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Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Watch
Ref. 1-39-22-08-22-44
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Serenade is Glashütte Original's longstanding case for dressed femininity made in Saxony — not a fashion collaboration but a house line built around the manufactory's own movement work, which is where this piece earns its credentials. The calibre 39-22 is finished to the standards the region has kept since the nineteenth century: Glashütte stripes, bevelled bridges, and the swan-neck regulator that has become the marque of serious Saxon horology. The skeletonised rotor carries the double-G emblem, visible through the caseback, and beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour with a 40-hour reserve — movement qualities that sit well above what the diamond-set exterior might lead a buyer to expect. At 10.20mm thick, 36mm across, the case sits close to the wrist without bulk, and the 52 brilliant-cut diamonds on the bezel — just over a carat in total — read as continuous sparkle rather than ornament added to a sports case. The mother-of-pearl dial shifts between cool white and faint iridescence as the light changes, and the date window at six o'clock is sized and toned to disappear into the composition rather than interrupt it. A single diamond set into the crown is a small touch, but it is precisely placed and consistent with the rest.
- Reference
- 1-39-22-08-22-44
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Serenade
- Case size
- 36mm
- Case thickness
- 10.20mm
- Lug width
- 18mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 39-22
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Cream
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Gem set
- Yes
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), Watches Under 37mm (1,369), Women's Watches (1,263) and Diamond Watches (106).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 36mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Glashütte Original's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Glashütte Original Lady Serenade alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 1-39-22-08-22-44 | 97.T384.4061/21.C822 | 278559-3002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £8,700 | £8,700 | £9,400 |
| Case size | 36mm | 37mm | 36mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Rubber strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | 50 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?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
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 40 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
18mm. 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.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 36mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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