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Glashütte Original PanoReserve 40mm Mens Watch White
Ref. 1-65-01-22-12-61
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Stepping up in Glashütte Original's range
The Pano collection exists to solve a specific compositional problem: how to place three complications on a dial without producing the visual chaos of a cluttered face. The answer Glashütte Original settled on was asymmetry governed by the golden ratio — the small seconds pushed left, the retrograde power reserve at two o'clock, and the twin-disc panorama date sitting at four, leaving the silver dial with more breathing room than you would expect of a watch carrying this much information. The result reads quietly at first and reveals its logic slowly. At 40mm with a 47mm lug-to-lug span, it sits shorter on the wrist than a 40mm watch usually does, and at 11.7mm it stays close enough to the arm to disappear under a cuff without forcing it. The Louisiana alligator strap is a considered choice — supple enough to settle quickly, and the folding clasp reduces the stress on it at the point that ordinarily wears first. The calibre 65-01 is where the real case is made. The three-quarter plate is striated with Glashütte stripes, the chatons are gold and screw-mounted, the screws are blued, and the edges are hand-bevelled and polished. The balance bridge carries a hand-engraved surface and a duplex swan-neck spring for regulation — finishing work that a closed caseback would render pointless, which is precisely why the caseback is not closed.
- Reference
- 1-65-01-22-12-61
- Brand
- Glashütte Original
- Collection
- Pano
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 11.7mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- 65-01
- Functions
- Date, Small seconds, Power reserve indicator
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 47mm
- Power reserve
- 42 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 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,734), Stainless Steel Watches (2,581), Leather Strap Watches (860), Silver Dial Watches (576) and Dress Watches (475).
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What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 47mm lug-to-lug keeps the 40mm case wearable
- 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
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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 hand-wound, so it needs winding every day or two but never a battery.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 42 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. 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 47mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ 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, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £10,100, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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