Hemel · Microbrand · United States

Hemel Air Support 40mm

In production · Pilot, Chronograph

Hemel Air League Special, black dial, black 60-minute bezel, on brown leather strap
Photo: Hemel
  • Hemel Air League Special, aged ivory dial
  • Hemel Air League Special, black dial with steel 60-minute bezel
  • Hemel Air Defense, black dial
  • Hemel Air Defense, full lume ivory dial
  • Hemel Air Wing, black dial, 12-hour bezel
  • Hemel Air Wing, full lume aged ivory dial
  • Hemel Air Wing, olive drab dial
  • Hemel Airfoil, black dial
  • Hemel Airfoil, ivory dial
  • Hemel Air Power, black dial with white big-eye subdial
  • Hemel Air Strike, black dial with white subdials and tachymeter
  • Hemel Hawkeye Chronograph, midnight black dial, black ceramic 12-hour bezel
  • Hemel Hawkeye Chronograph, full lume parchment white dial, black ceramic bezel
  • Hemel Hawkeye Chronograph, parchment white dial, orange aluminium bezel
  • Hemel Widget Watch Club special project, rendering, black dial with white subdials and blue 12-hour bezel
  • Hemel Hawkeye Chronograph, exhibition caseback showing the ST19 movement
From $550 to $800
  • Seagull ST1901
  • 40 mm × 13.4 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 100 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Hand-wound
Tier
Mid
Complications
Small seconds, Chronograph
Frequency
21,600 bph
Power reserve
—
Hacking
—
Accuracy (factory)
—

Case

Diameter
40 mm
Lug to lug
47 mm
Thickness
13.4 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel (316L)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
100 m
Crown
Push/pull
Case back
Display, screw-down
Bezel
120 clicks, lumed
Finishing
Polished

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Double-domed
Anti-reflective
Yes (side not stated)
Lume
Super-LumiNova C3 or BGW9, by variant

Bracelet

Bracelet
—

Straps

Strap 1
Leather

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
Air Defense Standard Black—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Defense Full Lume Ivory—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air League Special Black—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air League Special Aged Ivory—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air League Special Steel Bezel—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Wing Standard Black—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Wing Full Lume Aged Ivory—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Wing Olive Drab—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Airfoil Standard Black—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Airfoil Ivory—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Power—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Air Strike—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Hawkeye Midnight Black—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Hawkeye Parchment White—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Hawkeye Orange Bezel—Msrp549.99 USD$5502026-10-24link
Widget Watch Club—Msrp800 USD$8002026-10-24link

Variants

NameReferenceDialBezelStatus
Air Defense Standard BlackHF22Black——
Air Defense Full Lume IvoryHF22IVIvory (full lume)——
Air League Special BlackHF17BlackBlack ceramic, 60-minute—
Air League Special Aged IvoryHF17IVAged ivoryBlack ceramic, 60-minute—
Air League Special Steel BezelHF26BlackSteel, 60-minute—
Air Wing Standard BlackHF19BlackBlack ceramic, 12-hour—
Air Wing Full Lume Aged IvoryHF19IVAged ivory (full lume)Black ceramic, 12-hour—
Air Wing Olive DrabHF19OLOlive drabBlack ceramic, 12-hour—
Airfoil Standard BlackHF25Black——
Airfoil Ivory—Ivory (full lume)——
Air PowerHF35Black with white big-eye subdial——
Air StrikeHF30Black with white subdials——
Hawkeye Midnight BlackHF34Midnight blackBlack ceramic, 12-hour—
Hawkeye Parchment WhiteHF34FLParchment white (full lume)Black ceramic, 12-hour—
Hawkeye Orange BezelHF34OBParchment white (full lume)Orange aluminium, 12-hour—
Widget Watch ClubHF39Black with white subdialsBlue, 12-hourLimited

About this entry

80% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, bracelet offered.

Hemel's 40mm hand-wound ST19 pilot chronograph line, which the brand calls the Air Support series (store collection "HF Series Air Support"; the Sky Racer page refers to "our Air Support pilot series"). The store sells it under separate names (Air Defense, Air League Special, Air Wing, Airfoil, Air Power, Air Strike, the Hawkeye Chronograph made with Long Island Watch, and a Widget Watch Club project); every listing gives the same case, movement and crystal, so they are recorded as variants of one model. The 42mm Airfoil option is a separate model (Air Support 42mm). Brand specs: Seagull ST19 hand-winding column-wheel chronograph (the Hawkeye and Air Wing pages specify the swan-neck regulator version), 45-hour power reserve claimed; 316L polished case, 40mm, 47mm lug to lug, 20mm lugs, 100m; screw-down exhibition caseback (sapphire per the Hawkeye and Widget Watch Club pages); signed push/pull crown (not screw-down); double-domed sapphire with AR coating (side not stated); 120-click rotating bezel with C3 lume. Thickness 13.4mm is the brand's figure on the Air League, Air Wing and Airfoil pages and matches The Time Bum's figure for the Air League; no source says whether it includes the crystal. Bezel direction is not stated. Bezel insert and scale vary by variant (black ceramic 60-minute or 12-hour, steel, orange aluminium); scales are read from photos where the brand doesn't state them. Lume: C3 on most dials, BGW9 on the Air Power, the full-lume Hawkeye dials and the Widget Watch Club; bezel lume C3 throughout per the listings. The Air Strike adds a tachymeter scale and a jumbo crown (Hemel also sells a "Large Air Support Crown Upgrade"); the Air Power has a big-eye subdial. Leather straps (Italian leather per the Air Power and Air Strike pages); a separate Air Support Commander Bracelet is sold as an accessory. The Widget Watch Club version was a $800 made-to-order project for club members (five to six months' lead time, all sales final), shown only as a rendering; recorded as limited, number not stated. No weight published or found.

Last verified: 2026-10-30. Edit or correct this entry.

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