Massena LAB x Habring² Erwin LAB02 Edition

 

Massena LAB x Habring² ERWIN LAB02 Chronometer Edition 2021

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On its dial, the ERWIN LAB02 is a simple, three hand timepiece with a contrast silver and rose gold sector dial. The 38.5 mm stainless steel case is polished with a step bezel that frames a sector dial that recalls the legendary sector dials from the 1930s. The sector dial is divided into four concentric segments. The markings are a deep midnight blue and numerals of each segment are raised and finished in rhodium for depth.

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Another particularity of the dial is that the outer railway five-minute divisions are perfectly aligned with the jumping seconds hand. The feuille hands are also rhodium finished. Altogether, the contrast of the rhodium elements against the rose gold and silver dial results in excellent legibility.

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Turning the timepiece over is a further delight with a display back that reveals the workings of the fully in-house Calibre A11MS movement. Thanks to its patented architecture, the locking mechanism is mounted under a three-spoke bridge that puts the jumping seconds mechanism at center stage. 

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Every jumping second captivates the eye and can be enjoyed on both sides of the timepiece. Completing the sophisticated design, the Erwin LAB02 is fitted with a handmade Italian leather strap.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS   

COLLABORATIONS:  

Model:  Habring² ERWIN LAB02

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Movement     Manufacture in-house caliber A11MS hand-wound movement
Functions     Hours, minutes, deadbeat seconds
Features     Sector dial, display back, in-house movement with patented central dead seconds, hand-adjusted to chronometric specifications.
Case     38.5mm stainless steel
Crystal     Sapphire crystal front and display back
Bracelet     Italian dove grey strap with stainless steel tang buckle

MOVEMENT
    Manufacture in-house caliber A11s mechanical hand-wound movement, plated first with a layer of rhodium, followed by a second layer of 5N rose gold
    Diameter: 30mm Height: 5.7mm
    Center-mounted hour hand, minute hand, and jumping second hand
    28,800 half oscillations per hour (4Hz) with 48 hours of power reserve
    Amagnetic escapement with a Carl Haas balance spring in chronometer quality
    Elaborately refined by hand with polished edges, decorative grinding perlage, etc.
    65 service-relevant individual parts (126 parts in total)
DIAL
Natural bronze shade varies from salmon to pink depending on the lighting, varnished to prevent patina and discoloration. 
The central sector is white with vertical satin 
Feuille hands and rhodium-plated Arabic numerals 
CASE
    Diameter: 38.5mm, Height: 10.5mm
    Stainless steel with step bezel
    Flat sapphire glass coated with anti-glare on both sides
    Double crown seal
    Water-resistant to 5 bar (50 meters)
    Italian-made, deerskin leather strap with steel tang buckle

STRICTLY LIMITED
    Manufactured by the Habring² atelier in Austria
    Presented in a handmade Oregon-pine box with papers and spare parts

WARRANTY   2 year guarantee
 

Limited Edition of 50 pieces.

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Massena LAB x Habring² ERWIN LAB03 Chronometer Edition

Massena LAB x Habring² ERWIN LAB03 Chronometer Limited Edition 2021

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 Massena LAB COLLABORATIONS Habring²

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Introducing the Massena LAB x Habring² ERWIN LAB03, featuring a bronze, engine-turned dial by J.N. Shapiro and, for the first time ever, official Chronometer Certification from the Horological Society of New York.

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The dial of the LAB03 was designed by William Massena and hand-crafted by Joshua Shapiro in his Los Angeles workshop.  

 

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The tone of the dial, which shifts from salmon to rose depending on the light, is the natural color of the bronze metal and is not the result of painting or plating as is common practice. The dial is then lacquered to prevent patination and discoloration. The dial of the LAB03 is J.N. Shapiro’s first dial to utilize bronze.

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J.N. Shapiro uses an eighty-year-old straight-line guilloché machine to achieve the striking basketweave pattern, a centuries-old and arduous process which few dial makers will attempt today. The outer ring of the dial is then grained using Water of Ayr stone, a traditional watchmaking tool which is exceedingly rare today.

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The markings on the dial, along with the hands, are a deep midnight blue, providing excellent legibility against the bronze metal. The leather strap of the LAB03 is made in Italy from deerskin, also in a deep blue tone.

