The 29er Mint

From Mühle-Glashütte -

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This is one of the new releases shown at Inhorgenta this past week. It is a fun, wonderfully affordable piece. Hours, minutes, seconds, and date at 3 o'clock.

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Priced at 1.450€

Here are the pertinents -

REFERENCE
M1-25-29-LB-II.

DIMENSIONS
Ø 36,6 mm.
Hight 10,4 mm.

CASE
Stainless steel.
Non-reflective
sapphire glass.
Back with window.
Screw-down crown.

WATER RESISTANCE
Waterproof up to 10 bar.

MOVEMENT
Automatic.
SW 200-1, Version Mühle.
woodpecker regulation.
Second stopp.
Quick date correction.

POWER RESERVE
Up to 41 hours.

FUNCTIONS
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date

DIAL
Mint.
Applied indices.
Hour markers and hands covered with Super-LumiNova.

STRAP
18 mm.
Vintage leather strap with quick-release bars and pin buckle

The S.A.R. Flieger-Chronograph

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Here are the pertinents -

CASE
Stainless steel.
Unidirectional rotating bezel.
Non-reflective
sapphire glass.
Back with
transparent window.
Screw-down crown.

DIMENSIONS
Ø 45,0 mm.
Height 16,2 mm.

WATER RESISTANCE
Waterproof up to 10 bar.

MOVEMENT
Automatic.
MU 9413.
Glashütte
three-quarter plate.
Woodpecker
neck regulation.
Stop-seconds.
Date quick correction.

STRAP
22 mm.
Rubber strap with folding clasp.

The Sea-Timer BlackMotion

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Watches are safer than crack, but can sometimes be just as addictive ; )

After "washing my hands" of any future purchases, this one is tapping me on my shoulder, whispering in my ear, saying things like "We were made for each other, stop fighting it!"

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Now Panerai, Omega and a small brand you might have heard of that starts with an R have their adherents.  But the Sea Timer has always had that something special, something a bit out of the ordinary.

If you are also intrigued, here are the pertinents -

Movement:

SW 200-1 Mühle Version, automatic, Mühle version with woodpecker neck regulation, own rotor, characteristic surface finishes, stop-second, fast date correction, 38-hr power reserve

Case:
44 mm in diameter, 12.5 mm in height.
Stainless steel with a black titanium carbide (TiC) coating, Bidirectional bezel, 2.5 mm thick, domed and double anti-glare sapphire crystal, Transparent case back, stainless steel, Screw-in crown, Water-resistant to 30 bars, Textile strap with a stainless steel pin buckle (black, DLC-coated), Screwed strap attachment bridges

Around the World with the Teutonia II Weltzeit

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A self-winding movement with hours, minutes, date and GMT.

The case is of stainless steel, and measures 41 mm in diameter and is water resistant to 10 bars.

This is DOPE!  

Sea-Timer BlackMotion

From Mühle-Glashütte

Mühle-Glashütte

Here are the pertinents -

Reference M1-41-83-NB

Movement
SW 200-1 Mühle Version, automatic, with woodpecker neck regulation, customized rotor, characteristic surface finishes, stop-second, fast date correction, 38-hr power reserve
Case
44 mm in diameter, 12.5 mm in height.  The case is of stainless steel with a black titanium carbide (TiC) coating, with a bidirectional bezel, 2.5 mm thick, domed and double anti-glare sapphire crystal, transparent case back, stainless steel, screw-in crown, water-resistant to 30 bars, textile strap with a stainless steel pin buckle (black, DLC-coated), screwed strap attachment

S.A.R. Rescue-Timer BRONZE

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This is a new, very limited, take on the Rescue-Timer.  There are only 150 pieces in this version.

While there is a "standard" Rescue Timer made of stainless steel.  This one has a case made of bronze.

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The bronze case measures 42.5 mm in diameter.  The case back is PVD stainless steel.  Like the standard version, this limited edition is water resistant to 100 ATMs.  So despite the snazzy bronze case, this one is made to stand up to the same tests and challenges as the standard stainless steel version.

The movement is Sellita's SW 200-1.  And what makes this special?  Well, for most any other watch company it wouldn't.  But Mühle-Glashütte has something the other kids in Glashütte don't have, patented "woodpecker neck" regulation -

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Sort of a different name, not dissimilar to the Grasshopper Escapement in terms of its down to earth nature.  
We derived the name “woodpecker neck” regulation from the characteristic shape of the spring, which resembles the neck and head of a woodpecker. By analogy, we call the improved index hand “woodpecker neck hand“.

Here is a bit more detail, straight from Mühle-Glashütte:

With traditional fine regulation systems, more violent shocks may cause the index hand between the regulation screw and the counter-pressure spring to jump upwards. This may in turn change the position of the balance shaft or the watch’s regulation.

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By engaging in a semicircular shaped hollow in the index, our specially shaped woodpecker neck spring prevents the index hand from moving upwards. The index hand thus not only presses sideways against the fine regulation screw, but at the same time downwards on the balance cock.

As mentioned before, the S.A.R. Rescue-Timer is a real watch made for real people, doing real work.  The bronze case does make it special, but this is no show-pony.  And it is actually pretty appealing that Mühle-Glashütte flies somewhat under the radar, essentially letting the watches do the talking.  

So if you're looking for something special, and you don't need a million dollar marketing campaign to tell you why it is special?  This might be the watch for you.




 

 

Teutonia III Handaufzug from Mühle-Glashütte

It is easy to simply jump to sporty watches when thinking of Mühle-Glashütte, but for me, this is one of my favorites.

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In some cases a picture is worth a thousand words, and this one of them!