Glashütte Original

PRESS RELEASE May 2014

Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition Filigreed mechanics and the dazzling art of watchmaking Taking up the long-standing and well-established tradition of skeletonized watches from Glashütte, the Saxon manufactory has created the beautiful Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition. This latest masterpiece from Glashütte Original features the firm’s own Calibre 49-18, complete with intricate mechanics, artfully executed engravings and captivating details.

The elegant two-hand model is presented in a perfectly polished red gold case, 42 mm in diameter, which frames the painstakingly skeletonized manual winding movement and draws the eye to the refined beauty of this timepiece. A masterpiece of fine watchmaking, this extraordinary model features a 40 hour power reserve.

The galvanized silver, skeletonized dial is decoratively enhanced by a black railroad minute ring and finely drawn Roman numerals. Delicate blued hour and minute hands indicate the time of day. The Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition opens up the art of Glashütte watchmaking to the connoisseur’s admiring eye: the precisely executed skeletonization reveals the quintessential beauty of the manufactory Calibre 49-18. The filigreed work of art is protected on the dial side by a sapphire crystal, antireflective on both sides, and by an antireflective sapphire crystal fitted to the case back, offering the wearer an exceptional view of the movement’s elaborately finished components and artful engravings.

PRESS RELEASE November 2016

Time for an excellent celebration The fine art of making watches in Germany, from Glashütte Original Time is considered the most valuable of gifts. Especially now, as the days grow shorter and the festive season of the year begins, we are even more aware of its value. A watchmaker rich in tradition, Glashütte Original takes this occasion to offer as a gift, once again, the most charming form of time: truly excellent timepieces for men and women, along with an exclusive new model, that give precise expression to the beauty of every moment.

A sophisticated, 42 mm white gold case frames the galvanic, skeletonized dial revealing the manual wind 49-13 movement. The latter's complex mechanics set the rhythm of the blued hour,
minute and small second hands; they also drive the moon phase display, positioned at 10 o'clock,whose finely worked skies are crafted in the watchmaker's own dial manufactory in Pforzheim,
Germany. A separate display at 2 o'clock, marked with the words "auf" (up) and "ab" (down), is dedicated to the 40-hour power reserve. A dark blue Louisiana Alligator leather bracelet with
foldover clasp underscores the elegance of the filigreed skeletonized timepiece.

An authentic work of art is unveiled: the Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition Connoisseurs of the finest in the German art of watchmaking know just how layered and profound the magic of an exquisite timekeeper can be. Today brings the debut of the Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition, which proudly presents its many different facets. The filigreed dial offers enchanting views of the finely decorated 49-13 manufactory movement.

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