Hanhart Torpedo Running Time Artillery Stopwatch Bund ca. 1960 Fullset Box Papers

Original Hanhart, presumably in mint condition, a rare example of a torpedo running time clock or stopwatch of the artillery of the early Bundeswehr (because it was not yet signed "Bund") with a typical top-mounted indirect second hand and onion crown as was common with the shipboard clocks of the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s, see Knirim p. 258ff.

This offer is for a sought-after so-called "full set", i.e. watch in original packaging with warranty card and instruction manual

The German military and precision watch manufacturer Hanhart was and is known for its extremely high-quality chronographs and stopwatches, especially before and during World War II.

What makes this rare piece particularly rare and authentic is its dial, specially developed for submarine use, featuring a tachymeter scale precisely calibrated to the torpedo or artillery gun, starting at 6,000 meters—the maximum distance of a submarine from the ship being attacked or the range of an artillery gun—then running down to 0 meters, the torpedo/shell impact point. If no beep was heard on the torpedo travel time stopwatch after this time, the commander knew he had missed and needed to reload.

Above are a few sample photos of original models of these very special torpedo-running watches for the Kriegsmarine during World War II, taken from Konrad Knirim's "Bible of Military Watches." It's clear that these also came from Junghans and Hanhart on the German side (the photos show a Hanhart with an identical dial/scale layout according to the Kriegsmarine's specifications).

A super rare piece of military and naval watch history, which only very rarely comes onto the market

Description:

The 100% original Torpedo running time watch, stop watch has the usual dimensions for the Navy: 50mm case diameter, unrestored, best preserved, white, "Hanhart" signed dial with top, indirect second, onion crown for winding as well as start and stop of the stop function

Clean, signed movement, three-lid clock with inner anti-magnetic movement protection lid, both lids close absolutely flush and rock solid

The stopwatch is fully functional! The signed movement is clean, the case and crystal show little noticeable signs of age or wear, and the unrestored dial is in excellent condition.

EZ: 1***, presumably unused in storage and therefore new, in excellent collector's condition, dial unrestored and fully signed, flawless! Barely any discernible signs of age or wear, even the original packaging and papers appear to be in mint condition. Winds smoothly, starts and runs smoothly.