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BaselWorld 2014 - New Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date by Glashütte Original

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April 2014


An elegant vintage look
With the 1970s in mind, Glashütte Original created the Seventies Panorama Date, embodying an era of exciting new shapes and developments in design.
The Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date renews the spirit of the collection, presenting essential, elegant dial visuals.

Glashütte Original's Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date
Glashütte Original’s Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

Three dial versions present refined variations of understated elegance in galvanised blue, ruthenium or silver with sunburst finished surfaces. The indexes are in white gold, the hour and minute hands in white gold with Super-LumiNova highlights for improved legibility. The dials are framed by a polished, soft-cornered square bezel and satin brushed case in stainless steel capturing the distinctive, vintage Seventies look and feel.

A simplified column wheel mechanism
The new chronograph movement presents a simplified column wheel mechanism with fewer individual parts. The oscillation system features a bi-directional rotor; the 70-hour power reserve is managed by a single spring barrel. Regulation is performed using four gold screws on the balance rim; the absence of a regulator on the spring allows the movement to run continuously over a much longer period of time, resulting in increased precision.
The chronograph start and stop functions are activated by the pusher at the upper right side of the case, the flyback mechanism by the pusher at the lower right. Pressing the flyback pusher halts the on-going chronographic time measurement; the 12-hour chronograph disc and the chronograph minute and second hands “fly” back to zero.
The time measurement does not stop, however, but rather begins immediately a new measurement as soon as the flyback pusher is released.

The Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date models are available with a choice of straps: blue, grey and black Louisiana Alligator leather straps complement the blue, ruthenium and silver dial models respectively; a functional black rubber strap is available for all three, as is the sporty stainless steel link bracelet.

Source: Glashütte Original