* On 14th August 1974, a TORNADO took to the skies for the first time as part of the flight testing of a new multirole combat aircraft in European defense cooperation. The two-tone aircraft, painted white and red-orange with registration number P.01 D-9591, was flown by a British-German crew under the radio call sign LUNA 23 for test purposes at “Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61”. British pilot Paul Millett was in the front cockpit, with German test pilot Nils Meister in the rear. The maiden flight ended safely and successfully after 33 minutes in Ingolstadt/Manching. To mark the occasion, Hanhart has launched a special edition limited to 148 pieces with the kind support of PANAVIA Aircraft GmbH.
* The 417 ES TORNADO bears the cockade in the colours of the three partner nations (Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) on the dial below the running second at 9 o’clock. The TORNADO logo is located on the lower half of the dial whilst an embossed view of the plane from above with the wings at 67° and the TORNADO logo adorn the back of the watch. The location, date, duration of the flight, registration number and serial number XXX/148 are also engraved on the case back. The hour indices, hour, minute and stop-second hands are coated with luminous material in Old Radium colour to enhance the vintage look of the watch.
* Housing the Sellita AMT 5100 M Flyback movement and fitted to a supple black leather strap with leather underlay.
Movement: Manual Wind Flyback Chronograph
Case Dimensions: 39mm x 13.3mm, Stainless Steel
Dial: Black with Old Radium Style Lume
Glass: High Domed Sapphire Glass
Strap: 20mm, Black Leather on PIn Buckle
Water Resistance: 10 ATM
Reference: H701L.214-7010
Tradition and Expertise since 1882.
Hanhart first began trading on July 1st 1882 when Swiss watchmaker Johann A. Hanhart opened a watch shop in Diessenhofen, north-east Switzerland. The company quickly re-located to Schwenningen, southern Germany in 1902 and found instant success in 1924 with their first affordable, mechanical stopwatch. By 1938, Hanhart were a pioneer in the production of mechanical chronograph wristwatches, designed for pilots and by the 1960s had also moved into fine timing for sports events and motor racing.
Today, Hanhart still produce a varied range of wristwatches and fine timing stopwatches, tapping into their rich heritage of mechanical watchmaking know-how to produce pieces of incredible craftmanship and functional good looks.