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Glashuette Original

Glashütte Original is a German luxury watch brand. It was established in 1994. Glashütte Original is owned by the Swatch Group and produces its movements in-house.

2022 Year in Review: 8 Chronographs Ready for Action

Kicking off our annual tradition of recapping some of the most notable stories and watches from the year, today we’re talking about the watch world’s most common complication (after a simple date aperture, that is), in the chronograph. Equipping sports watches to formal pieces to everything in between, the chronograph is a complication as useful in...

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Dec 21, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Glashütte Original Introduces the SeaQ Chronograph

Joining the impressive array of Glashütte Original divers is the new and adventurous SeaQ Chronograph. Making its debut this fall, the timepiece introduces a new realm of intrigue to the German watchmaker, with the sports model serving as the first dive watch from the brand to be equipped with a chronograph functionality. The watch follows...

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Nov 4, 2022 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2022: Glashütte Original PanoMaticCalendar

WatchTime New York 2022 is less than two months away, returning for the seventh time to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 21-23. Well-known German watchmaker Glashütte Original is one of more than 30 participating watch brands set to showcase its latest timepieces there, including with the new PanoMaticCalendar launched in June of this year. ...

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Sep 8, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

PORTFOLIO

Time Machines: 7 Automotive-Inspired Retro Watches

A classic car is a time machine into the past. But what about the smaller machines that measure time’s passage? Which watches would harmonize best with a vintage car’s styling? Fortunately, the retro trend in watches is bigger than ever. Here are seven suggestions, photographed by our own Nik Schölzel.

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Sep 3, 2022 by Jens Koch

PORTFOLIO

Eternal Time: 6 Modern Perpetual Calendar Watches

In modern watchmaking, a perpetual calendar indicates the date, and corrects automatically for months with less than 31 days, as well as leap years. Unless the movement takes into account century years that are not leap years, a perpetual calendar will need manual adjusting in 2100, 2200 and 2300. Usually, a perpetual calendar combines additional complications (a moon-phase, for example). From WatchTime's February 2018 issue, here are six watches that are (almost) ready for eternity.

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Aug 23, 2022 by WatchTime

PORTFOLIO

Transitional Solutions: Six Watches with Gradient Dials

All of a sudden, they’re everywhere — watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights.

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May 15, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

Borrowed Time: Glashütte Original Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition With Glacier Blue Dial

Blue dials on watches have gone from novelty to mainstream; it’s rare these days to find any popular watch model, or family, that doesn’t offer at least one option in blue — some even in an array of shades, from powdery pastel to shiny cerulean to bold navy all the way to moody indigo. There...

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Jan 5, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

2021, The Watch Year in Review: Seven Dynamic Dive Watches

By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of...

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Dec 27, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Small Seconds’ Big Moment: Five Watches with Independent Seconds Displays

A watch’s seconds hand is most often staged in the center, playing third wheel to the hours and minutes. Here are a handful of watches in which the seconds display is decentralized and allowed to shine on its own. IWC PORTUGIESER AUTOMATIC Dating back to 1939 and a special timepiece produced specially for Portuguese clients,...

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Dec 6, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Glashütte Original Launches the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in Blue

First launched in 2014 to critical acclaim, the Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date has gone on to become a true retro classic. Defined by its charming square style, versatility on the wrist, and refined execution, the vintage-inspired chronograph is firmly established as an interesting and attractive option within the German watchmaker’s diverse and eye-catching...

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Dec 3, 2021 by WatchTime

Strength in Numbers: Five Watches with Big Date Displays

Some watch connoisseurs find date displays of any kind on a watch dial distracting, unnecessary, and disruptive to a harmonious design. Others not only appreciate them, but also want them to be as legible and prominent as possible. For the latter group, we’ve assembled this list.

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Nov 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Whirlwind Romance: The 220-Year History of the Tourbillon

From its utilitarian roots in the 19th century, the tourbillon has evolved in the modern era to become the ultimate expression of watchmakers’ technical prowess and avant-garde creativity. We trace its fascinating two-century-plus evolution in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Throughout the centuries-long history of timekeeping, mechanisms originally developed for entirely practical purposes have...

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Nov 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Black Friday Special: 26 Ladies’ Watches for the Holidays

Women today have more options than ever when it comes to choosing their favorite watch. These new models designed for women have a sparkle and appeal all their own and are a perfect holiday gift. BELL & ROSSThe new Bell & Ross BR 05 Diamonds brings a shimmering look to the modern architectural lines of...

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Nov 26, 2021 by Dara Hinshaw

School Project: Spotlighting the Glashütte Original Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920

Glashütte Original’s Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920 pays tribute to the legendary Saxon schoolmaster who invented the flying tourbillon, on the occasion of the device’s 100th anniversary in 2020. It was the Swiss who invented the tourbillon, but it was a German who taught it to fly. One of the most significant horological inventions of the...

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Nov 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Introducing the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar with Rose Opaline Dial

Offering a reminder of every ticking moment from now till eternity (almost), the latest version of the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar comes in a striking new dial color and strap option. When it comes to the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence collection, there is no doubt that each watch undergoes extreme levels of testing...

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Oct 31, 2021 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Red Gold Green Dial

WatchTime New York 2021 is less than two months away, returning for the sixth time to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24. Prestigious German watchmaker Glashütte Original is one of more than 25 participating watch brands set to showcase its latest timepieces there, including the new PanoMaticLunar in rose gold with a lush green...

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Sep 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Discover the New Glashütte Original SeaQ in Reed Green

Off we go! Blue skies, warmer temperatures, and breathtaking panoramas mean spring is here, and it’s best enjoyed outside. What could be better than to flee the grays of day-to-day life and recharge one’s batteries in the great outdoors? The new SeaQ in a rich reed green colorway by Glashütte Original is perfectly suited for...

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Apr 8, 2021 by WatchTime

Glashütte Original Returns to the Deep with New SeaQ in Reed Green

Germany’s Glashütte Original has found an avid audience with vintage-styled models like the Sixties and Seventies, which hearken back to the “Spezimatic” watches produced during the Cold War era of Saxon watchmaking. (You can read my review of one of the most recent Sixties models here.) In 2019, the company launched the “Spezialist” collection, which...

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Mar 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Essence of Emerald: 15 Green-Dial Watches On Sale Now

It doesn’t get any greener in today’s watch world. Or does it? There have never been as many green watches as there are today, and in this feature we explore the emergence of the trend and showcase 15 currently available emerald-hued timepieces. Although blue has been the most prominent trendy color for watches for the...

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Jan 18, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

Diving Deeper: Glashütte Original Expands its SeaQ Line

Glashütte Original has introduced two new SeaQ models, expanding its dive watch series, inspired by the brand's first divers' watch, the Spezimatic Type RP TS 200, first developed in the 1960s and '70s for hobbyist divers, now offering two stainless steel variations...

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Aug 1, 2020 by Corey Vlahos
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