Introducing the Hanhart x The Rake & Revolution Limited Edition Bronze 417 Chronograph

Dude, I want Steve McQueen’s other watch!” was my exclamation upon meeting Hanhart’s co-managing director Felix Wallner at the 2017 Basel Fair. He immediately chuckled in amusement and replied, “Wei, everybody wants Steve McQueen’s watch. We have hundreds of requests each month to recreate the 417 Flieger Chronograph.”

OK, just in case you’re not sure what exact timepiece Wallner and I were losing our collective minds about, let me clarify. Steve McQueen is correctly identified with two other watches, in particular, the iconic TAG Heuer Monaco 1133 B, which he and Jack Heuer selected and which he wore during his 1971 film in a partnership that continues to be one of the most evocative even to this day. Then there is the Rolex 5512 Submariner, which he was photographed with, most famously, by legendary paparazzo Ron Galella. This watch is prominently featured on McQueen’s wrist as he drinks a cup of coffee with a surly expression aimed at. Apparently, his words to Galella upon seeing him arrive at principal photography in Negril, Jamaica were, “I’ll give you five minutes on the condition you take the first boat out of here.”