Hanoverian Purdue Boilermaker Special Edition - Gold and Black

Blacked out, geared up, all business. A gold dial glows against a black PVD case while the cowcatcher indice and Purdue Pete’s sledgehammer seconds hand keep the Boilermaker spirit running. Flip it over and watch the black Motion P® rotor do the work through the exhibition caseback. An Indiana-assembled automatic, limited to an initial run of 50. Wear your Boilermaker pride every day.

Pre-Order Build in Process – Delivery Target October, 2026

A blacked-out Purdue watch, assembled in Indiana

The Hanoverian Purdue Boilermaker Special Edition in black PVD is the stealth version of a Purdue Boilermakers watch, an Indiana-assembled automatic that reads as a serious tool watch first and a fan piece second. This configuration is limited to 50 pieces, part of an initial run of 100 across both variants. Backorders available.

Gold on black, at full contrast

A black PVD-finished 316 stainless steel case frames a warm gold dial for all-out contrast. The dial is anchored by the Purdue Motion P®, with an hour indice at twelve shaped like the cowcatcher of a steam locomotive , a nod to the legendary Boilermaker Special. Marking the seconds is a hand modeled after Purdue Pete’s sledgehammer, moving steadily around the dial. A sailcloth-texture FKM strap keeps the whole thing wearable through heat, sweat, and water.

Exhibition caseback and Motion P® rotor

Through the exhibition caseback you can watch the movement at work behind a black oscillating rotor engraved with the Motion P®, the engine of the watch on full display. Underneath it sits a Miyota 9015 automatic, regulated in house to a target of ±5 seconds per day with a 42-hour power reserve.

Indiana assembly, built for daily wear

We assemble, regulate, and test every Hanoverian in Indiana. That’s our take on the timeless tool watch, rugged enough for the day-to-day, refined enough to mean something, and finished close enough to home that a person’s name is attached to it. It makes a Purdue graduation gift or alumni keepsake with a longer life than anything else in the campus bookstore. It may not be your grandfather’s watch, but with time, we hope it becomes your grandson’s.

Each watch arrives in a leatherette travel case and is backed by a two-year warranty.