Hemel Air Defense — Chronographe Pilote à Remontage Manuel 40 mm, Cadran Noir Piano (ST19)
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La Hemel Air Defense est un chronographe 40 mm doté d’un cadran noir piano / ivoire, animé par un mouvement chronographe mécanique à remontage manuel. Elle offre une étanchéité de 100 m et un verre saphir. Sur le cadran ChronoSeasons, elle occupe la position Heure V — Chronographe, dans le cadre de la saison Expedition — et convient aux journées de conduite, aux vols et au chronométrage de tout ce qui compte.
Une interprétation épurée et lisible du chronographe vintage à remontage manuel. L’Air Defense dégage le cadran de tout élément superflu pour laisser respirer ses sous-cadrans surdimensionnés — laque noire piano, Super-LumiNova C3, pousseurs-pistons et boucle doublement signée sur cuir italien souple. Mue par le calibre Seagull ST19 à roue de colonne, à remontage manuel.
Acier 316L poli de 40 mm, réserve de marche de 45 heures, étanchéité à 100 m, lunette en céramique à 120 crans, fond transparent. Neuve, sous boîte et sous garantie — livraison gratuite aux États-Unis.
Bon à savoir
It is driven by the Seagull ST19, a hand-wound mechanical chronograph you wind by the crown, offering the tactile ritual of a classic pilot chronograph.
With 100m of water resistance it handles rain, splashes, hand-washing and swimming. We suggest avoiding hot showers, saunas and diving.
The case measures 40mm — a versatile size that suits most wrists (roughly 15.5-19 cm / 6.1-7.5 in). Our watch size guide (/pages/watch-size-guide) explains how to measure your wrist.
It features a deep piano-black lacquered dial with ivory accents for high contrast and depth, set beneath a double-domed AR-coated sapphire crystal on an Italian leather strap.
On the ChronoSeasons dial it sits at Hour V — Chronograph, part of the Expedition season, and suits driving days, flights and timing anything that matters. It also appears in our Pilot & Aviation edit.
Yes. This Hemel is sourced through Shopify Collective and Hemel's verified channel, so it ships brand-new, boxed and backed by a 2-year limited warranty. US orders include free insured shipping.
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Extraits du journal
L'avis des propriétaires
Put this 40mm Full Lume Ivory head on a gray ribbed NATO strap right out of the box and it looks killer on my wrist. The black hands pop against the pale dial. My only minor gripe is that the crown felt a bit stiff to wind during the first week before smoothing out.
Picked up the Standard Black Air Defense for my older brother who stood as best man at my wedding in October. He's an architecture nerd who appreciates clean instrument dials and mechanical gears. Watching him wind the crown and test the chronograph pushers before the rehearsal dinner made my week.
I own several Swiss automatics and Valjoux 7750 chronographs, and the Seagull ST19 in the HF22IV still impresses me with its tactile column-wheel engagement and zero-reset snap. The 40mm case wears compactly on my wrist, and the AR-coated double-domed sapphire gives just enough vintage distortion at the edges without hurting legibility. Over two weeks on my timegrapher, it has averaged +6 seconds per day when wound each morning.
As a weekend track guy, I wanted a true mechanical stopwatch with a crisp start-stop click, and the Seagull ST19 in this Air Defense delivers. The twin sub-registers and 60-minute bezel are dead simple to read at a glance. The steel case has some real heft that took a couple days to get used to, but I love it now.
Appreciate the feedback, D. Young! That ST19 column-wheel pusher feel is tough to beat for timing laps.
Took the Full Lume Ivory version up to Maine for a week of coastal sailing and campfires. The 100m rating and full-dial glow make it a fun field piece around water. My only gripe is the buckle spacing could use one extra half-hole for hot, humid afternoons when my wrist swells.
Most mechanical chronographs barely handle a splash, so having 100m water resistance on this 40mm Air Defense is a huge plus when I'm out on Long Island Sound. The high-contrast white hands against the piano-black dial are easy to read in bright deck glare, and the sapphire crystal shrugs off knocks.
Thank you for the review, C. Green! Having a true 100m rating on a hand-wound ST19 chrono really makes a difference out on the water.
Bought the Full Lume Ivory model for my brother's 60th birthday since we both grew up around naval aviation. He was blown away by the mechanical column-wheel feel of the ST19 pushers and the vintage military font. He put it on at the dinner table and hasn't taken it off.
Swapped the factory leather for a curved-end 20mm black FKM rubber strap so it fits my wrist with room to spare. The double-domed sapphire and crisp sub-registers look great. Knocked one star because the lume is decent for a few hours after sundown but fades before morning.
I liked the stock Italian leather, but putting this Full Lume Ivory dial onto a 20mm olive canvas two-piece strap completely changed the look for casual Friday showings. At 40mm it sits balanced on my wrist, and the whole dial glows bright green after stepping indoors from the sun.
The 40mm case slides right under a starched dress shirt cuff during client meetings, yet the piano-black dial and polished hands give it real presence across a conference table. Winding the ST19 every morning before heading to the office has become my favorite part of the routine.
Thanks so much, Vincent! Glad the 40mm case and piano-black dial are working so well for your office rotation.
