Last year, the Swatch Group announced its withdrawal from Baselworld 2019. Subsequently, from May 14th to 16th this year, the six major high-end brands under the Swatch Group jointly held a new product launch exhibition in Switzerland to showcase new brand models of this year. Glashütte Original, one of the six major brands, introduced a lot of new watches this year, let’s take a look!
Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition Limited Edition
Product Model: 1-66-08-01-03-50
Watch diameter: 42 mm
Case material: Platinum
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 66-07
Water resistance: 50 meters
Details of the watch: The 66-08 manually wound movement is housed in a 42 mm satin-polished platinum case with a cleverly carved bottom plate, which makes the balance plate appear to float on the movement. The movement adopts a novel and original inversion installation method, with a vibration frequency of 4 Hz and a running time of up to 41 hours. In addition to the hours, minutes and small seconds, the watch is equipped with a power reserve indicator and a stop-seconds device. On the surface treated with rhodium plating, the delicately crafted leaf patterns spread vividly. Not only on the upper balance plate, but also on the back of the movement. This watch is limited to 25 pieces. Because the engraver’s handwriting is not exactly the same, each of these 25 watches is a unique work of art. Available at Glashütte Original’s major specialty stores and select retailers worldwide.
Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon-Limited Edition Limited Edition
Model: 1-58-05-01-03-50
Watch diameter: 42 mm
Case material: Platinum
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 03-01
Water resistance: 50 meters
Watch details: ‘Tourbillon’, these two words are engraved on the dial’s fixed elements. This highly sophisticated precision timepiece made of platinum has been officially certified by the Observatory, with a limited edition of 25 pieces worldwide.
Glashütte Original New Annual Limited Edition:
Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date
Model: 1-39-52-13-02-04
Price: ¥ 52000
Watch diameter: 39 mm
Case material: polished steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 39-52
Water resistance: 30 meters
Watch details: 64500
Watch diameter: 42 mm
Case material: polished steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 39-47
Water resistance: 30 meters
Watch details: The case diameter of the 1960s watch is 39 mm, and the diameter of the Large Date model is 42 mm. The bas-relief pattern is created using original tools and craftsmanship from the 1960s. The digital hour markers and hands on the dial are coated with Super-LumiNova, which is bright and bright. The new models are equipped with self-winding movements of the brand’s own models 39-52 (Sixties 1960s) and 39-47 (Sixties Panorama Date 1960s) with a power reserve of 40 hours. Two watches from the Sixties collection are only available for a limited time only through Glashütte Original Stores and select authorized retailers around the world.
Glashütte Original Pano Eccentric Series:
PanoReserve and PanoMaticLunar
Product model: 1-65-01-04-15-01 (eccentric watch)
Watch diameter: 40 mm
Case material: red gold
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 65-01
Water resistance: 50 meters
Watch details: red gold
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 90-02
Water resistance: 50 meters
Watch details: Senator Chronometer
Model: 1-58-01-02-05-50 (short folding buckle)
Watch diameter: 42 mm
Case material: 18k red gold
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 58-01
Water resistance: 50 meters
Watch details: The Chronometer Chronometer watch is made of red 18K gold to create a 42mm case. The new bezel is more slender, allowing more space for the dial and displaying the delicate silver frost pattern. The orbital scale ring, hour markers and numbers are laser engraved and decorated in black by electroplating. At 3 o’clock, there is a large calendar display window, the small second hand is set at 6 o’clock, and the power reserve display is set at 12 o’clock. The day and night display window is placed at the bottom of the power reserve display, and is displayed in white from 6 am to 6 pm, and then turns black. The watch is equipped with a 58-01 manual winding movement. One of its features is the clever stop-second mechanism: after the crown is pulled out, the time display stops, the second hand returns to zero and stays in this position, and the minute hand jumps to the next minute mark at the same time. If you turn the crown next to set the time, the minute hand continues to jump to the next minute mark, and the correct relationship between the second and the minute is always maintained.
Glashütte Original Spezialist SeaQ Diver’s Watch
SeaQ & SeaQ 1969 & SeaQ Panorama Date SeaQ Large Calendar
SeaQ & SeaQ 1969
Model: 1-39-11-01-80-06 (SeaQ 1969)
Watch diameter: 39.50 mm
Case material: stainless steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 39-11
Water resistance: 200 meters
Watch details: (SeaQ)
Watch diameter: 39.50 mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 39-11
Water resistance: 200 meters
Watch details: Panorama Date SeaQ. The SeaQ 1969 is limited to 69 pieces, with a limited number engraved on the bottom splint. The splint is installed in a horizontal alignment, and the bottom is fixed by a threaded ring. The green hands on the dial and the ‘Old Radium’ beige luminescence on the Arabic numerals and hour markers are derived from historical models. Arabic numerals, hour markers, and hands on the black Sea dial of the non-limited edition come with the historic ‘Old Radium’ color. This version also has an aligned bottom splint decorated with engraving technology. In addition to the trident, double G logo and 20 wave patterns, it is also engraved with the case number.
SeaQ Panorama Date SeaQ
Product model: 1-36-13-02-81-70 (blue plate)
Watch diameter: 43.20 mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 36-13
Water resistance: 300 meters
Watch details: mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Movement type: automatic
Movement model: 36-13
Water resistance: 300 meters
Watch details: For the Panorama Date SeaQ large calendar watch, the importance of the calendar function is particularly prominent. Stainless steel case with a diameter of 43.2 mm, a black or blue dial with sunburst, white hands, inlaid Arabic numerals and hour markers. The watch is equipped with a 36-13 self-winding movement with superior precision, reliability, running time and aesthetics. The snap-on installation ensures that the movement is firmly fixed in the case and achieves excellent shock resistance. The movement provides the watch with up to 100 hours of run time.
Summary: Since 1845, Glashütte Original has always represented Germany’s top watchmaking craftsmanship, inheriting the true bloodlines of the Saxony Kingdom watchmaking industry to this day, and is renowned worldwide. Its four series of watches are 100% equipped with original homemade movements, and 95% of the movement parts are made by the original manufacturers, which can be described as purely made in Germany. This year, Glashütte’s original four series launched new watches, and launched the fifth series: ‘Spezialist’ series. The first watch of this new series, the SeaQ diver’s watch, is a masterpiece of harmony between history and modernity. Those interested can go to the original Glashütte stores and authorized retailers to try on the timepiece that suits you best.