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The ERWIN LAB03 is made in Austria by Habring² with their in-house caliber A11MS hand-wound movement, featuring a patented deadbeat seconds complication. Turning the timepiece over reveals the movement, visible through a display back of sapphire crystal. The movement of the LAB03 has a unique and special finishing: it is first plated with a layer of rhodium, followed by a second layer of 5N rose gold.

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The LAB03 is the first watch to receive official Chronometer Certification from the Horological Society of New York, America’s first watchmaking guild. A keen eye will observe that the movement of the LAB03 has been stamped with the official HSNY Seal.

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Chronometer Certification from the HSNY indicates that a timepiece has met its rigorous testing protocols and has exceeded the international standards outlined in ISO 3159. Watches that pass the HSNY’s visual rate testing procedures are issued a physical certificate detailing that individual timepiece’s results, which is included with your delivery of the LAB03 .

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The Habring² ERWIN LAB03 will be produced in a limited edition of 66 pieces to commemorate 1866, the year the Horological Society of New York was founded. The LAB03 will be shipped in batches monthly, beginning in late January 2022.  

The LAB03 is offered at $9.495 USD and can be confirmed with a deposit payment of $3.000 USD.

Shipping starts in late January 2022

Watches will ship in batches of five per month on a first-come, first-served basis. 

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Prior to shipping, a balance payment of $6.495 USD will be due, along with a shipping fee ($45 for customers within the United States and $85 for customers in other countries). If shipping within New York State, NYS tax will also be due.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS   

COLLABORATIONS:  

Model:  Habring² ERWIN LAB03

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Movement     Manufacture in-house caliber A11MS hand-wound movement
Functions     Hours, minutes, deadbeat seconds
Features     Bronze guilloché dial by J.N. Shapiro, display back, in-house rose-gold-plated movement with patented central dead seconds, hand-adjusted to Horological Society of New York specifications.
Case     38.5mm stainless steel
Crystal     Sapphire crystal front and display back
Bracelet     Dark blue deerskin leather strap, made in Italy, with stainless steel tang buckle


MOVEMENT
    Manufacture in-house caliber A11s mechanical hand-wound movement, plated first with a layer of rhodium, followed by a second layer of 5N rose gold
    Diameter: 30mm Height: 5.7mm
    Center-mounted hour hand, minute hand, and jumping second hand
    28,800 half oscillations per hour (4Hz) with 48 hours of power reserve
    Amagnetic escapement with a Carl Haas balance spring in chronometer quality
    Elaborately refined by hand with polished edges, decorative grinding perlage, etc.
    65 service-relevant individual parts (126 parts in total)
DIAL
    Basketweave guillochage by J.N. Shapiro using eighty-year-old straight-line rose engine
    Outer ring grained with rare Water of Ayr stone
    Natural bronze tone shifts from salmon to rose depending on light, lacquered to prevent patination and discoloration
    Markings in deep, midnight blue provide excellent legibility
    Signed Habring² and “Dial by J.N. Shapiro”
CASE
    Diameter: 38.5mm, Height: 10.5mm
    Stainless steel with step bezel
    Flat sapphire glass coated with anti-glare on both sides
    Double crown seal
    Water-resistant to 5 bar (50 meters)
    Italian-made, deerskin leather strap with steel tang buckle

STRICTLY LIMITED
    Manufactured by the Habring² atelier in Austria
    Presented in a handmade Douglas fir box with papers, spare parts, and official certificate of chronometry by the Horological Society of New York
    Limited edition of 66 (to recall the year of the founding of the HSNY, 1866), each individually numbered
    Delivery is limited to a maximum of 5 watches per month, beginning in late January 2022

WARRANTY   2 year guarantee
 

Unique edition
Limited Edition of 66 pieces.

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Habring - Doppel 2.0 Doppelchronograph

Habring - Doppel 2.0 Doppelchronograph NEW 

Twenty years ago, Richard Habring created the world's first affordable split-seconds chronograph in the IWC Doppelchronograph.  He did it with a bit of genius engineering that turned the ubiquitons Valjoux 7750 into a very special watch.  But, in the past twenty years, a lot has changed - like for example, Richard

Habring left IWC to start Habring² with his wife Maria, and just last month, the 20 year patent on the doppelchronograph that Habring designed for IWC expired.  What does that mean? It means that Richard Habring can make an updated watch of the doppelchronograph under his own name, and that is exactly what you see above.  Click through for a detailed look at the Doppelchronograph and the new Doppel 2.0 - with technical thoughts from Richard Habring himself. 

