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Glashütte Original SeaQ Chronograph 43mm Mens Watch Rubber Strap
Ref. 1-37-23-03-80-33
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The SeaQ Chronograph line launched in 2022 in blue and black; this silver-dialled variant, nicknamed the "Silver Screen," followed as a more restrained counterpart — the same architecture in near-monochrome, the same 300m rating and flyback mechanism, but a palette that reads closer to a dress watch than a dive instrument at a glance. That tension is the point of it. At 16.95mm it is not a thin watch, but the downward-curved integrated lugs pull it tighter to the wrist than 43.2mm ordinarily sits, and the overall lug-to-lug of 51.6mm keeps it from overreaching on most wrists. The bi-compax layout on the galvanised silver dial is legible without being busy, and the black ceramic bezel insert gives the contrast the dial itself refuses to provide. The calibre 37-23 inside is where Glashütte Original concentrates its finishing effort: Glashütte stripes, blued screws, a skeletonised 21-carat gold rotor, and a silicon balance spring that removes the need to keep the watch clear of magnets. The flyback complication lets the chronograph be reset and restarted in a single push rather than three, and the 70-hour reserve means a long weekend away without winding concerns.
- Reference
- 1-37-23-03-80-33
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Spezialist
- Case size
- 43.2mm
- Case thickness
- 16.95mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 37-23
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 300m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 51.6mm
- 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.
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), Sports Watches (707) and Dive Watches (505).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 300m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- 70-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 43.2mm sits at the larger end
- 16.95mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Glashütte Original SeaQ alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1-37-23-03-80-33 | PAM01661 | 1185-170-3/BLUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £13,200 | £13,100 | £13,010 |
| Case size | 43.2mm | 44mm | 44mm |
| Water resistance | 300m | 300m | 300m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Fabric strap | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | 70 hours | 72 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 300m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational 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.
What size strap does it take?
21mm. 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.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 51.6mm, which suits wrists from roughly 17.5cm (7 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £13,200, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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