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Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date
Ref. 1-37-02-01-02-30
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Seventies collection is Glashütte Original's argument that 1970s design was worth taking seriously, and this chronograph makes it convincingly. The cushion case is not a round watch with corners knocked off — it is genuinely square in proportion, and at 40mm it carries considerably more wrist presence than a round 40mm would. The sunburst ruthenium dial leans into the decade it references without apologising for it, and the asymmetric layout has a logic to it: the Panorama Date sits large and low at 6 o'clock, the power reserve indicator is nested within the small seconds sub-dial at 9, and the chronograph registers fill the space left between them without crowding. The movement underneath is where the watch earns its price against comparable period-inspired chronographs. Calibre 37-02 is an integrated flyback column-wheel movement built entirely in-house, running to a 70-hour reserve — long enough that weekend inattention will not stop it by Monday morning. Turn it over and the finishing explains what Glashütte Original means by German craft: Glashütte stripes across the bridges, bevelled and polished edges throughout, fire-blued screws, and a skeletonised rotor that lets most of the movement remain visible rather than hiding it behind solid gold.
- Reference
- 1-37-02-01-02-30
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 13.5mm
- Lug width
- 26mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Cushion
- Dial
- Grey
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 37-02
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Small seconds, Power reserve indicator
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Grey
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- 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.
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
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 70 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
What size strap does it take?
26mm. 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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