Why customers love Glashütte Original?

This Glashütte Original holds a special place in my collection. It is the only model that holds its own against the Royal Oak in terms of caliber finish. The plate, bridges, and decorations of the oscillating weight are exceptional and probably superior - in my opinion - to that of the open case back of my Royal Oak 15300. I bought it at auction without having tried it on at exceptional price conditions! I took care to have it serviced at the brand's boutique in Paris where my contacts had identified that it was going to be auctioned. A great start to my relationship with the brand that allowed me - a priori - to obtain a certificate of authenticity in good and due form. Paradoxically, this is a watch that I rarely wear because it is a tad too big and does not sit well on my wrist! Am I deformed ;-) Surely not, but that's how it is... but as I don't sell watches, it has remained in my collection, to my great delight as an irrational enthusiast.

Watchmaking is a very strange passion sometimes. We all know it, we think we are satisfied when we buy our first watch by saying to ourselves "that's it, I have the watch of my dreams, it will calm me down for a while". And then a few months later - or year(s) for the most patient - we say to ourselves "having a collection requires eclecticism, so why not this one?". And then we find ourselves buying a new watch as soon as the opportunity arises or finances allow it. For me Glashütte Original has always been synonymous with prestige. But, I think it took me a while to really get interested in their models due to the lack of an official store. Far from being a criticism, this allows watch lovers to have access to a fabulous brand that does not pay for pharaonic marketing campaigns. Swatch Group certainly, but with the DNA of a high-precision watchmaker and specifications worthy of a 100% independent store. The only problem is that the model I like the most is no longer in the catalog. So I turned to Chrono24 (for the first time) to find the model of my dreams: the Senator Hand Date with matte black dial. A little apprehension when buying, but once I received the watch, I must say that it is probably one of those that had the most effect on me. Refined, elegant, with a sporty chic side, for me it is a watch that can be worn in all contexts, an essential criterion. The little detail that made me fall in love? The subtlety of the reverse date sub-dial. My purchase was therefore above all influenced by the emotion that the design of the watch gave me, the DNA and authenticity of the brand, and the level of details for a price that defies all competition (even Grand Seiko...). Only one problem: the addiction to Glashütte Original begins, and it seems impossible to stop.

I bought this beautiful Glashütte Spezimatic cal 75 on the internet a few years ago. Good surprise, the watch worked very well and the cosmetic condition of it was really very good considering its age (+40 years). I didn't think that the productions of the GDR could be of this quality. It is a watch with a rather atypical design that I wear from time to time. It reminds me of my childhood, from the time when we saw the East and the West clash in spy films. After all these years it still works just as well and apart from having oiled the winder I haven't done anything to it. If you find a "bison" model in good condition, jump at the chance because you don't see many of them.

This watch has nothing to do with perpetual calendars with sub-dials like JLC or IWC (among others). The perpetual calendar is there, including moon phases, but the dial remains almost bare, which makes the information ultra readable and contributes to the elegance of this module. Very thin bezel, almost non-existent, beautiful blue hands, discreet railroad track around the edge. 40 mm in diameter (its ivory white dial makes it appear a little larger than its actual dimensions) and 13 mm thick. 55 hours of power reserve The finishes are perfect, on the front and back. Very beautiful movement, with the traditional 3/4 plate typically German. This does not reach the quality of finish of a Lange, but the price has nothing to do with those practiced by this brand, for a design, an originality and a readability that have nothing to envy, I find. Dress watch, but still easy to wear because it is not too ostentatious. A pleasure to find it regularly, and to wear this brand that we do not come across very often, but which designs very pretty pieces. The crown is only used for winding and setting the time. The different parameters are adjusted either individually by several discreet pushers located on the sides, or simultaneously by a single pusher that acts on all the parameters: fast and efficient.

The choice to acquire this Glashütte Original was to add a dress watch to my collection, as elegant as it is well finished, and if possible equipped with some original complications. This quest led me to take an interest in the GO brand, which is worth a look as an integrated watch manufacturer (it even makes its own tools) with still a good dose of handwork, with a pricing policy that is very respectful of the customer (the model has almost remained at the same price, reasonable, since its release). The GO Panomatic Lunar offers not only a specific personality, but also a micro-rotor with 24k gold weight, a double swan neck, a moon phase, a large date and a small second... Not bad! Of course it is of a certain thickness, it is even the main criticism made of it, but this particularity betrays its Germanic origin, where we like ¾ plates and the robustness it brings to the movement. In the end, this thickness is not felt at all when worn, to retain only the animation of the dial under the light, between the flame-blued hands, the typically Germanic graining of the dial background, and the circular guilloché of the two main dials. The moon phase, with its blue background, its golden stars and its silver moon, and of a perfect poetry. This watch is divisive because it is original, but ultimately proves to be extremely endearing, an attachment that one then feels for the entire GO manufacture and all the care, not to mention the originality, that it constantly seeks to bring to its range.