THE LEGENDARY PIONEER IN PRECISION TIMEKEEPING CONTENTS History 1 Museum & Showroom 4 PRECISION MECHANICS 5 Crown stopwatch Metal case 7 ABS-case 9 Addition timer Metal case 10 ABS-case 12 Brass case with drag indicator 14 CLASSICTIMER 16 Table stand sets 23 QUALITY ELECTRONICS 25 Basefunction stopwatches 28 Multi-function- & memory stopwatches 1-button-operation 29 2-button-operation 30 Printo-set 31 Chess clock 32 INDUSTRY AND LABORATORY 33 TIME MESUREMENT Table stopwatches / timers 35 Short period timers 37 ADDITIONAL DEVICES & SERVICE 38 Calibration 40 Individualisation 40 Techncal data 42 1882 Hanhart moved up a gear and commissioned a third produc- HISTORY In 1882, the Swiss watchmaker Johann Adolf Hanhart foun- HISTORY tion plant in Neukirch in the Black Forest in 1963. There is ded his watch shop in the small town Diessenhofen before hardly a school or sports club in Germany that does not use the company was relocated to Schwenningen in southern Hanhart stopwatches for time recording. Germany in 1902. In the same year, the youngest Hanhart son Wilhelm (Willy) Julius was born, who created the first The 1970s In 1972 then dawned the era of the quartz clock. Hanhart set highly innovative era for the company in the 1920‘s. up its own plastics injection moulding plant and developed a The 1920s quartz movement that has sold into the millions. Its custo- Until the middle of the 20s, stopwatches came exclusively mers included well-known companies which used the mo- from Switzerland and were available only at very high prices. vement to fit out their own alarm clocks and watches, or In 1924, Willy Hanhart made a breakthrough for Hanhart, else Hanhart manufactured the complete products for them, launching the first affordable mechanical stopwatch world- according to their own design. During these years, the range wide and thereby pressing the start button for the compa- of mechanical and electronic stopwatches, quartz watches ny, which leads the stopwatch sector to this day. The great and alarm clocks being produced expanded steadily. success of this stopwatch laid the foundations for further innovative technical developments, such as the complicated The 1980s In the 1980s, the first cheap quartz movements arrived onto split-second stopwatch or the ultrafast oscillator with a ba- the market from the Far East, and pressure on prices in- lance wheel frequency of 360,000 vibrations per hour, which creased. Hanhart parried this offensive from the Far East enabled Hanhart to become one of the first manufacturers by developing a new cost-effective movement in 1981, the of watches capable of measuring hundredths of a second. 3305 calibre, which went into production in 1982. Around 40 The 1930s million units were sold. In 1983, Willy Hanhart's son-in-law, Hanhart expands its product range with their first pocket Klaus Eble, who had joined the firm in 1966, took over the and wrist watches; ever more complex new and mechani- management of the company. cal models go into production. During the course of this ex- The 1990s pansion, a second manufacturing plant was founded in 1934 With the renaissance of the traditional art of watchmaking in in Gütenbach in the Black Forest, which is where the com- the mid-1990s, Hanhart was able to draw on its own pionee- pany's headquarters are still based today. Then in 1938 a ring achievements from the past: in 1997, it launched faith- new era began – the first Hanhart chronograph model, the fully crafted reproductions of the legendary pilot chronogra- mono-pusher “Calibre 40”, went into production, today a co- phs from 1939. The limited edition of 2,500 copies sold out veted piece for collectors and enthusiasts. This was follo- in no time at all. Further models followed and increasingly wed by the legendary pilot’s chronographs “Calibre 41” and developed into exclusive objects for collectors and connois- “TachyTele”. First-class precision in its perfected form was seurs. The forerunners of today's PIONEER collection were one of the core values of​​ the brand already in those early born. days. The 2000s The 1940s In 2004, a limited model "Dornier by Hanhart" was intro- Pilots and naval officers would wear Hanhart chronographs duced. In 2007, two special editions marked the 125th anni- throughout World War II. By the end of the war, the factories versary of the company: ​​"Opus 41", a manually wound chro- had been compulsorily shut down and dismantled. After the nograph made of platinum, limited to 39 pieces, and "Spirit end of the war, Willy Hanhart rebuilt the Gütenbach facto- of Racing", a high-quality twin set consisting of wrist and ry, acquiring his first machines in exchange for remaining flyback stopwatches. The "Tachymaster" stopwatch came in wristwatches. Watch movements and tools were collected 2008 to delight passionate vintage car rally drivers, giving from their secure hiding places. It was already