands has been made possible by the in-house constructed Glashütte Original manual winding Calibre 58-01, which powers the Senator Chronometer model. The Senator Chronometer Only Watch 2011 is accompanied by a unique wood case created as a tribute to marine chronometer housings of the past.
Introduced for the first time in 2011, the Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia is a grand complication timepiece which was created after a decade of research by a team of engineers, watchmakers and scientists of IWC Schaffhausen.
Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia, the most complicated timepiece ever made by IWC combines solar time and sidereal time on a single dial. From the front, this fascinating masterpiece is a classical Portuguese watch, from the reverse side an astronomical instrument.
The patented constantforce tourbillon is the most conspicuous feature. The tiny space on the reverse side accommodates a celestial chart, horizon, geographical coordinates, solar time, sidereal time, sunrise and sunset display as well as a display showing daytime, nighttime and twilight. Also not to be forgotten is a completely integrated perpetual calendar behind the display showing the number of the day.
The Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia combines the romanticism of the night sky with science at the cutting edge, while combining complex watchmaking technology with unbelievably simple operation and a craftsman’s love of detail with forward thinking vision. For all its precision and attention to detail, the Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia watch is eminently suitable for everyday use: it is water-resistant to 3 bar and, considering that the mechanism is so delicate, astonishingly impervious to shocks.
The Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia is not made in series production. Every single watch is produced exclusively to order by the customer and is an individual project in itself.
Since the star chart and horizon as well as sunrise and sunset times have to be calculated and displayed for a precise location specified by the customer, individual mechanical parts have to be custom manufactured, then assembled and adjusted individually. This means that every customer is not only wearing a unique watch on his wrist but also his own personalised constellation of stars, as seen in the night sky from the location of his choice.
With the Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia timepiece, individuality is of the utmost importance. As part of a special service, customers can design their own precious watches within the limits set by IWC’s design philosophy.
The range of case and strap materials, together with the choice of five different colours for the dial as well as various colours for the appliqués and straps, results in over 200 possible combinations.
In view of this individuality and the highly demanding design work involved, buyers will have to wait approximately one year for delivery.
Dial side displays
24-hour display (sidereal time)
Sidereal time and solar time can be set separately
Power reserve display
Rear side displays
Customized celestial chart and horizon
– Sunrise and sunset display
– Sidereal time and solar time
– Day, night and dusk display under celestial chart
– Perpetual calendar with display showing leap years and number of day
Movement
Calibre 94900, Hand-wound Mechanical movement
Frequency: 18,000 A/ h / 2.5 Hz
Jewels: 56
Power reserve : 4 days (96 h)
New balance with 2 adjustment cams and 2 adjustment weights
Breguet spring
2 barrels
Constant-force tourbillon
Case
Material as specified by customer (e.g. platinum or red gold), strap as specified by customer with IWC folding clasp
Glass: sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Back: see-through sapphire-glass back
Water-resistance: 3 bar
Diameter: 46 mm
Case height: 17.5 mm
Schofield Watch Company, founded by British watch designer Giles Ellis, unveiled their debut models – The Signalman GMT PR and the Signalman DLC GMT PR – in 2011 at Salon QP exhibition in London. Inspired by the lighthouses of 18th and 19th century England, these new models were widely welcomed by the connoisseurs of fine watch making. With their aesthetic and high precision models, this independent watch company contributes a share of expertise to the centuries old British traditional watch-making.
The case body used on the Signalman model is a patented four part outer assembly consisting of the visible stainless steel components and featuring a two part anti-magnetic movement holder. The case is extremely complex and expensive to manufacture, machined to tolerances not exceeding 0.01mm.
Case dimensions are 15.01mm from the case back to the crystal; 44mm outer case diameter, excluding the crown and 47mm wide including the crown. 51mm from lug tip to lug tip. Strap width at the lug ends is 24mm. The lugs wrap around the wrist, dropping below the case by 4mm making the watch very comfortable on both large and small wrists. The screw in, double gasket crown is 9mm in diameter, giving great leverage, making it very easy to use. The pusher for setting the GMT sub-dial is unusually built into and through the lug assembly. The strap fitting bars are a two piece screw together assembly with large 3.5mm screw heads and 2mm bars. This gives superior support and strength while reducing wear to the straps.The Sapphire Crystal is 2.20 mm thick with an anti-reflective coating on the inside where it won’t get rubbed off. The crystal is set just below the lip of the bezel. The Schofield Signalman is a robust and elegant watch with a water resistance of 500 metres.
The anti-magnetic movement assembly consists of the dial and a special one piece movement older. This group of components helps keep magnetic flux away from the movement by providing a preferred path for the magnetic field to pass through. The Signalman DLC has the stainless steel parts of the case coated with black Diamond Like Carbon. This is the hardest anslickest of coatings available.
