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Glashütte Original SeaQ 43.2mm Mens Watch - Stainless Steel
Ref. 1-36-13-07-83-70
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The SeaQ traces its DNA directly to Glashütte's 1969 Spezimatic Typ RP TS 200, a skin diver that established the house as something more than a maker of dress watches. This version carries that lineage into a contemporary tool watch without softening what made the original serious: the case mounts to the movement via a bayonet system engineered to take a knock, and the in-house Calibre 36-13 inside it uses a silicon hairspring that shrugs off magnetic fields. One hundred hours of power reserve is exceptional in this class, and the movement earns its skeletonised 21-karat gold rotor — beneath the caseback lies Glashütte striping, blued screws and a hand-engraved swan-neck regulator, finishing that belongs on a piece costing twice as much for its case alone. The matte reed-green dial reads as a working instrument in flat light and as something considerably more considered in a raking sun. At 4:30 the date sits across two concentric discs on the same plane, no dividing bar interrupting the read — Glashütte calls it Panorama Date, and it is noticeably cleaner than the split-level execution most houses use. At 15.65mm the case is tall, but the lugs curve sharply downward and pull the watch close to the wrist, so it clears a cuff more readily than the height suggests. The bracelet's micro-adjustment runs to eight positions and can be moved on the wrist with a single press of the Double-G clasp button — genuinely useful on a diver, where neoprene changes the equation.
- Reference
- 1-36-13-07-83-70
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Spezialist
- Case size
- 43.2mm
- Case thickness
- 15.65mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 36-13
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 300m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 51.5mm
- Power reserve
- 100 hours
Learn more about Glashütte Original
Glashütte Original is the direct corporate descendant of the East German state watchmaking industry. When the Soviet administration expropriated Glashütte's private manufacturers after the Second World War — A. Lange & Söhne among them — it consolidated them into a single enterprise, VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe, which produced watches for the Eastern Bloc for four decades.
After reunification the enterprise was privatised, and in 1994 it took the name Glashütte Original. It therefore inherits both the archives and the tooling of the pre-war houses and the industrial capacity built under the GDR.
That inheritance shows in vertical integration unusual even at the high end. The company makes its own movements, and its own dials, through the Pforzheim dial manufactory it acquired in 2006 — a capability most houses buy in.
The house signatures are German: three-quarter plates, duplex swan-neck fine adjustment, hand-engraved balance cocks, and skeletonised rotors in double-G form. The Panorama Date, a large date display where both discs sit on one plane so no dividing line interrupts the numerals, is its most distinctive complication and a deliberate improvement on the standard big-date module.
The Senator, Sixties, and Seventies collections cover classical and retro-industrial ground respectively. Swatch Group acquired the company in 2000.
- 1951
- The Glashütte manufacturers are consolidated into VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe.
- 1994
- The privatised company takes the Glashütte Original name.
- 2000
- Acquired by the Swatch Group.
- 2006
- The Pforzheim dial manufactory is brought in-house.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,581), Automatic Watches (1,570), Sports Watches (707), Dive Watches (505) and Green Dial Watches (343).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 300m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- 100-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Glashütte Original's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 43.2mm sits at the larger end
- 15.65mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Glashütte Original SeaQ alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1-36-13-07-83-70 | 1503-170-3/92 | PAM01661 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £11,600 | £11,740 | £13,100 |
| Case size | 43.2mm | 44mm | 44mm |
| Water resistance | 300m | 300m | 300m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap | Fabric strap |
| Power reserve | 100 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 300m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 100 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
What size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 51.5mm, which suits wrists from roughly 17.5cm (7 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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