Independents

Our first visit to the Habring atelier in Völkermarkt was a bit of a revelation in what distinguishes independent watch makers from the more conventional brands. We came to order some individual pieces (back in the day, when they were not filled with orde...  

Not in rotation now 😬 Still love it 👌🏻 ...  

And could not agree more with your sentiment 👏🏻👍🏻

Habring2 is one of the best independents out there.

None of their pieces shout and especially the deadbeat seconds complication makes their watches even stealthier to the non-initiated 😉 But there’s so much content there 🙌🏻 Glad you like them. Got any yourself?

The Josef Regulator. ...  

Such an interesting regulator and with the deadbeat seconds no less 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Still very tempted by their other commemorative watch,the Oskar moonphase.

Got two more incomings from them but it takes a bit longer nowadays 😉 The side effects of success - and a first world problem 😊

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They can look so different from the same base but they all have the minimalism and wonderful proportions built in 👏🏻👍🏻

The overall simplicity with subtle details like the very discreet Roman XII, the position of the subdial at 9 or the concentric circles pattern of this subdial are delightful. Best, Emmanuel

As do the people behind it - always a pleasure 😊

Have owned a few, this gem resides still in my collection: Enjoy yours, Cheers, Tim ...  

Really like the details of this one and the very strong lume 💡🔦