Category: Glashütte Original

Christmas shopping guide – 10 Beautiful Dress Watches of 2016

After going through some of 2016’s best sport watches, it is time for our Christmas shopping guide to make dressing up easier. You might have noticed that we have a weak spot for nice and stylish dress watches, and we’re pleased that so many new dress watches saw the light of day in 2016. We sat down with the team and selected ten of the best dress watches of 2016, models focusing on essentials and ranging from high-end to accessible – because elegant doesn’t necessarily mean expensive.

8 years ago

Introducing the Glashütte Original Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition

Better known for solid and accessibly priced wristwatches like the Senator Excellence, Glashütte Original takes a different tack with the Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition. Equipped with an elaborately decorated movement that’s been open-worked and engraved by hand, the new Senator is one of the few skeleton timepieces made by the German watchmaker. First launched […]

8 years ago

5 Cool Features of The New Glashutte Original Senator Excellence

Not so long ago, at Baselworld 2016, the Saxonian brand Glashutte Original, known for its classical, technical and finely manufactured watches, introduced a new collection, named the Senator Excellence. We took a bit of time before having a look at it, but no worries, we didn’t forget about this watch. And it has some arguments, as being an elegant 3-hander, with dress design (but not too much), powered by a brand new in-house movement family: the Calibre 36. Today, we have a closer look at this new Glashutte Original Senator Excellence and the 5 features that make it rather interesting.

8 years ago

Introducing the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence, Now with Date and Moon Phase

First introduced at Baselworld 2016 as a time-only wristwatch, Glashütte Original Senator Excellence is distinguished by the calibre 36 inside, a newly developed, solidly built movement. Now the calibre 36 has been upgraded with new complications, with either a big date display or both a date and moon phase. Known as the Senator Excellence Panorama Date and Excellence Panorama […]

8 years ago

Glashütte Original, Opening of the new Vienna Boutique

Event report on the Glashuette Original Boutique Opening Glashütte Original (Glashuette) kindly invited us to witness the opening of their new boutique in Vienna, Austria. As well while the, mostly German speaking, press was present they took the opportunity to introduce two new models in their caliber 36 Senator Excellence series. Two New Glashuette Original […]

8 years ago

Throwback Sundays: Six German Watches to Add Into a Watch Collection, from Our Archives

Over the last few decades, German watches have experienced a renaissance. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the catalyst. Prior to the period, German watches were relatively low profile. Many of the manufacturers were behind the Iron Curtain, making utilitarian watches for the Communist public. While those in West Germany, like Junghans…

8 years ago

A Visit To The Glashütte Original Manufacture – Photo Report

Glashütte Original Manufacture Last week, Bert and I traveled from The Netherlands (our home country) to Glashütte in Germany. It is only a one hour flight, from Amsterdam to Dresden. In Dresden, a driver awaited us with a welcome sign and a shiny black BMW 530. We’ve seen worse. As it was end of the […]

8 years ago