Union Glashutte Belisar Big Date Carbon Fiber Dial Watch

You'd think with a design this slick Union Glashutte could have named the watch something a bit more elegant. It scares me to think how long it will take to pronounce the title when it is translated into German. Too bad Swatch Group owners Union Glashutte is hard or impossible to find in the US. If so, then this Big Date with Carbon Fiber Dial version of their Belisar would be a sporty and appealing piece.

At 41mm wide the case is in steel (water resistant to 100 meters), with PVD coated black side panels and a sporty perforated leather strap (that is well-integrated into the case design). The dial is easy to read with applied hour markers and well-sized hands. They are also coated with SuperLumiNova under the AR coated sapphire crystal. Inside the watch is an ETA 2896 big date automatic movement - which is thin and has a great layout. I just am really impressed by the no-BS good looking design that isn't boring, but it still easy to live with. Price is set to be 1,950 euros. Look for this Union Glashutte watch soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the wrist watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.