The Humboldt Seven Year

Like a distillery that has had time to craft an exceptional aged bourbon, we’re releasing the Humboldt Seven Year to highlight what we’re capable of making. The Humboldt Seven Year celebrates our seventh year in business and showcases what we can do and why we're one of the best small independent brands out there.  With a hand-cut brass bezel, hand-finished dial and a sandblasted rotor we are confident that the Humboldt Seven Year combines true craftsmanship with our iconic design. These were available only at the 2022 Chicago Windup! EXPLORE THE HUMBOLDT SEVEN YEAR ⟶ Overview To build the Seven Year, Nathan Bobinchak, our Director of Watchmaking, is individually hand-machining bezels out of a special brass alloy for a watch that looks like nothing else we’ve ever made. It’s out first two-tone watch, but it’s brass, not bling. Brass is typically called a “base” metal, but it forms the base of almost everything in the watch, from the dials and hands, to the geartrain, to the movement plates and bridges. It’s the building block of horology, and we’re not afraid to show it off. The bezels are precisely hand-cut to fit the case, with tolerances that are barely a fraction of a human hair. Each piece is individually made on a vintage Derbyshire Elect lathe that used to maintain timepieces at the U.S. Naval Observatory. We’re stripping away the decoration to show the raw materials that make our watches special. Each dial on the Seven Year is painstakingly turned to reveal the metal beneath, and the rotors are sandblasted to highlight their multi-part construction. The bezel is made from 693 Eco Brass, a special lead-free alloy with exceptional corrosion resistance and strength. That means it’s safe to wear, and hard enough to withstand your adventures. Each watch will patina uniquely to you. The brass is completely untreated, which means it will start changing the moment you put it on. Each bezel will have your unique “fingerprint” of patina! Specifications Sellita SW300 automatic 25 jewel mechanical Swiss movement 42-hour power reserve 28,800 bph / 4 Hz 316L Stainless steel mid-case and caseback Hand-cut 693 Eco Brass Bezel 39.5mm case diameter 20 ATM water resistance (200 meters) 12.4mm case height 20mm lug width 46.8mm lug-to-lug Double-domed sapphire crystal with multi-layer anti-reflective coating Date wheel with custom typeface located at 6 o'clock Nylon strap with orange stitching and matching signed hardware Sandwich dial with Super-LumiNova BGW9 Leather watch wallet Two-year limited warranty * International buyers are responsible for any customs duties Included Humboldt Seven Year  Horween leather strap 20mm navy blue nylon strap Horween leather watch wallet Strap changing tool