possible to them an entirely novel and innovative tool for measuring resume production of chronographs in 1949. distance. Hanhart's place as the most important stopwatch The 1950s manufacturer in Europe was thus underlined. In 2009, the mechanical chronographs in the "PRIMUS" collection were Production was already in full swing again. Hanhart began introduced, offering a contemporary interpretation of the to concentrate increasingly on the manufacture of mechani- traditional Hanhart values ​​of highest precision and reliabili- cal stopwatches and at the same time introduced a variety ty in a state-of-the-art design. of innovative products onto the market, such as automatic timers, battery-driven mechanisms for wall clocks and The 2010s wrist-watch alarms. In 1952, the head office was rebuilt in At Baselworld 2010, Hanhart presented the first models Schwenningen. In that same year, Hanhart participated for from its "PIONEER" collection, whose design and technolo- the first time in the Swiss watch fair now known as Basel- gy take their inspiration from the legendary Hanhart chro- world. The company became market leader and one of the nographs. As a nod to its close connection with motor sport largest producers of mechanical stopwatches. in the 60s and 70s, Hanhart introduced the "RACEMASTER" The 1960s collection with its hundred-times more scratch-resistant HDSpro® steel case. In 1962, Hanhart took the market by surprise with its af- fordable stopwatch "Amigo" – precision mechanics in a pla- stic case. It has proven its deserved place in the range right up to the present day. 1 2 Nowadays, high-quality mechanical timepieces, manufactu- HISTORY red in numerous individual stages at the factory in Güten- MUSEUM THE HANHART MUSEUM bach, continue to represent an important part of Hanhart's product line, alongside its wide range of stopwatches for in- Over 50 years after the company was founded, as part of their ex- dustry and sport. Just as they were used in the past at every pansion, a second production facility was built in 1934 in Güten- important car race, amongst other things, so today they are bach, also in the Black Forest, to accompany their manufactory in a popular companion of ambitious vintage car drivers. Schwenningen. With this, Hanhart laid the foundations for produc- tion of the first legendary pilot chronographs, which are treasured The design and technology of the wrist chronographs are and coveted by watch enthusiasts from all over the world, even to- based on Hanhart's long tradition and vast expertise. They day. combine historic features, such as the red button – Han- hart's trademark since 1939 – with state-of-the-art techno- The entire range of mechanical and electronic stopwatches as well logy and contemporary design. as the chronographs are still being manufactured in Gütenbach, the company's present day headquarters. In addition to being mar- ket leaders in the production of stopwatches, in view of its success, Hanhart has continually grown its range of wristwatches. In order to satisfy this pleasing development and best meet the high requi- rements and working conditions demanded by ideal production, a new watchmaking workshop was established in Gütenbach. Right next door to this workshop, in a former workshop room, a new Hanhart Museum can be found, flooded with light from its large windows, where Hanhart's long tradition is coupled with the speci- alist know-how of the present day. Opening hours: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME FOR WATCH LOVERS There may be a few experts who are more au fait with the inner Wednesdays: 1:00 – 4:00 pm workings of stopwatches and chronographs than he is. However, On public holidays: closed when it comes to the history of the over 130-year-old company, he is likely to be unbeatable. The most extraordinary and exciting pieces from the company's rich tradition, which attract many inte- We are delighted to offer interested rested parties to the museum, are virtually his children. Manfred parties and groups of up to 15 people a Schwer, the guardian of the Hanhart Watch Museum, looks after the valuable collection. He knows all the specifics of each individual guided tour through our museum outside model and knows exactly how to work them. of opening hours. Please inquire ahead of time, by telephone on +49 (0) 7723 93 44 0 In surroundings that are predominantly true to the industrial at- or by e-mail to [email protected] mosphere of the early 20th century, visitors are every Wednesday afternoon taken on a journey through time, back to the year of the manufactory's inception. Numerous coveted exhibition pieces and enthusiast's favourites, rare collector's items as well as careful- ly preserved craftsman's tools, tell the history of the over 130-ye- ar-old Hanhart company, steeped in tradition. SHOWROOM CURRENT COLLECTION The Hanhart showroom was opened on 17th March 2017.