The modern history of Glashutte Original

started in 1994 when Mr. Heinz W. Pfeifer privatized Glashutter Uhrenbetrieb and renamed it as Glashutte Original.

The very first products coming out of GO's workshop in 1995 were the Julius Assmann Tourbillon and Julius Assmann 1 (for unknown reasons, the latter no longer exists in GO's official achive and its name is used by the former). These two watches have complicated function of perpetual calendar and the highest standard of craftmanship comparable to any high-end watches avaliable in the market so far.

But both JS watches are limited editions (25 pieces each). The real "mass" products from GO was the 1845 Klassik series launched in 1996. This line of watches are equipped with caliber 49.

Hope the above help.

Zhiming

First model of each series?

By: didwlgh : November 19th, 2010-11:13

Hello, I've been doing some reading regarding GO recently and I had some questions about the current lineups. I was wondering if anyone knew the first models of each series - pano, senator, sport evo, etc. Anyone got a clue? Looking at the GO catalog didn...

Hi, Tim - the Pano series started with . . .

By: Dr No : November 19th, 2010-19:54

. . . the manual winding PanoRetroGraph [cal 60] in 2001, then PanoReserve [cal 65] and PanoGraph [cal 61], with automatic winding models subsequently in 2003 (PanoMatic and PM Lunar), then PM Reserve in 2005 and PM Venue in 2007, to the best of my recoll...

Let me follow Art's foot steps.....

By: zmxu : November 20th, 2010-08:24

There are two Senator series: the older one equipped with Caliber 39 gradually discontinued in 2005 when the new version equipped with Caliber 100 launched. The old version was introduced to the market in approximately 1996/1997, and the first model shoul...

Immensely helpful, Zhiming . . .

By: Dr No : November 21st, 2010-17:41

. . . and my recollection regarding the current version of the Sport Evo as being introduced in 2006 matches yours.

Thanks,

By: didwlgh : November 22nd, 2010-10:47

Zhiming, for the detailed info on the senator line. Did not know there was an "older" line available back in the days. Do you happen to know what series GO first came out with? Thanks again in advance!

The modern history of Glashutte Original

By: zmxu : November 23rd, 2010-07:21

started in 1994 when Mr. Heinz W. Pfeifer privatized Glashutter Uhrenbetrieb and renamed it as Glashutte Original. The very first products coming out of GO's workshop in 1995 were the Julius Assmann Tourbillon and Julius Assmann 1 (for unknown reasons, th...

Art..

By: didwlgh : November 22nd, 2010-10:46

Thanks for the detailed summary of the Pano series..i was particularly interested in where PRG model stood in terms of the lineage...looks like it's the first! I have no clue what series/lines were available before the Pano was unveiled in 2001 - would yo...

Devilish question, Tim . . .

By: Dr No : November 22nd, 2010-12:04

. . . as I discovered G O in 2001, and have little knowledge of what came before. There are a few forum participants - Martina & Gerd, Stefan, Bernard, Jocke - that own watches made during the DDR period and just after reunification, so I'll leave it to t...

Ouch

By: stromer : November 29th, 2010-05:26

these pictures went straight to the heart. The 10-60 Chrono in the Roman/blue hands version! Next to the "white" version of the Chronograph one of the most beautiul GO watches from the early years after the reunification. Back then I could not decide whic...

Again..

By: didwlgh : November 29th, 2010-09:26

thanks for the detailed information! I love the chronograph you posted - the hands, roman indexes, and the interesting half-way "coin bezel." Hoping to know more about the brand's history prior to 2001 someday! Best, Tim...