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Hanhart Torpedo Laufzeit Stoppuhr Kriegsmarine WK II WW 2

Pre-owned () | Year of production 1940 | No original box | No original papers
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Basic Info
Listing code CIZ865
Brand Hanhart
Reference number WK II Hanhart Artillerie Torpedo Laufzeit Stoppuhr U-Boot Kriegsmarine ca. 1940
Movement Manual winding
Year of production 1940 (Approximation)
Condition
Scope of delivery
No original box, no original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Germany, Bayern - Schwabach
Price €980 (= Php62,108) [Negotiable]
Availability Item is in stock

Caliber
Movement Manual winding

Description
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Original Hanhart signed, rare example of an artillery or torpedo running time clock of the Wehrmacht or Kriegsmarine of the 2nd World War with typical overhead indirect second and onion crown. Konrad Knirim describes this model in his "Bibel der Militäruhren" with 3 pictures on page 597 (see photos).

The rare WK2 military watch comes directly from a 180,- Euro service at the watchmaker master

The German precision watch manufacturer Hanhart was and is known for its extremely high-quality chronographs and stopwatches, especially before and during the 2nd World War.

This rare piece is especially rare and authentic because of the dial which was developed especially for artillery and submarine use. It has a tachymetre scale which is exactly tuned to the torpedoes, starting at 3000 meters - the "attack" distance of a submarine from the ship to be attacked - then running down to 0 meters, i.e. the torpedo impact at the target. If one heard after expiration of this time span on the torpedo running time stop watch no stop, then the commander knew that he had not hit and must reload.

In artillery, this type of clock was used to determine the distance to the point of impact and to fine-tune the guns.

Rare piece of Wehrmacht, arillery and navy watch history, as it comes only rarely on the market

Description:

The 100% original Torpedo running time clock, stop watch has the usual dimensions of the artillery and navy: 50mm case diameter, white, "Hanhart" signed, unrestored with slight signs of age preserved dial with inner red tachymetre scale (exactly as on the picture from the book of Konrad Knirim) upper indirect second, onion crown

Clean, unsigned movement with antimagnetic soft iron movement protection cover, triple cover clock, both covers close absolutely flush and rock solid

The stopwatch is functional, runs on and through (accuracy not tested). Signed movement "314" with high quality 11 ruby jewels clean, case and crystal show normal, barely noticeable signs of age or wear, unrestored dial flawless.

Condition:

ez: 2: few visible signs of wear, dial unrestored flawless, fresh from service at the master watchmaker, runs on and through, glass has age cracks and should be replaced sometime



History of the military and precision watch manufacturer Hanhart (Source: Watch Wiki):

Hanhart specialises in the manufacture of stopwatches and high-quality chronographs. In 1882, the Swiss Johann Adolf Hanhart founded his watch manufactory in Diessenhofen, Canton Thurgau, and after 20 years moved it across the border to the watchmaking stronghold of Schwenningen in the Black Forest due to a shortage of watchmakers. His youngest son Wilhelm Julius Hanhart (* October 31, 1902 - † October 22, 1986) joined the company in 1920 at the age of 18. In 1924, Wilhelm Julius Hanhart launched the world's first affordable stopwatch, which was intended to rival the expensive Swiss makes.[1] The success of this watch formed the basis for the company's rise. From 1926, the production range was expanded to include wristwatches and pocket watches.

Johann Adolf Hanhart died in 1932. The reorientation of the company in the same year, which centered on the discontinuation of the retail business, turned out to be a success for the company. At that time, Hanhart employed 30 people, but by 1939 the number had risen to 200.[1] In 1934, the company expanded to its present location in Gütenbach in the Black Forest. In 1938, Hanhart developed its first indentor chronograph, the Calibre 40, a replica of which is still very popular among watch lovers today under the name Pioneer Mk i. Introduced in 1939, the single-pusher chronograph was issued to the Kriegsmarine and especially to the Luftwaffe. It was as popular with pilots during World War II due to its reliability and accuracy as the watches made by Tutima. In addition to these pilot chronographs, production of the two-pusher model caliber 41 began around 1940. Pilot's watches became the main product of the manufacturer at that time, which also produced pocket chronographs for the ship's artillery, among others. At that time, the company produced eight different stopwatches, among others. The so-called super fast oscillator made it possible to measure 1/100 of a second with a mechanical stopwatch. But watch production had to be curtailed by the end of the war in favor of the production of time fuzes for torpedoes.



