Doing Good - HANHART TO AUCTION 417 ES NO. 1 FOR UKRAINE AID

This just in from HANHART -

Courtesy of Hanhart

HANHART TO AUCTION 417 ES NO. 1 FOR UKRAINE AID

The war in Ukraine is of great concern to all of us at Hanhart, and our thoughts are with the people who are exposed to unspeakable suffering due to the aggression of Vladimir Putin. In light of this severe situation, we want to show solidarity and contribute to humanitarian efforts to bring aid and support to Ukrainian refugees.

For this reason, we will auction the Hanhart 417 ES with serial number 1 from today on and donate the entire proceeds to Germany ́s Relief Coaliton “Aktion Deutschland Hilft”. To encourage as many watch fans as possible, the auction will take place on eBay. We have set Friday, 4rd of March 2022 as starting point for the seven-day auction.

This is the first time in the history of Hanhart that the No. 1 of a serially produced watch is not being exhibited in our museum, but instead leaving the workshop in Gütenbach. With the 417 ES we have deliberately chosen our most popular model to raise as much money as possible with the auction. We will, of course, balance the fees charged by eBay to ensure that the final amount will fully benefit Germany ́s Relief Coaliton “Aktion Deutschland Hilft”.

We will regularly update you on the latest from the auction on our social media channels. Please find the link to the auction here: 

https://www.ebay.de/itm/334351559469

#standwithukraine #stopthewar

The Presidents And Vulcain - Donald Trump

And we finally come to the final Vulcain Cricket Watch presented by the Paajanens, and the second presented by Vulcain, both to Donald Trump.

From the Paajanen Family Archive

The gift from Keijo Paajanen was presented to President Trump to commemorate his visit to Helsinki in 2018 for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While it is understood that a Vulcain Cricket was sent to the White House as a gift for President Trump, it is somewhat of an unknown as to which model it was. In fairness, this was a time of some uncertainty at Vulcain as the 2016 election and inauguration fell at a time when the brand was struggling, and its former owners were actively trying to sell the brand. It is also likely that as in the case of other presentations, President Trump's 2 Vulcain Crickets might never have made it beyond the Office of Protocol, and been consigned to the National Archives.

And this brings to a close the story of the Vulcain Cricket and the Presidents of the United States, at least for now.

And I am pleased to say that a printed collection of most of these posts (edited) and some new images, etc. will be made available in a printed magazine format in the next few weeks.