Chronograph in a fascinating colour-play
Special limited edition Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in green and grey
The
Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date from Glashütte Original continues
to enjoy an enthusiastic reception five years after it was first
presented to friends of fine watches around the world. This should come
as no surprise, as it combines the perfection of genuine manufactory
production with the rich traditions of Glashütte watchmaking. And today
the successful chronograph presents another facet, in two limited
editions of 100 pieces each: equipped with fascinating dials in green
and grey, the new versions pay special tribute to the landscape that has
inspired the work of Glashütte’s watchmakers for over 170 years.
Glashütte
Original is located in the centre of Glashütte, a small town set in a
valley in Saxony’s Ore Mountains; for hundreds of years the town was
shaped by its principle activity, mining. Today the manufactory is
surrounded by thick forests, rich green meadows, steep rocky outcrops,
moss-covered stone, and innumerable traces of tin and silver mining.
Green and grey are thus the dominant colours of this natural backdrop to
everyday life in the town.
The new dials: inspired by the region’s play of colours
The
dials of the special limited edition of the Seventies Chronograph
Panorama Date take up the colour-play characteristic of the region and
its impressive natural landscape. This successful chronograph’s striking
new green and grey faces are fashioned in the watchmaker’s in-house
dial manufactory in Pforzheim. There they are also ennobled with the
sophisticated dégradé effect, deployed with sensational effect on the
latest models of the Sixties line as well: the lighter hues at the
centre of the dial shade gradually into darker nuances at the
circumference.
As
a first step in creating the dégradé effect, the experts at Glashütte
Original’s dial manufactory in Pforzheim use rotating brass brushes to
apply an elegant sunray finish. After the dials are galvanized, green or
grey lacquer is applied in several passes. In a final step, black
lacquer is carefully applied at varying angles using a hand-held spray
gun, which results in individual colour flows unique to each watch. The
lacquer-coated dials are then fired in a kiln to burn in the colour.
Fresh design elements
This
striking timepiece makes a brilliant impression – in its new look as
well – with the proven arrangement of the chronograph displays: central
stop seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour counters with flyback mechanism,
small second, power reserve display as well as the characteristic
Panorama Date. The rhodium-plated rod indexes give the timepiece a
clean, clear look.
The new timepieces are framed by a
streamlined, stainless steel case holding the Calibre 37-02 chronograph
movement: an automatic 4 Hz column wheel movement with 70-hour power
reserve. Thanks to its stable and compact construction, it is remarkably
impervious to interference. Its finely finished elements,
characteristic of Glashütte watchmaking, are easily admired through the
special sapphire crystal case back.
The Seventies Chronograph
Panorama Date – Limited Edition features a new, grey-brown calf nubuck
leather strap that takes up the shaded colourings of the dial in an
elegant fashion, rounding off both models‘ natural play of colours.