Military product line until 1945

Facsimile of the Caliber 40 (today: Pioneer Mk i) with unusual push-in operation (red button top right)



A restored original of the Tachy Tele produced after 1945.

After the dismantling, production of pilot watches began again from 1948. Willy Hanhart, who had gone to Switzerland during the denazification in Germany, returned to the newly founded Baden-Württemberg. At the same time, a chronograph was developed especially for doctors and officers. Hanhart initially worked for the French Air Force, and from 1955, with slight modifications, also for the re-established German Air Force. The German Navy was also supplied with precision knives. At that time, Hanhart was the only watch supplier to the young Bundeswehr. At the same time, the stopwatch division became the market leader in Europe in the 1950s and precision watch sales were extended to other Western European air forces. Production of the pilot's watch and chronographs for staff officers and doctors in the Bundeswehr continued until 1962. The end of the military production line was followed shortly afterwards by the end of Hanhart's wristwatch business. The further expansion of the stopwatch range continued with the partial discontinuation of Bundeswehr orders in the 1960s. By 1962, Hanhart was already the market leader for mechanical stopwatches.



Mechanical stopwatches
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From the 1970s onwards, electronic timepieces replaced mechanical movements. Another field of work was therefore quartz watches and alarm clocks. When Japan flooded the market with cheap goods in the 1980s, quality products from Western production were pushed into the background. Despite these difficult conditions, Hanhart won the iF Design Award, a prize for good industrial design, in 1985. But business continued to decline. In 1992, the family business had to be sold.

Klaus Eble, Willy Hanhart's son-in-law, succeeded in steering the brand out of the crisis with a consistent company policy and concentrating on its core business, the manufacture of high-quality watches.[1] A reissue of the 1939 wrist pilot watch, which is still popular in specialist and collector circles, was begun in 1997. Hanhart also offers replicas of its single-pusher chronograph. The wristwatches, which are made according to the old models, have a rotating bezel. The pushers have a different distance to the crown and to prevent accidental resetting, the pushers are red. Also in 1997, the administration and production were merged in Gütenbach.

Today, Hanhart is one of the last watch manufacturers to produce high-quality stopwatches. Every year, around 150,000 electronic and 25,000 mechanical stopwatches leave the workshops in Gütenbach. The watches are used in automobile rallies, sporting competitions as well as in laboratory technology (research/photolab) and for recording working hours (refa). If required, Hanhart also supplies its products calibrated with a certificate. Hanhart distributes its products worldwide through authorized jewelers, industrial and sports retailers, and the company's own Internet portals.

In 2008, Hanhart ag began operations in Switzerland, based at the original founding location in Diessenhofen (Canton Thurgau). At the Baselworld 2009 watch and jewellery fair, a collection was presented that builds on traditional watchmaking skills and incorporates high-quality Swiss-German manufacturing techniques. The name of this chronograph collection is Primus, named after the successful model that appeared on the market in 1938. The new watch collection kept the old identifying mark, the red push-piece. The collection of these high-quality chronographs covers the themes of air, earth as well as water (Pilot, Racer, Diver) and is available in steel, with black adlc coating and in 18k rose gold, depending on the model.



Example from the Primus collection

Primus Racer

The Pioneer collection brings together Hanhart's classic watches, which are based on the historic Hanhart pilot chronographs of the 1930s. It includes the following models: Pioneer Mk i, Pioneer Mk ii and Pioneer TachyTele. At Baselworld 2011, Hanhart presented the Pioneer MonoControl, Pioneer TwinControl and, as the top model, the Pioneer TwinDicator in this collection.

In 2012, Hanhart celebrated its 130th anniversary and presented a special model limited to 2 × 130 pieces, the Pioneer Stealth 1882, at Baselworld. In September 2012, Hanhart launched the Pioneer Racemaster collection, which incorporates classic racing car attributes as design elements.

In 2014, Hanhart ag was sold to an investor and thus indirectly also the majority of a. Hanhart GmbH & Co. kg in Gütenbach. In the course of this change of ownership, the chronograph business was transferred in full to kg in Germany. After insolvency was also filed in 2014, the watch business is being continued in the newly founded Hanhart 1882 GmbH as a result.

Until the end of 2015, however, both stopwatches and chronographs continued to be manufactured and produced at the Gütenbach site and were therefore only legally regarded as separate companies. At the beginning of 2016, the stopwatches kg were acquired by Hanhart 1882 GmbH. Since then, both the chronograph and stopwatch divisions have been operating uniformly under Hanhart 1882 GmbH.

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