The Hanhart 415 ES Panda and Reverse Panda Chronograph

Based in 1882, Hanhart gained fame as a producer of stopwatches within the early Nineteen Twenties, adopted by Flieger chronographs for pilots within the late Thirties. At this time, it is likely one of the go-to manufacturers for retro pilot watches up to date with modern supplies and actions. The most recent launch captures the design of a Nineteen Sixties chronograph that was revived final yr because the Hanhart 415 ES. Now accessible with a Panda and a Reverse Panda dial, the 415 ES is an exceptionally legible and enticing vintage-fuelled chronograph with fashionable specs and an accessible worth.

The Hanhart 415 ES of the mid-Nineteen Sixties was Hanhart’s first chronograph with a bidirectional rotating bezel with 60-minute graduations and the primary to characteristic the brand new winged emblem (the ES within the identify refers to Edelstahl, the German for metal). The successors of the Nineteen Sixties mannequin are available a 39mm stainless-steel case with a thickness of 13.5mm, a lug-to-lug measurement of 46mm, retro pump-style pushers, a knurled winding crown, and a sealed caseback to make sure the 100m depth score. Highlighting essentially the most salient characteristic of the unique, the fluted bidirectional 60-click bezel has a matte black ceramic insert with engraved 60-minute markings and an inverted triangle at midday however lacks luminescence.

In a departure from the latest 415 ES fashions, which characteristic a tachymeter scale and a pink 100-unit scale, the brand new fashions have eliminated these scales to provide a sharper dial with barely bigger counters and extra respiratory room to benefit from the black-and-white surroundings of the Panda and Reverse Panda dials.

Initially created within the Nineteen Sixties, the superb legibility of two-tone Panda dials turned a favorite amongst racing drivers. Sticking to the high-contrast Panda (white dial, black totalisers) and Reverse Panda (black dial, white totalisers) dials, the counters and Arabic numerals are actually positioned nearer to the perimeter with its minutes/seconds scale. The sub-dials for the small seconds and elapsed 30-minute chronograph occasions are snailed with contrasting markings. Nonetheless, the novelty right here is that the sub-dials are actually handled with green-emission Tremendous-LumiNova, matching the massive Arabic numerals and the three central fingers.

Different enticing options embrace the marginally bent suggestions of the minute and central chronograph second fingers, the pronounced dome of the sapphire crystal, which produces distortions alongside the dial’s periphery, and the classic winged Hanhart emblem.

The brand new Pandas are powered by a dependable Sellita SW510 manual-winding motion (a substitute for the Valjoux 7750) with an prolonged energy reserve of 58 hours. The anti-magnetic case protects the motion and is provided with the Hanhart damping system to resist shocks.

By widespread demand, the Hanhart 415 ES Panda and Reverse Panda are actually fitted with a stainless-steel bracelet with a folding clasp and tool-free high-quality changes of as much as 10 mm. They retail for EUR 2,690 (incl. tax). The watches are additionally accessible with extra basic calfskin straps in darkish brown, mild brown or black with a pin buckle for EUR 2,490 (incl. tax). Extra info at hanhart.com.