Habring by Benzinger 5 Minute Repeater

Описание: World exclusive – Watchmaking history in the making

Habring-Benzinger 5-Minuten Repeater for Define Watches

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Two years ago, Peter Petzold, owner of Define Watches, conceived the idea of creating a Limited Edition Collection of 5 Minute Repeaters that combine technical handmade horological perfection and aesthetic beauty – at an affordable price.

Two names instantly came to mind: Habring for the technical know-how and skill of owners Richard and Maria Habring and Jochen Benzinger, renowned master ennobler.

Upon initial presentation of the idea, both parties were aprehensive, given the polar opposite of their approach to watch making and design.

Richard Habring, co–developer of IWC’s patented Doppel Chronogrpah, is an absolute purist with regards to the technical functionality of a watch. At Habring even an engraving on a crown is seen as an unnecessary complication on a mechancial timepiece. Habring’s watches are strikingly understated, clean, clear lines and expcetional functionality underlie each tiempiece produced by Maria, Richard and the small team at the manufactory in Austria. The prospect of an affliation with a watch ennobler was both novel and challenging for a company that has built its repuation on understated design and technical functionality but both Richrad and Maria rose to the occasion and realised that their core competance was exactly what would underpin the collection.

Jochen Benzinger, world-renowened watch ennobler having worked for such comnaies as: Lange & Söhne, IWC, Original Glashütte, and Chronoswiss was enthralled with the potential of the project and design opportunities. Jochen’s work is painstakingly produced by hand on vintage machines that facilitate the creation of his highly bespoke designs. Each piece Benzinger creates is unique and truly hand-made, no CAD, no laser-cutters just artistic genius and hand-drawn sketches. Whether he is refining a 100 year old Piaget or engraving an exclusive Grieb & Benzinger ($200,000+) Jochen devotes months to each project to ensure the end result is as aestheically perfect and balance as it is functional.

So, despite the differences of execution, the philospohy of excellence unites the two and makes for a very exciting collection of FIVE 5-minute repeaters created and built by Habring and ennobled by Jochen Benzinger. Such collborations between independent watchmakers are not common and do rank themselves worthy of mention in the world of Horology.

Define Watches take great pleasure in presenting their 5 piece Limited Edition of Habring by Benzinger Five Minute Repeaters.