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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