Saturday, April 9, 2011

Hanhart Dashboard Instruments

My Saturday at BaselWorld found me at the Hanhart booth checking out, among other things, the new
Hanhart Dashboard Instruments.

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I WANT ONE!  In so many instances, we are fed the never-ending "homage" pitch - i.e. it's "based on", "draws upon", "inspired by" - THANK YOU HANHART for NOT following this path!  These are genuine, authentic, real.
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As a guy who LOVES stop watches, etc.  I have to say that these are really something special -
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In Hanhart's own words -



CLASSIC LINE – Now in elegant black 

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 is 
launching the first two-piece set for car dashboards in 
an elegant black design. 

High-quality mechanical stopwatches and instrument 
watches for dashboards, made over several production 
stages in Hanhart’s factory, and named the 
Classic Line 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 is introducing 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 movement with a Swiss 
anchor escapement and a shock-resistant balance wheel, 
the day timer contains a Unitas hand-wound movement. 


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