Maria Kristina and Richard Habring proundly announce the arrivial of their youngest child: welcome Erwin (right), the brother of Felix (left), their first completely in-house and also Austria's first autochthonous wristwatch, awarded with the ‘Petit Aiguille’ at the GPHG 2015:
With the Erwin, Habring2 adds a revised and more elaborate advanced verison of their highly appreciated jumping second complication to their base movement Cal.
A11B, now called Cal. A11S. The jumping second mechanism has been revised such that it is still modular, but mich flatter - with the consequence that the movement, now 5.7 instead of 4.2mm thick, still fits nicely into the original 38.5mm case of the Felix with just a slight increase in thickness - by 2mm, to 9 altogether.
The new
silver dial with a discreet brushed metal finish and completely smooth, red
gold plated hour bars and digits is made using the covering technique applied
to classic examples from the 1950s. The matching red gold plated hands lend the
two twins even more distinguished noblesse – especially in comparison to the
more reserved dial/hand variants that remain available.
While the known minimalist design of the first dial (straight hands, finely grained face; left) is still available, and since the case is still exactly the same, Habring2 decided to offer the Felix also with the new vintage-inspired dial, offering the customer a wider choice - an excellent decision if I may add:
Further, both watches can now be ordered with a stainless steel folding buckle.
I really can't wait to see it in the metal, this is a wonderfully tasteful watch with lots of charme. the new dial is superb, I love particularly the hands (take a close loook at the eye of the hands!). The fact that the additional complicatio nof the jumping seconds could be integrated such that the case could be retained speaks volume on the watchmaking ability of the couple from Carinthia (or, if you prefer, their foresight when determining the specs of the case).
Congratulations Maria Kristina and Richard!
Best,
Magnus
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Technical Details Erwin (Felix):
Habring² A11S movement (A11B):