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Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date 40mm Mens Watch
Ref. 1-37-02-08-02-61
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The square, TV-shaped case takes its proportions from 1970s design, measuring 40mm across with polished and satin-brushed finishing on the stainless steel. At 14.1mm thick, it wears with some presence on the wrist. The sapphire crystal is anti-reflective, and a transparent caseback reveals the in-house Calibre 37-02 running at 28,800vph with 65 jewels and a 70-hour power reserve. The galvanised radiant blue dial carries a sunray finish and applied Super-LumiNova markers. A flyback chronograph delivers central seconds, a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, and a 12-hour counter via numerical disc below 12. Small seconds and a colour-coded power reserve indicator share a subdial at 9, while the Panorama Date sits framed above 6. A blue Louisiana alligator strap with deployant clasp completes the watch.
- Reference
- 1-37-02-08-02-61
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 14.10mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 37-02
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Small seconds, Power reserve indicator
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 70 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 4 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,706), Automatic Watches (1,549), Chronograph Watches (1,029) and Blue Dial Watches (735).
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
- 14.1mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Glashütte Original Seventies alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1-37-02-08-02-61 | 103431 | 49.9300.3620/21.I001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £12,700 | £12,900 | £13,900 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 70 hours | 60 hours | 60 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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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 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 70 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
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
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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