New Releases from Hanhart

Hanhart Primus Pilot

Hanhart will have some exciting new takes on the Primus Chronographs and these new models will make their debut at BaselWorld this year.

Above is the Pilot model, and below the Racer.  There is also a new Diver model, but I will have to ask you to visit back to see it.  I know, a bit of a tease!

Hanhart Primus Racer

I will be posting additional photos and details later today and tomorrow.  For now, here is what Hanhart has to say -

 Primus – Pilot, Racer and Diver models in elegant black 

The new models in the Primus collection, which are being launched by Hanhart at Baselworld 2011, are distinguished by their pure, cool style. The Swiss-German watch brand has opted for an elegant black design for its Pilot, Racer and Diver chronographs. 

Hanhart is known for its high-precision, 100% reliable and robust instrument watches for use in the air, on the ground and in the water. 2009 saw the Swiss-German watch brand launch with Primus a collection of mechanical chrono-graph wristwatches which builds on the long standing tradition and expertise of the own-brand watch manufactory and combines this with the latest technology and progressive design. This year, the Pilot, Racer and Diver models are now being introduced with black ADLC-coated cases. 

A contemporary take on tradition 

Reminders of the watch manufacturer’s tradition are deliberately made clearly recognisable on all three models in the Primus collection: one of the brand’s distinctive features, the red button, underlines the relationship between Hanhart’s first pilot’s chronographs, its mechanical stopwatches and the new collection. It has been a distinguishing characteristic of Hanhart watches since 1939 and was previously intended to prevent pilots from unintentionally resetting the stop time. For the models featured in the Primus collection it has been finished with anodised aluminium. The striking fluted bezel with inlaid red marking is also reminiscent of the design of the watch manufacturer’s legendary chronographs. 

WWW.HANHART.COM

Timing...continued

                                                                      

Okay, so far in terms of overall time keeping, the Hanhart has held steady at + 2 seconds per day since the 15 day review started.   That is +2 seconds EVERY DAY folks - i.e. phenomenally accurate and no deviations from that "going rate"!

It goes without saying that a quartz watch is always going to be more accurate.  Which begs the question, why would you want a mechanical watch?  Of course we crave the mechanical aspects, that human hands have created and crafted our watch, and that human hands again will service it.  That the watch, even if slow or fast has it's unique characteristics.  But when you have a mechanical watch - and a chronograph at that - with such great time keeping it is something altogether different - and wonderful!

So far, so very, VERY GOOD!