Although dive watches stand as arguably the single most popular category in the modern industry, by and large these sporting designs tend to follow a utilitarian, function-forward approach to design. With that in mind, small horological flourishes can leave an outsize impact on the character of a diver, and Glashutte Originals SeaQ Panorama Date line is a textb [...]

Although stainless steel dive watches have remained industry staples since at least the early 60s, the popularity of two-tone steel and gold divers has proven far more cyclic. The unique blend of flash and function that two-tone brings has come back into vogue over the past several years, and Glashutte Original has already brought the look to its larger, uniquely Ge [...]

The Glashutte Original SeaQ in its base 39.50mm version is an expensively made, expensive dive watch that introduced the brands Spezialist collection of modern sports watches. The SeaQ line includes the SeaQ Panorama Date (reviewed in-depth here) and the SeaQ we see here-which probably shouldve been named the SeaQ 39.50 to reduce the conf [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiser2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the invention of one of the most visually captivating and elegant watchmaking complications: the Flying Tourbillon. Conceived and first realized by Alfred Helwig, teacher and master watchmaker of the German Watchmaking School Glashutte from 1 [...]

When it comes to sheer visual spectacle, few mechanical complications can match the intricate display of the flying tourbillon. Although discussions about the history of the tourbillon escapement tend to focus on the initial designs by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the invention of the flying tourbillon came over a century later at the hands of German watch [...]

Today we are looking at a minor yet notable update to the Glashutte Original Senator Cosmopolite watch that is now available with the ever-popular combination of blue dial and steel case.Continue reading

First appearing in the German watchmakers collection in 2013, the Glashutte Original PanoLunarTourbillon was a showcase for some of the finest craftsmanship from the brand up to that point. For 2020, the nameplate has been revived for an exclusive limited edition, elevating the original model even further with the addition of extensively hand-applied, filigree [...]

The Glashutte Original SeaQ line of watches is slowly but surely shaping up into a full-fledged range of sports-dive watches. Since such a thing had been missing for a good number of years from this Saxon manufactures portfolio, its interesting to see the pace and dedication with which it is entering [...]

To risk a tired automotive comparison, if it werent for the Cayenne, Porsche might not have made it out of the early aughts. When it was introduced in 2002, it has been widely reported that the luxury crossover single-handedly saved the company, enabling it to continue building its legendary sports cars, like the 911 Carr [...]

While classic blue might be the official color of 2020, green dials continue to be this years great luxury watch trend, and German brand Glashutte Original has announced a forest green dial variant of its signature PanoMaticLunar moonphase watch as part of its 2020 novelty announcements. While recently explored the modern PanoMaticLunar series in an e [...]

Since 2018, German watchmaker Glashutte Original has taken the opportunity each year to release a special Annual Edition variant of its elegant retro Sixties line, offering a unique twist on this dressy cornerstone of the brands lineup. For 2020 the Annual Edition returns, bringing a new dial not just to the Sixties but, for the first time, also the Si [...]

I have visited several dozens of watch manufactures - a term that is commonly accepted as referring to a watch movement manufacture. And yet, it is the dial and hand manufactures that I find most important and most interesting, followed by the case-makers and movement production facilities. It i [...]

I had ambivalent feelings when I first learned about the new Glashutte Original PanoMaticLunar Rose Opaline limited edition, so Im happy I have it in for a review to get to know it better. Basically, its one of those rare dressy-elegant watches with an outstanding price and design and durable appeal rat [...]

Sponsored Content specially produced by for Glashutte Original.Introduced in 2019, the Spezialist collection brought a new breed of highly capable sports watches to Glashutte Original. The collection is split between vintage-inspired pieces with the SeaQ and SeaQ 1969, and contemporary references within the SeaQ Panorama Date series. Today, we tak [...]

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For 2019, Glashutte Original, the Swatch Groups German outpost in the small Saxon town of Glashutte, has released the Glashutte Original Spezialist SeaQ 1969 watch in two variations, one limited, and one of general release. Both the limited and unlimited versions are designed with high functionality in mind. The excellent dial legibility is useful bene [...]

For 2019 German Glashutte Original debuts not only a new series of sports watches but the fifth pillar in the brands timepiece families known as Spezialist. The first Glashutte Original Spezialist is the diver-themed Spezialist SeaQ which comes in two overall flavors for 2019 with the larger Specialist SeaQ Panorama Date which I will cover in t [...]

Sponsored Content specially produced by for Glashutte OriginalAlmost two years back, we paid a virtual visit - and a truly in-depth one, at that - to the Glashutte Original Manufactory at the Saxon headquarters of the company. There, we discovered how watch movements are designed, manufactured, decorated, and assembled. Today, w [...]

Ive been hoping for a while that this release would drop into my lap. As coincidence would have it, I spent a couple of hours this morning poring over the green-dialed version released by Glashutte Original last y [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.You can tell winter has come to Glashutte by the bite in the air. Its crisp and its cold; the moon is rising, the temperatures falling and the starry sky is crystal clear. At night snow begins to fall, leaving our world in glistening white, stretching out under a [...]