Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVIII

1 5 5 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I The highly specialised team’s extensive experience allows them to develop the perfectly refined colours and spellbinding palette – intense blues, warm reds and mysterious blacks – that give the new models their radiant glow. To achieve the desired hue it is necessary to harness precise control over the entire galvanic colouringprocess,ensuringforexamplethatthetensionisatthecorrectlevel,that thedialissubmergedinthebathforpreciselytherightlengthoftime,andthatthe correctdistanceismaintainedbetweentheelementsinthebath.Theresultsspeak for themselves in these astonishingly beautiful and refined timepieces. ThetwoPanomodelsfromGlashütteOriginalareresplendentintheirclear,pure design, which sport off-centre placements for the hour and minute hands and small seconds display. The simple yet ultra-stylish charm is evident from a first glance at the PanoMaticLunar models, which also present the characteristic off- centre displays in awell thought-out spatial arrangement and subtle composition. Theareasforhour/minuteindicatorsandthesmallsecondsdisplaylieonavertical axis within the left half of the dial, while the PanoramaDate and themoon phase display are positioned at the lower and upper right, respectively. The placements of the individual displays are inspired by the golden ratio – the legendary law of aestheticharmonythathasexistedasathemeiniconicworksofartformanyyears. Theredgoldeditionfeaturesadialinamatteblacktone,hour,minuteandsecond handsingold,aswellasninegoldhourindexes.Theexquisitemoonphasedisplay presentsstarsandagoldenmoonsetagainstasilversky.Theaccompanyingstainless steel version presents the characteristic dial visuals in a striking and intense shade ofblue–thegalvaniseddialfeaturessilverindexesappliedbyhandandwhitegold hands indicating hour, minutes and small seconds. The Panorama Date shows white numerals on a blue ground, while the phases of themoon are shownwith a silvermoon and stars in a silver night sky. The PanoMaticLunarmodels are driven by the Saxonmanufactory’s Calibre 90- 02 – a mechanical automatic movement with 47 jewels and a 42-hour power reserve.Thesapphirecrystalcasebackoffersanunobstructedviewintotherefined beauty of the movement and its characteristic Glashütte elements, including the three-quarterplatewithGlashüttestripefinish,theoff-centrerotorwithoscillating weightin21-ctgold,bluedscrewsandthehand-engravedbalancecockwithduplex swan-neck fine adjustment. Meanwhile,theredgoldversionofthePanoReservepresentsadialinamatteblack tonewithhandsandappliedhourindexesingoldonthehourandminutedisplay; thePanoramaDateinblackonwhite;andapowerreserveindicator(Auf/Ab)with a gold hand. The second version in stainless steel features a galvanised blue dial withhandsinwhitegold,appliedhourindexesandanimpressivePanoramaDate in white on blue below the power reserve. To improve legibility in the dark, all versions feature luminous highlights on the hour andminute hands. The heart of the PanoReserve is themanual windingCalibre 65-01with42-hour power reserve and 48 jewels. The sapphire crystal caseback offers a clear view of thecharacteristicGlashütteOriginalduplexswan-neckfineadjustmentandother traditional elements of the art of watchmaking inGlashütte: the Glashütte three- quarter plate with Glashütte stripe finish, the hand-engraved balance cock, the screwbalance, screwmounted gold chatons and blued screws. ThePanoramaDate,themoonphasedisplayandthepowerreservedisplaypresent indicationsinGerman.Alongwiththe‘MadeinGermany’mark,theseindications offer a subtle reminder of the origin of the watch and a silent bow to the art of Germanwatchmaking, as practised inGlashütte since 1845. ThenewPanomodelsinredgold are offeredwithachoiceofeitheramatte black Louisiana alligator leather strapor a Louisiana alligator nubuck leather strap, while the stainless steel versions can bewornwith a dark blue calf’s leather or Louisiana alligator nubuck leather strap. For the discerning customer these exquisite and tremendously subtle watches representtheultimateinrefinementandstyle.Withtheirsubtleyetstrongcolours andsuperbleveloftechnicalandmanufacturingprowess,theyarewithoutadoubt the kind of timepieces that will inspire and amaze in equal measure.