Hanhart - #FliegerFriday Edition

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Founded in 1882, German brand Hanhart is specialised in the production of pilot watches. Its reference 417 was the first pilot’s chronograph used by the German armed forces from the mid-1950s.

Their latest novelty is a 100-piece limited edition with a curious name: #FliegerFriday. First appearing in 2015, this social media hashtag has become increasingly popular among watch enthusiasts and collectors with a passion for pilot watches.

The Hanhart #FliegerFriday Edition wants to deliver three key features: perfect readability, ease of use and absolute robustness.

Measuring 42 mm in diameter and 15 mm of height, the black DLC-coated stainless steel case is strongly characterised by a large aviator crown and the red HyCeram pusher at 4 o'clock used to reset the chronograph.

The Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating of the case is not only used for its striking look. In fact, as its name suggests, the DLC coating also improves resistance to abrasion and corrosion.

The royal blue dial has a bi-compax layout with a 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o'clock and running seconds at 9 o'clock. Red accents enhance the sporty look of the timepiece which also offers the indication of the date at 6 o'clock.

The "cathedral" hands and the numerals are coated with Super-LumiNova to ensure optimal readability even in poor light conditions.

Water resistant up to a pressure of 10 bar (approximately 100 metres / 330 feet), the #FliegerFriday is powered by the automatic HAN3809 calibre which is based on the ETA7750 with a La-Joux-Perret modification. Beating at the frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour), it guarantees an autonomy of 42 hours when fully wound.

The screw-down solid caseback brings the engraving of the individual number of each piece (xxx/100).

Matched to a strap made of blue ox leather with a suede finish and red stitching on the lugs, the new Hanhart #FliegerFriday Edition has a price of Euro 2,490. hanhart.com