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Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date 40mm x 40mm Mens Watch Blue
Ref. 1-37-02-08-02-70
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Seventies line revisits the distinctive square-cased chronographs that Glashütte produced during the era its name recalls, and this reference is among the more fully realised versions of that revival. The flyback chronograph complication, the Panorama Date — GO's wide, legible double-disc display — and a power reserve indicator sit together on that sunray-finished blue dial without crowding it, which at 40mm square takes some doing. At 14.1mm thick, it is notably flat for everything it contains, which means the bracelet lies against the wrist rather than riding away from it. The calibre 37-02 underneath repays a closer look. The three-quarter plate is finished with Glashütte's characteristic stripe treatment; the rotor is skeletonised, weighted with a 21-carat gold oscillation mass, and carries the double-G emblem. Screws are individually blued. None of this is visible in ordinary wear, but the caseback makes it available to anyone who looks, and the 70-hour reserve means the watch is still running Monday morning after coming off Friday evening.
- Reference
- 1-37-02-08-02-70
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Square
- 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
- Silver
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Condition
- Vintage
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 6 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,953), Automatic Watches (1,324), Chronograph Watches (1,211), Blue Dial Watches (792), Rectangular & Square Watches (368) and Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (100).
2-year Goldsmiths warranty
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
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
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| Specification | 1-37-02-08-02-70 | 49.9300.3620/21.I001 | 3201-1200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £13,800 | £13,900 | £16,000 |
| Case size | 40mm | 41mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 120m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Ceramic bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 60 hours | 72 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?
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.
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 at £13,800, vintage. No UK retailer we track lists this reference new.
Is this available new?
Not from the UK retailers we track. This reference is listed as vintage only, at £13,800 from Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths check and clean every used watch they sell and warrant it for 2 years, though a vintage piece is sold as it stands and servicing history varies.
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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