The case parts that are DLC coated are first microbille finished which gives a matt look. The crown and case back are left polished and uncoated.The case back is a screw down type, featuring an etching of Smeaton’s lighthouse and a stylised graphic of a Fresnel lens. The engraved lettering tells of some of the model’s details.The Signalman case design is representative of the early Aldis lamps used by the Royal Navy, and the casements of some Fresnel lenses.
The Signalman GMT PR model wrist watches uses the very high end mechanical, automatic, Swiss made Soprod 9335/A10 movement. This is the base Soprod Alternance 10 Calibre (A10) movement with the 9335 module placed on top to handle the Power Reserve and the GMT complications. Movements are regulated in 4 positions insuring an average deviation of +/- 4 seconds a day. Watches are therefore 99.98% accurate. These Soprod movements are beautifully finished and decorated using traditional Swiss methods such as Côtes de Genève, Perlage, blued screws and Rhodium plating.
The dial is a 2 part brass construction, rivetted together and coated in copper oxide matt black paint. The inner dial is further engraved for the GMT index. The GMT and minute indices marry up erfectly, the GMT 12 o’clock noon aligning with the 6 o’clock on the main index.
The applied, diamond polished hour markers are fixed to the dial using tiny pins. The non-numerical hour markers are hollowed and filled with SuperLuminova C1, the whitest and brightest lume. Designed with minimalist symmetry, there is no printing on the dial that is unnecessary. The slashed O at the 12 o’clock position is congruent with the 24 hour GMT display and military time. The slashed O is also used for clarity as it cannot be confused with any other symbol.
The power reserve indicator is designed to resemble a lighthouse beam of light; this general shape is echoed throughout the watch, i.e. the hands and hour markers. The beam of light has now been adopted formally as the Schofield logo. The minute and hour hands are diamond polished and again filled with SuperLuminova C1. The second hand has been designed with a large black central cap that hides the canon pinion and is an unusual feature in wrist watches. The counterpoise of the second hand is of the same dimensions as the counterpoise of the GMT hand but is instead solid.The date window is deliberately small and inconspicuous so as not to clutter the dial.
All Schofield straps are manufactured using top quality materials from around the world. The strap insert is custom made for Schofield and is fabricated in the classic half Remborde method. All straps are lined with fine green calf skin and feature a patented red ‘keep close’ ribbon that prevents the floating keeper loop from moving up the strap. Some straps are water resistant to 100 metres, for example, the sharkskin, horse leather and India-rubber. The buckle is the only component of the Signalman GMT PR that has not been designed by Schofield as it fitted the bill perfectly. All buckles have been engraved with the name of the company and are made with polished 316L Stainless Steel. Changing the straps is achieved by using 2 x 2.5mm screwdrivers.
The Signalman Box is manufactured and finished by hand by skilled craftsmen in the North of England. They are made with solid Cherry and based on turn of the century marine chronometer boxes. The scaling and dimensions of the box are based on the mathematics of the ‘Golden Ratio’. Each box features custom made brass work and is badged with the serial number of the corresponding watch. The Signalman DLC comes in exactly the same box as the Signalman but has been finished in a black laquer.Inside the box is a CNC milled foam insert, the brass GMT Setting Pusher and chamois leather.
The Signalman DLC is the same as the polished version in every way apart from the near black case. It is limited to just 100 pieces.
The Dimier collection comprises timepieces driven by exclusive tourbillon movements and complications developed by the DIMIER Manufactory owned by BOVET.
The Récital 7 Orbis Mundi® Moon Phase is a haute horlogerie creation from BOVET – DIMIER, dedicated to travelers. Based on a self-winding movement, the latest module developed and manufactured by DIMIER designers and watchmakers displays a second time-zone. It is indexed to an indicator which shows in an aperture the name of a city located in one of the twenty-four time-zones. In addition, the names of the cities of each of the twenty-four zones can be personalised according to the preferences of every collector. By activating one of the two push-pieces on the case-band it is possible to advance the hour hand of the second time-zone. The aperture will automatically display the name of a city located in that time-zone. A practical day-night indicator completes this function, meaning that no calculations are required, nor do you need to locate the second time-zone to the east or west of your own position to know if the time shown is day or night.
Indexed to local time, the moon disc features an aventurine sky with gold moons. The precision mechanism of this function is designed so that only a single one-day correction is required every 127 years. The sapphire dial with anti-glare treatment on both sides guarantees perfect clarity and legibility of all information while revealing the gear-trains, pawls and springs that drive this module.
