{"product_id":"massena-lab-x-habring-erwin-lab03-as08170","title":"Massena Lab x Habring² Erwin Lab03","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHigh-end, independent watchmaking is alive and well these days — though with price tags that often make new watch collectors’ eyes water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, not every timepiece from each such high-end brand is priced like a mid-level sedan. To wit: the ERWIN LAB03, a collaboration timepiece between the brilliant William Massena’s Massena LAB and Habring, featuring a dial by master dialmarker J.N. Shapiro and a chronometer certification from the Horological Society of New York. Quite the pedigree, we think you’ll agree — and especially at this price! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhere do we even begin with such a masterfully designed, classically inspired timepiece? How about with the case: Sized at a perfect (and unisex) 38.5mm in stainless steel, it features polished lugs and a stepped bezel reminiscent of timepieces from the 1940s. Beneath a sapphire crystal is the star of the show: a bronze ‘basketweave’ guilloché dial by J.N. Shapiro with matching blued steel hands and Roman numerals. Machining this type of dial by hand is a painstaking process, and Shapiro is one of few people in the U.S.A. who can do it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowering the watch — and visible via a sapphire caseback — is the hand-wound, mechanical Caliber A11s by Habring. Made in Austria, it features a patented central ‘deadbeat seconds’ complication and is hand-adjusted to Horological Society of New York specifications. Beating at 28,800 oscillations per hour, it has a 48-hour power reserve and a special amagnetic escapement with chronometer-quality Carl Hass balance spring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePaired to a signed, navy blue leather strap with a signed, stainless steel pin buckle, this magnificent timepiece is accompanied by its factory goodies. A limited edition of just 66 pieces, it quickly sold out, and it’s little wonder why: For the price of a common, industrially produced dive watch from a luxury brand, you’re getting a hand-made piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehaute horlogerie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethat will stand the test of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere’s no doubt about it: This is an heirloom-grade watch, made by those for whom horology is as much an art as it is a science. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40113537712215,"sku":"40991226","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS08170_40991226_MASSENALAB-HABRING_ERWINLAB03_E-PAB03-6.jpg?v=1675805390","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/massena-lab-x-habring-erwin-lab03-as08170","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}