SimplyAbuDhabi XIV

1 0 7 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I G lashütte Original introduces the new Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date, the most recent addition to its popular 20th Century Vintage Collection, featuring an entirely new chronograph movement designed and built in the German watchmaker’s manufactory in Glashütte. The Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date makes its debut in three versions with dials in galvanised ruthenium, galvanised silver or blue. All three timepieces feature the Seventies Collection’s characteristic soft-cornered square stainless steel case and bezel, complemented by a range of bracelets in stainless steel, leather and rubber. Glashütte Original embodies the historic tradition of fine mechanical watchmaking dating back to 1845 in the Saxon town of the same name. The manufactory is renowned for a number of extraordinary complications, among them exquisitely engineered chronographs; the new Calibre 37-02 is conceived and built specifically as an integrated chronograph movement. The manufactory’s in-house design team has implemented a unique combination of features: central stop seconds hand, 30 minute and 12 hour counters with flyback mechanism, small seconds counter with power reserve indicator (70 hours), and Glashütte Original’s compelling implementation of the Panorama Date display. In contrast to more complex constructions, the automatic 4 Hz column wheel Calibre 37-02 has been designed to be as simple and compact as possible. Mounted within the Seventies Collection’s 40 x 40 mm stainless steel case, its moderate size and essential simplicity enhance its stability and render the movement less susceptible to interference, resulting in superior performance over time. A stylish, elegant vintage look Glashütte Original created the Seventies Panorama Date with the 1970s in mind, an era of exciting new shapes and developments in design. The Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date renews the spirit of the collection, presenting essential, elegant dial visuals: the small seconds dial with the black and white power reserve indicator appears at 9 o’clock, and the 30 minute counter at 3 o’clock. A somewhat smaller, very stylish hour counter shows Arabic numerals from I to XII in a window centred just below 12 o'clock, harmoniously counter-balanced on the lower half of the dial by the Saxon watchmaker’s signature Panorama Date display. Three dial versions present refined variations of understated elegance in galvanised blue, ruthenium or silver with sunburst finished surfaces. The indexes are in white gold, and the hour and minute hands in white gold with Super-LumiNova highlights for improved legibility. The dials are framed by a polished, soft- cornered square bezel and satin brushed case in stainless steel that underscores the distinctive, vintage Seventies look and feel.