Sternglas was founded by Dustin Fontaine in Hamburg in 2016. Fontaine worked in a small watch manufactory in his student years and this experience sparked his passion for watchmaking. The brand focuses on minimalism and quality and aims to make good design accessible to everyone. The ‘glas’ element of the brand’s name refers to the sapphire glass lens that is built into every watch that the brand creates. Fontaine chose this name for his brand to honour the strong history of German watchmaking. Despite being a relatively new name in the watch industry, Sternglas is a very well-respected brand that creates high-quality timepieces. 

Core Features of the Sternglas Hamburg Collection:

• The Hamburg watches each feature a domed sapphire crystal to protect the dial. This has a double anti-reflective coating. 
• All watches in the Hamburg collection have a date aperture at the 6 o’clock positioning. 
• Each Hamburg watch has a quick-change strap system that allows the wearer to give their timepiece a new look whenever they please, with no tools required.
• Every watch in this collection is also water-resistant up to 50 metres or 5 bars.

Model Specifications S01-HC36-FI02:

• This chronograph model features a silver dial with anthracite, yellow, blue and red details. 
• Black hour and minute hands and an orange chronograph hand contrast the dial. 
• The hour and minute hands have a white luminescent coating. A luminescent dot marking at 12, 3 and 9 o’clock further improves readability in low-light conditions. 
• The dial also features a mix of black and white Arabic numerals and baton indices. 
• For extra-precise timekeeping, there are also minute and second markers on the outer ring of the dial. 
• A 316L stainless steel case frames the dial. It measures 42mm in diameter and 9.3mm in thickness. 
• A special detail of this watch is its fine-detailed engraved case back, which depicts two sailboats racing on the Outer Alster Lake. 
• Chronograph features on the watch include an elapsed minutes sub-dial at 9 o’clock, a 24-hour indicator sub-dial at 3 o’clock and a date aperture at 6 o’clock. 
• Every two days, instead of numbers, the colourful signal flags of the regatta appear in the date aperture. 
• This timepiece is powered by a Seiko VK64 Mecha-Quartz movement which ensures precise timekeeping. 
• The watch is finished with a Field 20 signal orange nylon strap. The band width measures 20mm in diameter.