H P Hercules - Ice Blue Hand wound

H P Hercules Hand Wound - Ice Blue

This particular watch features an Ice Blue dial that captures the serene blue of the clear glacial ice. With numeral indexes at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock, and the elegant "sword" hour and minute hands. The second hand is a deep, blood red colour in tribute to those who never returned from the treacherous Nanga Parbat. 

Uniquely crafted by Manufacture horlogère Vallée de Joux in the heart of the Swiss Jura mountains, the hand wound movement is equipped with double barrels for extra power and can run for an impressive 120 hours (5 days) when fully wound. The alpinism inspiration can be seen in the engraved bridges, reminiscent of old maps, and filled with BGW9 SuperLuminova that glows a vibrant blue in the dark - just like the frozen permafrost at the mountain's peak.

Details Matter

MOVEMENT

• Produced in collaboration with Manufacture horlogère Vallée de Joux
• Hand wound
• 26 jewels
• 28,800/ hour frequency
• Power reserve 120 Hour (5 days)
  
• Mountain height lines engraved to rear of movement filled with BGW9 SuperLuminova
• COSC certified movement

CASE

• 3 part construction, (bezel, middle case, caseback) screwed
• 40mm case size
• 46mm lug to lug
• 9.4mm thick (including glass)
• Stainless steel - polished finish
• caseback with AR coated sapphire glass
• 100 Metre water resistance

DIAL

• Based on the original piece from 1953
• Ice Blue 

STRAP

• Calf leather suede in black or brown
• Stainless steel buckle

EXTRAS

• Large luxury wooden box
• Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage book by Hermann Buhl

WARRANTY

• 2 year international warranty