Sinn 158 Automatic Bundeswehr Limited Edition of 500

Pre owned Sinn 158 automatic Bundeswehr automatic chronograph. It is a limited edition of 500 pieces and this is number 422. It comes complete with box and papers with original purchase receipt from 2020. It comes on a band new unused Bundeswehr leather strap as well as the original used condition black leather strap with red stitch as well. This is a limited edition from 2022 and now completely sold out. The ‘wristwatch with double stopwatch’ (as it was originally known by the Bundeswehr – the German armed forces – during the 1960s), which was sold only in very limited quantities during the 1980s and early 1990s, is now one of the most sought-after collector’s watches in our company. Company founder Helmut Sinn purchased phased-out inventories of the Bundeswehr (Heuer-Leonidas SA 1550 SG, shortened to Heuer 1550 SG) and sold these after reconditioning with, inter alia, added SINN lettering on the dial under the label ‘Bundeswehr Chronograph for Pilots’ as model 155 Bw. These impressive pilot watches were fitted with a Valjoux 230 hand-wound chronograph movement and a pilot’s bezel.

The design of the traditional 158 pilot chronograph is in keeping with its predecessor: the bead-blasted case with a diameter of 43 mm, the high-domed acrylic glass, a black, easy-to-use pilot’s bezel manufactured from anodised aluminium and a large, equally comfortable winding crown are distinctly reminiscent of our traditional pilot chronographs.

For the movement, we placed our trust in the modern, automatic- calibre SW 510 from the Swiss manufacturer Sellita. This enables a horizontal bicompax division and central stopwatch-second display, true to the historic model, with the seconds display at 9 o’clock and the stopwatch minute display at 3 o’clock. This movement also offers a date display at 6 o’clock. The stopwatch seconds and minutes hands are brilliant red. Optimum readability is also ensured in the dark, as the numerals, hour and minute hands are coated in luminous white. The 158 is resistant to low pressure and can withstand pressures of up to 10 bar.

A total of 500 of these traditional 158 pilot chronographs are being produced, each with an engraved limited-edition marking on the case back.

The first image is a catalogue image. Subsequent images show it on the alternative Bundeswehr strap and the leather strap with red stitch. 

Mechanical Movement
SW 510
Self-winding mechanism
27 bearing jewels
28,800 semi-oscillations per hour
Seconds stop function
Anti-magnetic as per DIN 8309

Case
Case made of stainless steel, bead-blasted
Shock-resistant acrylic glass
Case back screw-fastened
Meet the technical requirements for waterproofness, as set out in standard DIN 8310
Pressure-resistant up to 10 bar
Low pressure resistant

Functions
Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
Chronograph
Pilot’s bezel with minute scale

Dimensions and Weight
Case diameter: 43 mm
Band lug width: 20 mm
Case thickness: 15,15 mm
Weight without strap: 80 gramme

Dial and Hands
Matte black dial
Numbers coated with luminescent colour
Hour hand, minute hand coated with luminescent colour