Technical details Model: Récital 7 Orbis Mundi® Moon Phase
Case and bracelet
Diameter: 45mm
Material: 18-carat red or white gold
Water-resistance: 3 ATM – 30 metres
Bracelet: Alligator full leather
Buckle: 18-carat red or white gold pin buckle
Crystals: Sapphire with anti-glare treatment top and bottom
Movement
Type: Self-winding
Orbis Mundi®
Diameter: 11 ½’’’ and 16’’’ module
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Power reserve: 72 hours
Jewels: 28
Since Hanhart produced the very first stopwatch in 1924, the independent Swiss-German watch brand has developed to become the most important and market-leading manufacturer of timepieces. Nowadays, the mechanical stopwatches made in the Hanhart factory in Gütenbach, Germany, are popular collector’s pieces and highly-valued accessories for vintage car rally drivers.
Modern aviation, newly emerging motor races or booming popular sport – in the first half of the last century, these would have been unimaginable without new high-precision 100 per cent reliable timekeeping instruments; timekeeping instruments which were inextricably linked to the name of Hanhart and remain so today. When Johann Adolf Hanhart, a watchmaker from Diessenhofen, issued an announcement in the Anzeiger am Rhein newspaper on 1 July 1882, “respectfully informing” readers that he had purchased a business and its premises on the high street of his home town in North East Switzerland, with the intention of opening a watch shop there, he laid the foundations for the Swiss-German Hanhart watch brand, which remains independent to this day.
The brand soon made a name for itself in the manufacture of stopwatches and chronographs for use in the air, on the land and on the sea. Even today, thanks to its high level of expertise and the precision and first-class functionality of its products, it continues to maintain its status as the most important and market leading producer of mechanical and electronic timekeeping instruments.
In 1924, the youngest Hanhart son, Wilhelm Julius – a sport-loving young man who had recently joined the business – was inspired to produce the world’s first affordable stopwatch. It was a resounding success and formed the basis for further innovative technological developments, as well as for the conversion of the erstwhile reassembly business into a watch factory, where the focus was on producing watches using the company’s own movements.
In addition to the legendary mono-pusher and pilot’s chronographs, which Hanhart manufactured from 1938 onwards, new and increasingly elaborate stopwatches were constantly being launched on the market – such as the sophisticated double hand stopwatch and the ultrafast oscillator with its balance-wheel frequency of 360,000 vibrations per hour, which made Hanhart the first manufacturer to enable the measurement of hundredths of a second.
Nowadays Hanhart’s high-quality mechanical stopwatches, which are manufactured over several production stages in the company’s Gütenbach factory, represent a key product segment for the brand as the ClassicTimer collection. Used in the past for all the important sporting events and motor races, today they are most popular among ambitious vintage car rally drivers. This traditional close link with motorsport is well established with the “Tachymaster” models, a world first launched by Hanhart in 2009. This watch displays the distances to be driven in the rallies, thus making it much easier to check the times for each individual stage.
The mechanical timepieces in the ClassicTimer series offer everything you could possibly need in situations which require precise timekeeping. The collection ranges from the classic addition timer, the split-seconds addition timer and the long-distance hour counter, right through to the “Mega Minutes” addition timer with its extra-large, centrally positioned sprung minutes hand and practical flyback function. The collection is also supplemented by day timers, whose classic design is reminiscent of the distinctive Hanhart pocket watches.
All of the stopwatches feature a mechanical Hanhart manufacture movement with a Swiss anchor escapement and a shock-resistant balance wheel. The chrome-plated brass case has a pristine polished finish and, depending on the model, includes a fluted rotating bezel with red marking for presetting target times in individual race stages. Ease of use is guaranteed by the convenience buttons – the reset button marked in red, the special trademark feature of Hanhart.
The stopwatches and day timers can be used in any combination, and can easily be mounted onto a dashboard on one-, two- or three-piece panels. The watches can be fitted onto and removed from the dashboard in a simple process thanks to an innovative “slide-in” method with a cleverly devised mechanism.
Movement: Mechanical manufacture movement; anchor escapement; 7 jewels
Functions: Addition timer, flyback function, 1/5-second timing, large sprung central minutes hand with measurement range up to 60 minutes
Case: Chrome-plated brass, polished; fluted rotating bezel with red marking, depending on the model; red convenience button; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Beige or black
2. HANHART CLASSICTIMER Split-seconds addition timer with flyback(Ref 135.3960-8E)
Movement: Mechanical manufacture movement; anchor escapement; 9 jewels
Functions: Split-seconds addition timer, flyback function, 1/5-second timing,
30-minute counter
Case: Chrome-plated brass, polished; fluted rotating bezel with red marking; convenience buttons, red reset button; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Beige or black.
