In 2015, the famous online watch community TimeZone celebrated its 20th anniversary by launching in a limited edition watch in collaboration with Austrian luxury watch atelier Habring.

To celebrate its 21st birthday in 2016, TimeZone collaborated again with Habring² to present the Erwin 21 Jumping Seconds, reference TZ21.

This timepiece is equipped with an in-house mechanical hand-wound movement. It features a 316L stainless steel case measuring 38.5 mm diameter. The Habring² X TimeZone Erwin Jumping Seconds is a limited edition of 21 pieces.

Technical details

Model: Habring² X TimeZone Erwin Jumping Seconds

Movement
Caliber A11S mechanical hand-wound movement
Manufacture in-house
Diameter: 30 mm
Height: 5.7 mm
Centre-mounted hour hand, minute hand and jumping second hand
28,800 half oscillations per hour (4Hz)
48 hours of power reserve
Fine adjustment via tangential screw
Amagnetic escapement with a Carl Haas balance spring in chronometer quality
KIF shockproof pursuant to DIN and NIHS
21 rubies
Elaborately refined by hand with polished edges, decorative grinding, perlage, etc.
65 service-relevant individual parts (126 parts in total)

Dial
Galvanized metal
Dial markings and numerals printed in midnight blue
Hand brushed center dial
Silvery-gray hour sector dial
Polished stainless steel divider ring
Silvery-gray minutes railway five minute divisions
Polished and heat-blued steel feuille (leaf-shaped) hands

Case
Diameter: 38.5 mm
Height: 9 mm
316L stainless steel in three parts with brushed and polished finish
Stepped bezel with brushed and polished finish
Flat sapphire glass coated with anti-glare on both sides
Double crown seal, sapphire base
Water-resistant to 5 bar (50metres)

Strap
Blue calf leather strap with tang buckle

Edition
Limited edition of 21 pieces, each individually numbered
Presented in a handmade Oregon-pine box with papers and spare parts (caseback and extra hands)

Austria based luxury watch maker Habring² unveils new and sportier Time Only Pilot and Time Date Pilot models inspired from the Jumping Second Pilot timepiece, which won the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve.

The dial with its characteristic illuminated numbers coupled with a fully satinised stainless steel case is reminiscent of the service watches of the 40s and 50s.

Whilst the Time-Date Pilot with its matt-black dial and easily readable large date at the three o’clock position remains loyal to the design of its grandfathers, the two new variants of the Time-Only with galvanized dials in grey and blue are completely new interpretations of the “everyday watch”.

All share the same Habring² “tractor” in the form of the tried and tested A09 calibre available both as a hand-wound model (A09M) and the exclusive, double-effect, automatic winding system (A09).

The pilot’s watch models are sportier versions of the classic Time-Only and Time-Date models that remain in the program.

Technical details

Movement
Habring² A09 or A09M movements
Hours and minutes, small second at 9h (A09D with date at 3h)
Manual (A09M) or automatic winding mechanism (A09)
Shock-proof pursuant to DIN and NIHS
15 rubies (A09M) or 21 rubies (A09)
48-hour power reserve when fully wound
64 (A09) or 57 (A09M) service-relevant components

Case
Matt stainless steel, three screwed parts, titanium case available on request
Waterproof to the depth equivalent of 50 metres
Concave sapphire glass, non-reflective coating on both sides, negative pressure protection
Double-sealed crown, sapphire glass base
Engraved selective serial number 01 – 2013 (year of manufacture) to 12 – 2013 between the lugs at 6 o’clock

Dial/hands
Matte black galvanized silver dial with appliqué numbers and hour indices with Superluminova coating or galvanized blue or galvanized grey dial with appliqué numbers and hour indices with Superluminova coating
Polished, galvanised thread hands with Superluminova coating

Strap/packaging
Choice of various leather and micro-fibre watch straps
Three-part wooden case made of brushed and oiled Douglas pine (”Oregon Pine”)with built-in spare parts holder and spare parts set
Booklet

Prices
Time Only Pilot, hand-wound: 2,850 Euros
Time Only Pilot, automatic: 3,150 Euros
Time Date Pilot, automatic: 3,550 Euros

Models with a jumping seconds device have fought hard since 2005 to gain a fixed place in the small but exclusive Habring² collection. The rather unusual small complication does, after all, stand more than any other for the real core values of Habring²: reliable everyday technology but with that certain something.

Whilst Chezard calibres from the 1950s were used back in 2005, the in-house development of the calibre A07 based on the predecessor ETA-Valgranges formed the backbone of the range with the atypical movement of the seconds hand from 2007 on.

The standard of the Habring² introduction line since 2009, the so-called “Time”, will in future apply to the jump seconds hand. Namely: the in-house manufacture of mainplate and bridges. The previous calibres A07 and A07M will become the A09S and A09MS, recognisable by – among others – the new finish.

