Habring2 x SJX Watches Chrono-Comfortable Physician

Let’s set the scene and see what occurs once you combine some nice elements collectively. On one facet, take one of many best-kept secrets and techniques on the impartial watchmaking scene, one of many sole guardians of Austrian watchmaking, Habring². Subsequent, deliver into the equation our buddies at SJX Watchesa extremely revered watch media (named after the initials of its founder, Jiaxian SU). Add to {that a} group of collectors, all physicians, together with the proprietor of the primary Habring² × SJX version. And end with a splash of one of many best-looking watches ever made by Habring², the Shellman monopusher chronograph. The result’s a extremely interesting pair of monopusher physician’s watches, an identical in specs however very totally different in execution: the Habring² x SJX Chrono-Felix Medicus.

The inspiration of this new collaboration mannequin needs to be as acquainted to you as it’s to us: the Chrono-Felixa compact monopusher chronograph that served as the premise for our first Subscription Watch, the salmon chronograph. Nonetheless, SJX and the individuals who commissioned the watches and introduced the thought to the desk have made some important modifications to the bottom mannequin. First, this 38.5mm watch has been barely reworked with a flat, single-step bezel and a box-shaped sapphire crystal, giving it on the spot classic enchantment and a traditional Forties chronograph fashion (Patek ref. 130 and the like). Pretty skinny at 11.2mm in complete, the case has a sapphire caseback, a single chronograph pusher at 2 o’clock, and a reasonably restricted water-resistance of 30 metres.

However this isn’t the place the watch (or the watches, to be exact) packs essentially the most punch. The story behind this new collaboration between SJX and the Habrings was born from an uncommon fee: a gaggle of physicians, amongst them the proprietor of the primary Habring² × SJX version, approached the partnership with a request for a real physician’s watch, a watch geared up with pulsation and respiration scales and executed within the spirit of classic multi-scale chronographs. The result’s a dial that in some way remembers the traditional Habring² Shellman monopusherbut with its personal identification. SJX and Habring² developed a design that honours the supply materials whereas introducing a number of firsts for the model. The dial adopts Breguet numerals and dot hour markers, paired with polished leaf-shaped fingers and a seconds hand with an openworked counterweight.

The physician’s contact is achieved by means of a multi-scale structure. Ranging from the periphery of the dial, you’ll discover a calmly recessed and snailed flange with a pulsometer scale. Subsequent, from 5 to 25, is a respiration scale. The centre of the dial can also be residence to a extremely interesting snailed tachymeter scale, meant to measure common speeds (nothing medical right here, however it does look cool). One other technical distinction: in comparison with most watches based mostly on the calibre A11C, the Chrono-Felix Medicus includes a single chronograph sub-dial, a 30-minute counter unusually positioned at 12 o’clock (an unprecedented configuration for Habring², not like the two-register Chrono-Felix).

However there’s extra, as SJX didn’t create one watch, however a pair of watches. And these couldn’t be extra totally different. The primary version has a traditional brushed metal case paired with a blue leather-based strap, and a silver dial with blued fingers and utilized markers. Traditional, elegant, discreet and with classic enchantment. The second version is way extra placing and authentic, with its sandblasted metal case meant to evoke the look of classic chrome-plated watch circumstances. This version is paired with a gray dial and rose gold-plated accents, which ends up in a stunning but very interesting mixture of retro inspiration, trendy methods and a technical look – for sure, my favorite of the 2 variations.

Contained in the case and visual beneath the sapphire crystal is the in-house calibre Habring² A11C-H0, a variant of the motion discovered within the traditional Chrono-Felix and our MdS 1 Salmon Chronograph. Developed by Habring² on the Valjoux 7750 structure, this hand-wound monopusher chronograph with cam-lever structure is a robust improve over the venerable motion, with components produced in-house or by impartial suppliers and a number of other mechanical enhancements that enhance chronometry and repair. Operating at 4Hz, this motion shops 48h of energy reserve and is finely embellished with polished edges, perlage, and metal chronograph elements completed by impartial watchmaker Pöhlmann-Bresan.

Worn on leather-based straps with metal pin buckles matching the case end, the Habring² x SJX Chrono-Felix Medicus can be produced in 25 items per fashion. Deliveries are scheduled from Might to July 2026, and the watch is out there immediately from SJX Watches and Shellman in Tokyo. The watches (in any version) are priced at EUR 7,750 (excl. taxes), and a 40% deposit is required upon ordering. Moreover, the equal of EUR 700 per watch can be donated to youngsters’s medical charities in Singapore and Austria, with SJX Watches and Habring² every donating EUR 350.

For extra particulars, please go to watchesbysjx.com and habring2.com.