The Preventor HD12™ Steel - The Antidote

From Hanhart -

Courtesy of Hanhart

This is the latest time only offering from Hanhart, the Preventor HD12™ Steel.

The case measures 39 mm in diameter, and is made of HD12™ Steel. What's so special about HD12™ Steel is that it is highly scratch resistant. As any new watch owner will tell you, there are three phases of ownership:

Brand new, out of the box and shiny! You've never felt more whole, more complete in your happiness than this magical time.

The first scratch appears... you dwell upon it. you try not to stare at it. Not unlike Aylmer in Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of obsession, "The Birthmark", this one slight imperfection in an otherwise flawless form pushes you to your breaking point.

And ultimately, the fifth and final stage of grief - acceptance. You join the bros who congregate    in Williamsburg in their faux heritage ensembles (apparently taking a break from felling trees or forging steel), sporting beards bushier than rhododendrons. You wade into the scrum with your favorite craft beer in hand and join the love fest. Full grown men admiring the dings, rust (charitably referred to as patina) and scratches the likes of which your cat might leave in your mid-century sofa that have accumulated on your watch. "It's legit, bro!"

Well, not to worry! Hanhart's Preventor HD12™ Steel is here to save you from yourself - and poorly informed lifestyle choices ; )

The movement is Sellita's SW200-1 with a power reserve of 38 hours.

If I have understood correctly, the prices in Europe are as follows:

EUR 995.00 including 19% VAT for the strap. The steel bracelet version is EUR 1,195.00 including 19% VAT.