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Glashütte Original PanoReserve 40mm Mens Watch White

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Glashütte Original

Glashütte Original PanoReserve 40mm Mens Watch White

Ref. 1-65-01-22-12-61

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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
PanoCase Size: 40 mmCase Thickness: 11
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.

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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.

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 hand-wound, so it needs winding every day or two but never a battery.

How 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.

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 is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.

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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