Habring² Erwin Salmon

The Erwin Salmon features a brushed salmon dial, giving the watch depth and a luxurious look. Applied Arabic numerals with a strong luminescent coating are on the dial, which is also on the hands.

The dead beat second is a mechanical watch mechanism that allows the second hand to jump in precise one-second intervals. Unlike the smooth movement of the hand in conventional mechanical watches, where the hand progressively skips several times a second, in a dead beat second, the hand moves in steps, moving only one increment each second.

This type of movement looks similar to modern electronic watches, where the second hand jumps from one point to another every second. In fact, however, it is a mechanical mechanism with a stepping system that allows such precise movement.

The dead beat second appeared as early as the 18th century, especially in very accurate pocket watches and marine chronometers, which had to be able to measure time with high precision. Vandaag, this mechanism is a rarity and is mostly considered a demonstration of watchmaking craftsmanship, often used in high-quality luxury watches.

Mechanical watches made with love by the ecological farmers of independent watchmaking, as the founders of the brand, Maria and Richard Habring, call themselves. The brand's main specialisation is to offer fascinating complications at very attractive prices. With an annual production of 200 watches per year, made by a small team of watchmakers in Austria, Habring² can be considered without exaggeration the smallest true "manufacture".

Richard and Maria founded Habring² in 2004 and shortly afterwards developed their own in-house movements. They have won the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève four times!