The AQUASPHERE Matte Black

From Hanhart -

Courtesy of Hanhart

The case is of stainless steel and measures 42 mm in diameter and is rated to 300 meters (30 bars) of water resistance.

The movement is Sellita's SW 200-1.

Priced at $2.588

Something Completely Different

From Hanhart -

In truth, despite the modern iterations including the PRIMUS, when we think of Hanhart, we think mostly of black dial flieger chronographs. Not that there's anything wrong with that. That's why the new PIONEER Silva is such a revelation.

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Available with either a white dial or black.

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And on a leather strap or Milanese stainless steel bracelet -

Courtesy of Hanhart

Courtesy of Hanhart

The case is of stainless steel and measures 38.5 mm in diameter with a height of just 10 mm. The movement is the SW 200 from Sellita.
The new Hanhart PIONEER Silva can now be ordered in both bracelet variants for EUR 890.00 incl. 19% VAT.

The Cortina 1956 - Refreshingly Cool

This is one of the latest offerings from the team at Echo Neutra -

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It is the latest iteration of the Cortina collection. A time-only model with a white dial and white bezel insert. 

The case is of stainless steel and measures 40 mm in diameter. The movement is Sellita's SW200-1 providing hours, minutes, and seconds.

It is priced at a very attractive $750

Available direct from Echo Nuetra

Here are the pertinents -

→ DIAMETER: 40mm
→ THICKNESS: 11.9mm
→ LUG2LUG: 46mm
→ CROWN: Screw-down type
→ CRYSTAL: Box-shaped Sapphire glass
→ MOVEMENT: Sellita SW200-1 automatic elaboré
→ BEZEL: Sapphire fixed bezel
→ STRAPS: 2 X Straps included
→ WR: 100m
→ SWISS MADE

 

On The Wishlist - 90 Day Essay Continues

Now in all honesty, this was more on a reader's wishlist, but once I got a look at it, I have to be honest it "shot to #1 with a bullet!" on the Henki radar -

Courtesy of Meister Singer

This is the Metris Bronze Line from MeisterSinger.

Now I realize that this is probably going to trip you out, but I do not know everything about every single watch out there.  And in fairness to the reader, they get the credit for pulling my coat tails on this one.  I love the shape, the color play, the size (a much more realistic 38 mm in diameter), it has reasonable water resistance at over 200 meters - that is presuming that convertlive's conversion from bar to meter is accurate - 20 Bars = 203.95 Metres of water.

Courtesy of Meister Singer

But more than those things, I have to give a tip of the Henki hat to the reader who expanded on the idea that the bronze case will collect and display its own "memories" as it is worn for 90 days and beyond.  

So as we try to "give the people what they want", at least when they are kind enough to contact us, here are the pertinents -

Movement
Automatic: 

ETA 2824-2 or Sellita SW 200-1
25 jewels
28800 Semioscillations per h – 4 Hz
Date display
Power reserve 38 hours

Case
Bronze case with 6 screws
Diameter 38 mm
Height 10.3 mm

Crystal
Domed sapphire glass with magnified date

S.A.R. Rescue-Timer BRONZE

From Mühle-Glashütte -

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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 -

Courtesy of Mühle-Glashütte

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.

Courtesy of Mühle-Glashütte

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.




 

 

The New diver ENDURANCE PD

From Limes -

Courtesy of Limes

And just when we needed it the most, Limes has offers us something a bit different that should bring in quite a few new customers.

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 Offered in Blue (my personal favorite) and black, on either a bracelet or strap.

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 This is a watch, not an advertisement.  Beautifully legible dial, tactile bezel, real presence, and...

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No logo.  And honestly, it is a really good looking watch!

A solid case back will inform anyone else who made your time keeper -

Courtesy of Limes

And Lume that burns like a torch -

Courtesy of Limes

Here are the pertinents -

Movement:
Swiss automatic movement Sellita SW 200-1

Watch case: 
ICKLER diver's case, waterresistant to 30 ATM, stainless steel brushed and polished diameter 41,5mm, with crown 46mm, 
length 6-12: 50mm, thickness 12,5mm, sapphire crystal with A/R coating, blue unidirectional rotating bezel (120 clicks) with 60 min. scale and luminous point, solid screw down case back, screw down crown with I-logo, screw bars

Dial:
Blue or black with large luminous indices, date at 6 o'clock, without logo

Hands:
Luminous hands

Band:
Leather strap or stainless steel bracelet with safety clasp and fold-out extension, width 20mm, wrist size: 16 - 22cm