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Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase 40mm Mens Watch Grey
Ref. 1-36-24-02-02-64
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The Senator Excellence line has always carried Glashütte Original's conviction that complication and restraint are not opposites, and this configuration makes that argument quietly but well. The galvanic grey dial — embossed with a fine grain and bounded by a railroad chapter ring — positions the brand's signature Panorama Date at four o'clock and a blue-and-silver moonphase between ten and eleven, the two complications held in a considered asymmetry rather than balanced as convention would expect. The movement inside, Calibre 36-24, is certified over a 24-day chronometer test and built around a silicon balance spring that ignores magnetic fields — the sort of engineering that shows up in daily use as a watch that simply keeps going without complaint. A bayonet mount locks the movement into the case for shock resistance, and through the exhibition caseback you can see why Glashütte Original trades on its finishing: three-quarter plate construction, snailed reduction wheels, heat-blued screws, a freehand-engraved balance cock, and a skeletonised rotor weighted with a 21-carat gold oscillation mass. At 12.2mm the case sits flatter on the wrist than the complication count might suggest, and the blue strap — woven from recycled fishing nets — gives it an informality the movement itself would never advertise.
- Reference
- 1-36-24-02-02-64
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Senator
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 12.20mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Grey
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 36-24
- Functions
- Date, Moonphase
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 2 years
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 4 collections
This watch appears in the Glashütte Original Senator range (7), Stainless Steel Watches (2,581), Automatic Watches (1,570) and Grey Dial Watches (197).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Glashütte Original's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1-36-24-02-02-64 | L27938732 | 102930 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £10,700 | £11,100 | £10,400 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 72 hours | 42 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?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
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 comparedWhat size strap does it take?
20mm. 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.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £10,700, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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