The modularity of the A09S and A09MS will remain unchanged. Alongside manual and automatic winding the calibres also offer a classic date display, power reserve display, second time zone, moon phase display or even a calendar. All of these displays are available for retrofitting to existing Habring² watches.

Even the inclusion of a tourbillon visible on the rear is possible. The moon phase display with an enlarged moon at 6 o’clock is completely new.

The visual appearance has also changed: the new black dial with its characteristic illuminated numbers coupled with a fully satinised stainless steel case is reminiscent of the pilots’ watches of the 40s and 50s. Although today’s standard fortunately no longer needs to include the magnetic field protection required in those days, it is nonetheless available on request.

This is made possible by a development that will be incorporated in the Habring² manufacture movement coming in 2014. The components of the anti-magnetic escapement designed in accordance with the Swiss anchor escapement will be made of non-ferrous metals. They render conventional magnetic field screening unnecessary and therefore allow an untarnished view of the movement through the standard sapphire crystal back.

Technical details

Model: Habring² Jumping Seconds

Movement
Habring² A09S and A09MS movements
Base ETA/Valjoux 7750 train gear
Hour hand, minute hand, patented exact jumping second hand at centre
Hand-wound or automatic
Triovis fine regulation
Shock-proof pursuant to DIN and NIHS
20 rubies (A09MS) or 24 rubies (A09S)
48-hour power reserve when fully wound
70 (A09S) or 81 (A09S) service-relevant components
Optional supplements: date display (A09SD), power reserve display (A09SG), world time display (A09SW); moon phase display (A09SL) or calendar (A09SK)

Case
Stainless steel, 3 screwed sections
Waterproof to the depth equivalent of 50 metres
Concave sapphire glass, non-reflective coating on both sides
Double-sealed crown, sapphire glass base
Engraved selective serial number 01 – 2013 (year of manufacture) to 12 – 2013 between the lugs at 6 o’clock.

Dial/hands
Various galvanised metal dials with appliquéd numbers and hour indices (Superluminova coating on request)
Polished, galvanised thread hands (with Superluminova coating on request)

Maria & Richard Habring presented their Doppel 2.0 in the spring of 2012 and the new model was well received by the aficionados of reliable and affordable Haute Horlogerie . This innovative timepiece was produced in intentionally strict limitation of just 20 units and was gone in a flash.

The ultimate achievement for the young brand and therefore the highlight of 2012 was winning the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the international Watch Oscars, in the “sports watch” category. It is the first time in the history of the award that it has travelled across the Swiss border to the neighbouring alpine country.  This year, the innovative Austrian watch brand goes a step further by unveiling the Doppel 3, a wealthy successor to its award winning Doppel 2.0 timepiece.

Whilst the Habring² Doppel 2.0 was the logical further development of the original Doppel from the year 1992, the Doppel 3 takes things a step further. The Doppel 3 is even closer to its roots, namely the sports stopwatches of the 1960s. The dials in silver, grey and black with silver coloured sub-dials and red appliqués are even easier to read.

The Doppel 3 is also a step further than its immediate predecessors with regard to technology. Reduced to just one button for the chronographs start-stop-zero functions, it bridges the gap to the pocket watches with timing functions and rattrapante that were the benchmark in the pre-electronic age.

Of course, the A08MR-MONO calibre has all the hallmarks of the small manufacturer in addition to the ingenious proprietary split-seconds mechanism. Chronometer precise measurement and superior reliability are the result of small-scale serial production and assembly.

The Doppel 3 will be shipped starting in the early summer at a price of €6,750. The quantity will be in line with the limited edition of Doppel 2.0, namely 20 units per year.

In addition to the Doppel 3 the split-seconds function will be included in the Habring² modular system with immediate effect. It is now available on request, for instance in combination with the recently introduced centre-based minute counter (3.1) or the full calendar.

Technical details

Model: Habring² Doppel 3

Movement
Habring² A08MR-MONO movement
Hour, minute display, small running seconds hand
Stop-seconds hand and 30-minute counter, split-seconds hand
Manual winding
Triovis fine adjustment
Escapement parts in chronometer quality
Shock-proof in accordance with DIN and NIHS
23 rubies
48-hour power reserve when fully wound
101 service-relevant individual components

Case
Stainless steel, three-part, screwed, 42 mm diameter
Water-resistant to the depth equivalent of 50 metres
Concave sapphire glass, non-reflective coating on both sides
Double-sealed crown, sapphire glass base
Engraved selective serial number 01 – 2013 bis 20 – 2013 between the lugs at 6 o’clock

Dial/hands
Silver, grey or black galvanised metal dial with rhodanised numbers and hour indexes with Superluminova coating
Polished, rhodanised, thread hands with Superluminova coating
Oxidized counter hands, lacquered chrono seconds hand and split-seconds hand