The Glashutte PanoReserve is the third watch in Glashutte’s Pano collection. The Pano collection includes the PanoRetroGraph, PanoGraph, PanoReserve, PanoMatic Troubillon, PanoMaticChrono, PanoMaticLunar, and PanoMaticDate. The PanoReserve features the same classic round 39mm case as the other Pano watches. This watch is a power reserve with elegance. Glashutte has placed …
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The Glashutte Original watch company has a long a fascinating history. Most buddy watch collectors are very surprised when they learn that Glashutte is a German company. And when they learn that Glashutte is located in what was Communist East Germany their amazement grows. Glashutte is a true watch “Manufacturer’ …
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Glashutte watches have a distinct and elegant look. The Pano line of watches epitomizes this look with a very understated round mid size case. The Glashutte designers have mastered the art of fitting several important complications into a mid sized dial while not making it appear too cluttered. At the …
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Glashutte was established in Germany in 1845. Glashutte manufactures four watch collections: The Karree, the PanoDate, the Senator, and the Sport. The Glashutte Karree features a retro looking rectangular case that is available in gold, and steel. The Karree is manufactured in a chronograph, a Date/Moonphase, a Perpetual Calendar, and …
Read More »Glashutte Original PanoMaticVenue Stands In A Superb Collection Of Luxury Watches
Selecting a favorite model from the Glashutte Original Pano watch collection is a pleasantly challenging task. Sharing in common the beautiful Glashutte manufacture movements with hand-engraved duplex Swan neck fine adjustments, golden chatons, and other charming horological delights, as well as handsome styling that achieves a superb balance between luxury …
Read More »Glashutte Original PanoMaticReserve XL Watch Gets Sporty For 2008
One surprising introduction from Glashutte Original this year, was a striking new variant of the PanoMaticReserve XL watch. A broad sidestep from the more classical leanings of the already existent references in that model, this version has a matte black dial which is copiously marked with accents of sporty red. …
Read More »Jaquet Droz, Glashutte Original, and Ulysse Nardin: Some wonderful luxury watches that feature beautifully blued hands
One of my favorite accents on a fine watch are blued steel hands. There is just something about those shimmering, lustrous hands traveling across a clean, elegantly laid out dial that exudes class, quality, and tradition in a big way. Many brands have made models which display exquisitely blued steel …
Read More »Glashutte Original: Watch Buying Deja Vu
It’s strange how often watch obsessed people repeat their buying preferences over and over again. There are the guys who proudly show off their collection of say, dive watches, often by the same brand, and announce that they are going to add another watch to the collection – turns out …
Read More »Best Of Class: My Favorite Fine Timepieces
You will find here a selection of timepieces that will blow your eyes, your mind, and possibly – your wallet – if “watch fever” eliminates the constraints of fiscal responsibility. While a month has gone by since this year’s festivities have come and gone, the memories of my favorite timepieces continue …
Read More »Simplicity and Purity is Back
Full Disclosure. I have always loved complicated watches. The notion of a watchmaker spending countless hours on the bench assembling a perpetual calendar, tourbillon or grand complication, for me, has always represented the epitome of fine watchmaking or as the Swiss say, haute horologerie. The latest trend in watchmaking is …
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