Description
Sinn 308 Hunting Watch
The Sinn 308 Hunting Watch is a purpose-built mechanical timepiece created for demanding conditions where visibility, legibility and reliability matter most. While its name clearly points to the hunting field, this is not a novelty piece or a simple styling exercise. It is a carefully engineered instrument watch that combines practical functionality with Sinn’s unmistakable technical approach, resulting in a watch that feels equally at home in the outdoors or in daily wear.
Its defining feature is the moonlight display at 6 o’clock, a complication designed to indicate when natural moonlight reaches sufficient brightness. In situations where artificial light sources are not permitted or are best avoided, this display offers useful guidance based on available ambient light. It gives the 308 Hunting Watch a very particular identity, one that sets it apart not only within the Sinn range but also among modern sports watches more broadly. This is a feature with genuine purpose behind it, and that practical thinking is central to the watch’s character.
Legibility in darkness is another area where the 308 Hunting Watch stands apart. The moonlight display and the applied indices both use hybrid ceramic luminous elements, attached by hand. By integrating luminous pigments directly into the hybrid ceramic components, Sinn achieves an especially high concentration of illuminant. The result is strong luminous performance and excellent readability in low-light conditions, while also giving the dial a more sculptural, technical appearance. Against the dark green dial, these elements create a distinctive visual depth that feels refined without losing its instrument-like clarity.
Inside the watch is the self-winding SW 382-1 mechanical movement, operating at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour and equipped with 25 bearing jewels, a seconds stop function and anti-magnetic protection in accordance with DIN 8309. Alongside the hours, minutes and seconds, the movement drives a centre-mounted date hand, adding another element of visual individuality to the dial layout. Rather than relying on a conventional date window, Sinn has chosen a more characterful display that works neatly within the overall design language of the watch.
The case is made from satinised stainless steel and measures 40 mm in diameter, giving the watch a balanced and versatile presence on the wrist. A sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides protects the front of the watch, while the transparent sapphire case back allows a view of the movement. The screwable crown, 20 bar water resistance and low pressure resistance reinforce the watch’s all-conditions capability. These are the kinds of details that have long defined Sinn’s reputation for making watches that are ready for genuine use rather than occasional wear.
Supporting that reliability further is Sinn’s Ar-Dehumidifying Technology, which enhances functional dependability and helps prevent fogging. It is a technology that makes particular sense in a watch intended for changing environments and demanding field conditions. Taken as a whole, the Sinn 308 Hunting Watch is more than a specialised tool. It is a technically thoughtful, visually distinctive and highly wearable mechanical watch that brings together precision, purpose and individuality in a way only Sinn tends to do.
Technical Specifications
- Movement
- Mechanical movement
- SW 382-1
- Self-winding mechanism
- 25 bearing jewels
- 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour
- Seconds stop function
- Anti-magnetic as per DIN 8309
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds
- Centre-mounted date hand
- Moonlight display
- Case
- Case made of stainless steel, satinised
- Sapphire crystal glass in front, anti-reflective on both sides
- Transparent case back made of sapphire crystal glass, anti-reflective on the interior
- Screwable crown
- Meets the technical requirements for water resistance as set out in DIN 8310
- Water-resistant and pressure-resistant to 20 bar
- Low pressure resistant
- Dimensions and Weight
- Case diameter: 40.00 mm
- Band lug width: 20 mm
- Case thickness: 12.0 mm
- Weight without strap: 69 grammes
- SINN Technologies
- Ar-Dehumidifying Technology enhances functional reliability and freedom from fogging
- Dial and Hands
- Dark green dial
- Moonlight display made of a hybrid ceramic luminous element
- Indices made of hybrid ceramic luminous elements, attached by hand
- Hour and minute hand coated with luminescent colour
- Special Characteristics
- Case made of stainless steel, satinised
- Moonlight display at 6 o’clock as hybrid ceramic luminous element
- Centre-mounted date hand
- Hybrid ceramic luminous elements, attached by hand
- Crystal and transparent case back made of sapphire crystal
- Water-resistant and pressure-resistant to 20 bar
- Low pressure resistant