4. HANHART CLASSICTIMER Classic addition timer(Ref 125.4001-90)
Movement: Mechanical manufacture movement; anchor escapement; 7 jewels
Functions: Addition timer, 1/5-second timing, 30-minute counter
Case: Chrome-plated brass, polished; red convenience button; diameter 55 mm; mineral glass; splashproof
Dial: Beige or black
5. HANHART CLASSICTIMER Long-distance hour counter(Ref 126.7260-80 & 126.7301-90)
Movement: Mechanical manufacture movement; anchor escapement; 11 jewels
Functions: 1/5-second timing, sprung central minutes hand; 10-hour counter
Case: Chrome-plated brass, polished; fluted rotating bezel with red marking, depending on the model; red convenience button; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Beige or black
6. HANHART CLASSICTIMER “Board Time” day timer (Ref 850.3960-80 & 850.4001-90)
Movement: Unitas 6497 hand-wound movement; anchor escapement; 17 jewels
Functions: Hours/minutes, small seconds
Case: Chrome-plated brass, polished; fluted rotating bezel with red marking, depending on the model; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Beige or black
HANHART CLASSICTIMER Dashboards
The mechanical stopwatches and instrument watches for dashboards produced in the Hanhart factory in Gütenbach, Germany, are popular collector’s pieces and highly valued accessories for vintage car rally drivers. In 2011, Hanhart Introduced the first two-piece set for car dashboards in an elegant black design.
The name of the independent Swiss-German watch brand Hanhart is a synonym for high precision and 100 per cent reliable stopwatches and chronographs for use in the air, on the land and on the sea. Today, thanks to its high level of expertise, as well as the precision and first-class functionality of its products, Hanhart has become the most important market-leading manufacturer of mechanical and electronic timekeeping instruments.
High-quality mechanical stopwatches and instrument watches for dashboards, made over several production stages in Hanhart’s factory, and named the ClassicTimer collection; represent a significant product segment for the brand. Used in the past for all the important sporting events and motor races, today they are most popular among ambitious vintage car rally drivers. The watches can be used in any combination, and can easily be mounted onto the dashboard with a specially made panel. They can be fitted onto and removed from the dashboard in a simple process thanks to an innovative “slide-in” method.
In 2011, Hanhart introduced a day timer with a classic design that pays homage to the distinctive Hanhart pocket watches, as well as a split-seconds addition timer with flyback function in elegant black chrome-plated brass, with a matching mounting panel for the dashboard. The discreet matte surface of the panel, punctuated by polished cases, edges and details, offer an exciting contrast to the red reset button on the stopwatch – Hanhart’s trademark. The same red colouring is used for the drag indicator, ensuring that this remains very visible against the jet-black dial and easily distinguishable from the white seconds hand. The stopwatch contains a mechanical Hanhart manufacture movement with a Swiss anchor escapement and a shock-resistant balance wheel, the day timer contains a Unitas hand-wound movement.
HANHART ClassicTimer Split-seconds addition timer with flyback function
Movement: Mechanical manufacture movement; anchor escapement; 9 jewels
Functions: Split-seconds addition timer, flyback function, 1/5-second timing, 30-minute counter
Case: Black chrome-plated brass, polished; convenience buttons, red reset button; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Black
ClassicTimer “Board Time” day timer
Movement: Unitas 6497 hand-wound movement; anchor escapement; 17 jewels
Functions: Hours/minutes, small seconds
Case: Black chrome-plated brass, polished; mineral glass; diameter 55 mm; splashproof
Dial: Black
The Schaumburg Watch Grand Perpetual MooN is an extra ordinary mechanical high tech moonphase watch. Its display is luminescent (patented) and depicts the moon cycle of the northern and southern hemisphere photo-realistically with a maximum divergence of only one day in 122.5 years.
The realistic depiction of the MooN with its 13,4 mm is ought to be the world´s biggest moonphase chronometer that you can find in an automatic watch. Thereby not the depiction of the moon itself moves but the simulation of the earth shadow. Therefore the moon stays visible like in a starlit night even when it is new moon.
The dial itself is available in four variations: optional in black, white or with a surcharge in a costly Cloisonné enamel designed with signs of the zodiac or even with a real meteorite dial whose material originates from a desert region in Gambia.
The 43 mm sized and very massive case is conical at the bottom and has well formed lugs for 22mm straps. The band attachments are also screwed as well as the massive case back.
Technical details
High tech moon-phase watch of the superlative
Realistic depiction of the moon cycle for the northern and southern hemisphere
Maximum divergence of only one day in 122.5 years
World´s biggest moon-phase chronometer in an automatic watch
Moon stays visible like in a starlit night even when it is new moon
Dial available in four variations : Optional in black or white or Surcharge in a costly Cloisonné enamel designed with signs of the zodiac or Real meteorite dials whose material originates from a desert region in Gambia
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