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Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

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Glashütte Original

Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

Ref. 1-37-02-01-02-30

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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
Collection
Vintage
Case size
40mm
Case thickness
13.5mm
Lug width
26mm
Case material
Stainless steel
Case shape
Square
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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Also in 6 collections

This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,734), Stainless Steel Watches (2,581), Automatic Watches (1,570), Chronograph Watches (953), Leather Strap Watches (860) and Rectangular & Square Watches (359).

Temporarily out of stock

Goldsmiths is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 5 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.

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What the specifications mean

A mechanical watch for everyday wear.

Strengths

  • 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
  • 40mm suits most wrists
  • Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
  • 70-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
  • Luminous hands and markers for low light

Worth knowing

  • Leather does not suit regular contact with water
Best forSwimmingEveryday wearTiming thingsFormal wear

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Price£12,000£12,900£11,100
Case size40mm40mm41mm
Water resistance100m100m100m
MovementAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
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Power reserve70 hours60 hours60 hours
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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.

Water resistance explained

Will the glass scratch?

Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.

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Does it need a battery?

No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.

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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.

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