Schauer Legends Marine Silver Automatic

Modern 3D Technology and Traditional Craftsmanship

Since the sale of Stowa in 2021, Jörg Schauer has fully dedicated himself to developing his distinctive Schauer collection, while also seeking new ways to revive classic designs from the past. One such design is the marine watch, which once served as a crucial navigation tool on the open sea. Reinterpreting these watches and bringing them into the present day presented Schauer with a creative challenge, combining respect for tradition with a desire for innovation.

In the new Marine Legends series, the most modern 3D laser processing is masterfully combined with precise manual production. The result is a unique blend of technical perfection and timeless elegance. The practical features of marine watches are enhanced by the use of luminous material, ensuring excellent readability even at night. Each dial is then hand-filled with numerals and indices, creating an original and unmistakable piece of horological art.

Technical details:

Case: newly developed 40 mm x 10.2 mm steel case (lug to lug: 50.6 mm)
Dial: Marine style made of 925/1000 silver, numerals and indices are filled with SuperLuminova C3 technology
Water resistance: 50 m
Movement: ETA 2824-2 Top Grade, decorated, custom rotor, 40-hour power reserve
Strap: gray leather strap with a matte Schauer pin buckle

Background

Since 1996, Jörg Schauer has designed and manufactured Flieger, Marine, and Bauhaus-style watches under the Stowa watch company. With a reputation as a perfectionist, his limited production series and anniversary models have been sold out for years and are sought after by collectors worldwide. Try searching for the "Stowa FOLE" anniversary model, and you'll be surprised.

In 2021, Jörg sold Stowa and subsequently resigned from all his positions in 2022. However, he retained the Schauer and Durowe brands for future watchmaking projects. After seeing some of his prototypes, we can only say that the future of Schauer watches is bright.

Details

As a perfectionist, Jörg had special wooden boxes made. These come from the Black Forest region. The boxes have a leather lining inside and a special metal plate with the model designation and an engraved individual number.

The result is simply amazing! Without exaggeration, these are perfect Marine-style watches for everyday use.

The entire production, including final assembly, takes place in Jörg Schauer's workshop located in the town of Engelsbrand, near one of Europe's watchmaking centers – the German city of Pforzheim.

Case and Dial

What immediately catches the eye is undoubtedly the dial. The dial is made of 925/1000 silver and then laser engraved. This gives it an amazing and unique surface texture, and all numerals and indices are perfectly three-dimensional. They literally rise from the dial. By the way, laser engraving one dial takes over an hour. But that's not all; the dial then needs to be hand-finished, which takes another 3 hours of work!

The numerals and indices are filled with a thick layer of Luminova C3 luminous material. The dial has a Marine watch design and is set in a newly developed 40 mm stainless steel case. To give the case an authentic feel, Jörg treated its surface with a satin brush finish. Both the case and dial are made in Germany. The same goes for the strap. The high-quality Schauer buckle is also matted to match the case.

Movement and Personalization

It is typical for Jörg to always use the best materials. He personally refined and decorated the ETA 2824-2 TOP Grade movement, which is adjustable in five positions: accuracy +/-4 s/day to +/- 15 s/day, used in the watches. The decoration can be admired through the display case back, which is made of sapphire glass.

The rotor includes an engraving with the model designation and its unique number.