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Glashütte Original Seventies Panorama Date 40mm Mens Watch - Stainless Steel Strap
Ref. 1-37-02-09-02-70
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Seventies collection is Glashütte Original's deliberate look back at the decade when the Saxon manufactory was still operating behind the Iron Curtain, producing watches with a distinctly geometric, unhurried character that sat apart from the Swiss mainstream. This 40mm reference revives that sensibility with the Panorama Date — a complication Glashütte Original developed in-house, in which the date window spans nearly the full width of the dial, reading with a clarity that a small aperture at three o'clock simply cannot match. The cushion case brings the dial into an unusual relationship with the wrist: broader in feel than the diameter alone suggests, but with the rounded shoulders softening any severity. The silver dial shifts between flat and luminous depending on the angle of the light, and the brown leather strap pulls the whole thing toward a register that is dressy without being formal — the kind of watch that works as well with a jacket removed as with one on.
- Reference
- 1-37-02-09-02-70
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Case Size
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Tonneau
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Solar
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Small seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve indicator, Tachymeter, Skeleton dial, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Alarm, Backlight, World time, Perpetual calendar, Solar powered, Radio controlled, Bluetooth, Step counter, Heart rate, GPS, Compass, Thermometer, Altimeter, Tide graph, Dual display
- Bracelet / strap
- Mesh bracelet
- Strap colour
- Bronze
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- 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), Chronograph Watches (1,211), Mesh Bracelet Watches (233), Skeleton Watches (210), GMT Watches (187) and Solar & Kinetic Watches (177).
2-year Goldsmiths warranty
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
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| Specification | 1-37-02-09-02-70 | H5705 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £13,800 | £8,400 |
| Case size | 40mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | — | 200m |
| Movement | Solar | Solar |
| Strap | Mesh bracelet | Mesh bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 70 hours |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
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 charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
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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