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We appreciate this tremendous abundance that surrounds us all every day. Many years ago we faced the question of whether our products reflect to the rules and regulations imposed by our employers in those times. The answer was very sobering and has allowed the desire to search for this authenticity, which appears to have been lost over the years, to flourish in us.

At the same time, the idea is not entirely new: These values were quite commonplace when the production of wearable, mechanical watches first commenced. In the times of Abraham Louis Breguet and his contemporary and employee Joseph Thaddäus Winnerl, a Styrian by birth, one would go to the watchmaker and have a watch made to the stipulated requirements. Then, the craftsman first devised the desired product and assembled it to some extent over years of detail work, vigorously supported by his helpers, into a functioning ensemble.

The industrial revolution and its aftermath have considerably changed this approach to watchmaking. Not only were production methods, quantities and production costs turned upside down, but also the brand gained greater importance. Brands have become a part of today’s consumer world and many stand for exceptional quality and grandeur. Alongside this world of brands there is also the world of “Anti-brands”. These are the small producers and family businesses that do not aspire to worldwide fame, but rather take pleasure in developing and manufacturing a perfect product according to their own preferences.

Immerse yourself into the world of Habring² and let yourself be carried away, sensitised and perhaps inspired. You will not only get to know what brings us pleasure but also read things which will not normally be found in any other comparable work. Simply authentic and genuine.

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Positive eco-balance: Our processes are also environmentally friendly. The necessary cleaning of the movement during the course of a value conservation service at Habring Uhrentechnik OG is performed using bio-degradable cleaning materials. In principle, valuable watches and their mechanical movements are exclusively finished with durable metals. Brass and copper alloys are used for the movements alongside with tempered steels. When considering the recycling aspect a mechanical watch offers a much more favourable ecological balance than a quartz watch, which – along with its difficult to recycle electronic components – usually contains heavy metal batteries.

The preference for suppliers in Austria and neighbouring countries has its origins in a desire for sustainability and shorter routes of transport. In this connection, small to medium-sized family businesses with a similar structure are perfect partners with comparable requirements and goals. All components are calculated and produced on the basis of fair considerations; together we create and maintain jobs in Europe.

Watchmaker – Occupation with a future? For many years the profession of the watchmaker in Austria has been a dying trade due to the historical development of moving “away from production and towards repair”. The training of young watchmakers is in decline. Both training centres have difficulty in finding the necessary minimum number of students. In addition, the requirements demanded of the younger generation are high. Technical understanding, a steady hand and patience are just a few of the basic prerequisites. The biggest hurdle is that, after 3 ½ or 4 years of training, the graduates have only acquired a very basic knowledge. A high level of personal diligence is then necessary for many years to gain the experience that is indispensible for handling high value mechanical watches.

Sustainability – not just with regard to the product: Habring Uhrentechnik OG provides a practical apprenticeship for trainees under real conditions, enabling them to perfect their skills. In turn, this has enabled some employees to remain in Carinthia.

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Its dimensions of just 36mm make it an ideal alternative for those who prefer the classic casing size. The "small Habring²“ is a choice option for selected models and variants of bigger brothers and sisters. It is especially suitable for movements that have a slightly flatter design and therefore support the harmonious overall impression of the watch and enable the use of casings with a height of less than 10mm despite housing a mechanism that is both reliable and suitable for everyday use.

The facts:

• Stainless steel casing with a diameter of 36mm, available on request for the models "Time" and "Jumping Second" in their respective basic versions

• Dials analogue to the variants available for each model • Movement calibre A09M, A09MD or A09MS

Conclusion: The classic Habring² for anyone who feels the 42mm variant is too big for their wrist.

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The Chrono COS has not only done away with the buttons and associated drill holes in the casing, thereby reducing the risk of water penetration, but also with the common tiny jolt of the seconds hand at the start. In conventional chronographs this is caused by the required pressure point of the button and results in counter inaccuracies in range of tenths of second, be they significant or not. Thanks to the silky smooth operation of the Chrono COS this forgivable weakness of classic chronographs now belongs in the past.

As of mid 2011 the Chrono COS will also be available as a reduced model. The common face of the chronograph will also disappear along with the buttons. Whilst the constantly running seconds hand is completely omitted, the minutes hand appears in a new robe, namely as a 60 minutes hand from the centre. The Habring² Chrono COS ZM (ZM stands for “central minutes counter”) is thus the first and only additions chronograph of high value with the appearance of a classic three-handed watch.

The facts:

• Available in stainless steel, titanium or gold casing in 42mm diameter

• Dials in silver with blue or rose gold appliqués, with rhodiated appliqués and superluminova coating as well as in pure white and cream with blue appliqués

• Movement calibre A08COS Conclusion: The athlete in evening dress. The well-known double-zero agent will envy you when he thinks about what is concealed under your shirt cuffs.