 

  With IWC’s patent on Richard Habring’s own invention finally ineffectual, Habring² is releasing its own fresh take on the Doppelchronograph. The watch actually improves upon the original version. How is this possible? To understand this, let’s take a look at how the Doppel works.
The integration of the split function inside the Valjoux 7750 was not easy due to the fact that the movement comes pre-built with automatic winding which denies access to the central chronograph seconds wheel. Habring’s solution was simple and effective. As he explains, “we got a hamburger, took off the upper bun, laid a slice of cheese inside and closed it again.”

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Of course this analogy is an oversimplification, since the new split-seconds mechanism contains levers, springs, a cam and a pincer. Actually the cam-layout was what deserved the patent since previously, split second mechanisms were operated by a separate column wheel. Maria Habring explains: “The column wheel looks nice – no doubt about that – but technically it represents watchmaking technology of the 19^th century. It’s difficult to produce and quite expensive as well when adjusting the movement and all its functions. Column wheel operated splits if not adjusted perfectly can be misoperated if the pusher does not get pushed in fully. Before shifting, the pincer may open or close already, the column wheel may be stuck intermediately for example.”

The cam-operated split mechanism does not have these problems at all. Richard Habring adds that, “finally the 7750-based chrono is a cam-operated modern design. Adding a column wheel disrespects Edmond Capt’s (Ed: father of the Valjoux 7750) genius take on this design!”
Probably the most difficult detail in the original IWC Doppelchronograph was the redesign of the split shaft. In order to allow the 10.5mm-long split axle to go through the central chrono seconds axle, it had to be enlarged in diameter and drilled through. The final version has a diameter of 0.5mm and a length of about 9mm and features a hole of 0.34mm. Drilling such a hole with conventional methods is almost impossible so the first prototypes made use of parts from syringe needles.

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The Habring² Doppel 2.0 is a logical next generation double chronograph. Even aesthetically, the watch is a departure from the first version. It does away with the traditional tri-compax layout so familiar to Valjoux-based chronographs, instead opting for a simpler, more classic dual-register dial, with running seconds on the left and elapsed minutes on the right and overlaid center seconds hands. The distinctive third chronograph pusher at 10:00 is the giveaway that this is a double chronograph. The dial can be had in galvanized blue, brown or slate gray and has radial minute markers and an outer demarcated second’s track. The overall effect is a blend of modern and classic, a stark contrast to the more sober IWC Doppelchronographs, which are clearly designed to be tool watches. While the original Doppel found its roots in aviation where the use of a split-function is not that important, the Habring²-Doppel is reminiscent to the time when sports timekeeping was done with mechanical stopwatches.

The Habring² calibre A08MR, while still based on a Valjoux 7750 introduces several key improvements over Habring’s first, twenty-year old, iteration.  Aside from the dial layout, the main differences are inside the split-seconds function. While the original Doppel movement was – due to the necessary integration of the split module inside the existing movement – rather complex, the second generation has a simplified bridge-layout which improves accessibility for service purposes.

 The Habring2 calibre A08MR 

Habring² is based in Völkermarkt, Austria and produces only about 80 watches annually. As a humble husband and wife team, the Habrings like to consider their company the “smallest watch manufacture in the world.” While not a true manufacture that builds everything from blued screws to balance spring yet, Habring² cares more about building a small number of unique and reliable watches. The timepieces have been largely based on ETA calibers up to now, but this will change in the next year due, of course, to the Swatch Group’s strategic decision not to provide base movements to other companies. To keep things simple, most Habring² watches are housed in 42mm cases made by renowned German case maker, Fricker, though a few models and are now available in a smaller 36mm-case.
With such limited production of its watches, you can be assured if you own a Habring² you’re not likely to see one on anyone else’s wrist and that’s part of the appeal. We’re excited about the Doppel 2.0 because it is yet another significant milestone from a company whose watchmaker is the father of the modern double chronograph.

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