Glashütte Original

could somebody please help me? I seem to remember a variety of GO watches that had hand painted dragons

on meissen porcelain dials, and I can't seem to locate them and am beginning to think I'm thinking of something else, but

they came to mind.

thanks much,

michael

Hi Michael,

just employ the "Forum Search" link at the top of this page, enter "dragon" as your search word and select the Glashütte Original forum as the search scope. This will give you a wealth of posts regarding the dragon dials.

This article by PPro moderator SJX stands out: click here

Best regards,
Martin

P.S: Welcome here in the G.O. forum!

. . . for your able assistance. There are other special editions as well with Oriental motifs, mostly equipped with the cal 49 manual winding movement; if Zhiming is scanning the forum presently, he might have a photo or two available from his collection to share for our benefit. Most cordially, Art

First of all, let me answer Michael's question on GO's dragon dial watches. In addition to Nine Dragon series introduced in 2008 (as seen from SJX's detailed article), GO also launched a set of Ming Dragon watches in around 2006, including 30 pieces in platinum, 60 in white gold and 90 in pink gold. The word ""Ming" here refers to the Ming Dynasty of ancient China (1368-1644 A.D.).

The above is a scan of the white gold version, retrieved from Sotheby's auction catalog. This watch is equipped with the manual wound caliber 49 while the Nine Dragon is equipped with the automatic movement caliber 100. As to other GO watches with Meissen dials of Oriental motifs, there are a few, including the 25 pieces of Julius Assmann 2, 1845 Meissen, and Horse and Wagon as seen below:

Hope the above help. Zhiming

. . . and here are a few photos of an Oriental-themed Meißen taken at the ceramic works during our visit in 2008 . . .

. . . cordially, Art

Dear Martin,

Thank you for your response and for the info. I am a relative newcomer to this world and have been initially attracted to the

AHCI and independent watches, but GO is unbelievable in their quality and beauty. Again, thanks a lot.

Michael