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Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase 40mm Mens Watch Grey
Ref. 1-36-24-02-02-71
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Senator Excellence line is where Glashütte Original makes its case for German horology as a serious alternative to Swiss haute établissement — and the Calibre 36-24 inside this watch is central to that argument. Built entirely in-house in Glashütte, it runs for 100 hours on a single barrel, carries a silicon hairspring for magnetic resistance, and uses a swan-neck spring with regulator-free fine adjustment rather than the index system most manufacturers rely on. Through the sapphire caseback you can see a hand-engraved balance cock and a skeletonised rotor with a 21-carat gold oscillation weight — finishing that belongs to a much smaller category of movement. On the wrist, 40mm in stainless steel at 12.2mm thick is a considered proportion for everything this dial is asked to do. The galvanic grey carries applied blue Roman numerals and blued hands, and the two complications sit without crowding: the Panorama Date at 4 o'clock uses the brand's characteristic wide window that makes the display genuinely legible at a glance, while the moonphase between 10 and 11 gives the upper dial room to breathe. Both can be set from the crown alone, with no case-side correctors to hunt for. The integrated bracelet matches the case finishing — brushed surfaces against polished edges — and the push-button folding clasp keeps the transition from case to wrist unbroken. It is the kind of detail that registers not immediately but after a few weeks of daily wear.
- Reference
- 1-36-24-02-02-71
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- SenatorCase Size: 40
- 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
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- 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.
Manufacturer’s guarantee
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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.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How 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?
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
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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