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The true story of the tourbillon

The “Crown” of watchmaking was invented in 1795 by Abraham Louis Breguet to – in simple words – balance the influence of gravity on the components responsible for regulating movement. These parts – the anchor wheel, the anchor and the balance wheel - are located in a cage which turns a full circle on its own axis.

One of the keys to high-precision mechanical watches is the equilibrium of the balance wheel, i.e. a centre of gravity, which ideally lies perfectly in the centre of rotation, similar to a gyroscope. Of course, Abraham Louis Breguet and his contemporaries were capable of perfectly balancing the wheels of that age, in a similar way that we balance car tyres today. So,why all the effort?

Looking at things somewhat closer, the metallurgical possibilities were way behind what they are today. The physical length adjustment of steel coil springs used at the time led to the movement running fast or slow; this was equalised by so-called compensatory balance wheels. The collar of these wheels were two semi-circular bimetallic strips of steel and brass; thus, the diameter of the balance wheel changed in response to changes in temperature, counteracting the behaviour of the springs. The problem lay in the production of these bimetal balance wheels. A prefabricated steel collar was dipped into liquid brass to apply the required brass coating. This insufficient hardness of the brass coating was remedied with mechanical compaction in the form of hammering. However, this resulted in stresses, which caused both bimetallic semi-circles to work differently under changes in temperature.

The centre of gravity of the balance wheel that was perfectly balanced at room temperature moved with heat and cold; we should remember that watches in those days were not yet worn on the wrist but rather carried in a pocket. The resulting inaccuracies of the movement annoyed Breguet so he devised the tourbillon mechanism to compensate them.

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1800 Dissolution of the "Imperial and Royal Privileged Clock Factory of Geneva" due to a lack of commercial success

1815 Winnerl relocates to Graz having spent six years as an apprentice in the trade; founding of "Geist und Jäckle"

1824 Josef Geist dies in Graz. His son-in-law and business partner Bernhard Jäckle acquires his clock-making factory in Graz and subsequently manages it together with his two brothers

1828 "Gebrüder Jäckle" produce 2,000 clocks

1830 Clock-maker Simberth Höfler from Völkermarkt/Carinthia is appointed in Graz as master clock-maker

1836 "Gebrüder Jäckle" produces 5,000 clocks and maintains customer relations reaching as far as England, New York and Philadelphia, in addition to many major cities in Germany, Italy and the Levant

1829 Winnerl relocates to Paris and becomes an independent clock-maker following periods of employment with various others including Breguet

1841 Having worked with Winnerl for four years, Ferdinand Adolph Lange returns to Glashütte and establishes the region's clock-making industry in 1845

1844 Chronometer manufacturer Winnerl receives a knighthood from the French Legion of Honour and publishes some of his works

1850 Winnerl is appointed to the Observatory in Paris

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1859 Freedom of trade is declared under new trade laws introduced in Austria. The clock-maker guilds and their protected privileges are a thing of the past

1860 "Georg Jäckle", successor to "Gebrüder Jäckle", manufactures 1,557 clocks that are sold in the capital cities of Austria, Saxony, Prussia and Italy

1860 Only 24 clock-makers remain as members of the Graz guild

1868 Winnerl manufactures the first electric pendulum clock

1883 The classification of trades (including that of the clock-maker) still applicable today is introduced

1890 Austria's clock-making industry more or less vanishes into thin air

1917 Karl Satori (1871 - 1954) invents the fused quartz rod compensation pendulum

To describe the manufacture of specific clocks such as masterpieces and similar would go beyond the scope of this article. The records of the clock-makers of Graz reviewed by Lukas Stolberg list a total of 342 names up to the year 1890, including a few who manufactured a number of clocks. A list of 2,500 Viennese clock-makers compiled by Kaltenböck contains names less than a dozen manufacturers active at the start of the 20th century.

Sources:

Lukas Stolberg: „Die Steirischen Uhrmacher“ (1979); Frederick Kaltenböck: „Die Wiener Uhr“ (1988); Claterbos, F. H. van Weijdom: „Viennese Clockmakers and what they left us – Geschichte und Technik der Wiener Uhren und Wiener Uhrmacher (1979)“

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Further information, for instance on clock movements, technical details, the modular system of the Habring² and answers to other frequently asked questions can be found at our website www.habring2.com.

Photo credits (unless the property of Habring Uhrentechnik OG):

page 3: Tourismusregion Klopeiner See - Südkärnten GmbH page 5: Yasmina Haddad

page 32: Piskernik Collection

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Cador GmbH, D-Eimeldingen Craiss GmbH, D-Wurmberg Estima AG, CH-Grenchen

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