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Glashutte Original Seventies Panorama Date Watch

The last few years it was "Senator Sixties" for Glashutte Original's retro collection. Some people loved those, and some hated them. One thing that amused me was that I recently saw a vintage Timex that was the precise look the Senator Sixties was going for. I wonder how many Glashutte Original owners got mistaken for Timex owners?

This year GO looks to the 1970s with the TV screen styled Seveneties Panorama date watch. It actually uses the same in-house made GO automatic big date movement as one of the Senator Sixties watches. If you like the style, then the execution is lovely. The dial will come in at least three tones - here done in sunburst polished German silver. There is a neat integration between the case and the bracelet. That latter element appears to be one of the highlights of the piece, and will offer superior wearing comfort. Part of that is due to GO's use of their micro-adjust deployment clasp.

Overall, Glashutte Original used some of its better parts and a new case for this Seventies Panorama Date watch. I expect more models (such as a chronograph) to show up soon. Like I said, some people will love the design and others will be bored to tears with it. Nevertheless, it is very well executed and is overall a job well done from GO in Germany.

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

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Nomos Zurich World Time Watch

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Using their brand new Caibre Xi mechanical world time movement, Glashutte based Nomos will release the Zurich World Time watch. One of at least two new watches to contain the new automatic movement. Nomos is one of the least expensive watch makers of hand-assembled in-house German watch movements (and watches). The Zurich (why named for a Swiss city if the brand is German I do not know), is one of their higher-end collection of timepieces.

The new Caliber Xi movement is an automatic and features black gold in its construction. It has about 42 hours of power reserve and had the time with subsidiary seconds, and a world time indicator on a second 24 hour disc. A pusher above the crown cycles through the references cities on a partially exposes disc. The time for the city shown under the 12 o'clock hour indicator, is indicator at 3 o'clock in 24 hour format. Minutes for the second time zone are referenced via the main time's minute hand. A simple, but elegant system for offering a world-time complication.

The Zurich World Time watch will be about 40mm wide in steel, with a sapphire crystal and caseback window. The white dial is easy to read, contained in the tasteful, thin-bezeled case. Price will be 3,400 euros.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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German Newspaper Readers Pick Watch of the Year

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The Watch of the Year for 2006 chosen by readers of the national German-language newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” (The World on Sunday) and the magazine “Armband Uhren”(Wristwatches) were announced at BaselWorld, in Basel, Switzerland. The winner, shown here, is beautiful but perhaps a bit of German bias? My pick would be Vacheron's Tour d'I'lle which comes in at a humble number seven.

For men:
1. Lange & Söhne’s “Lange 1 Time Zone”
2. Chronoswiss’s “Digiteur"
3. Glasshütte Original’s “Panomatic Tourbillion”
4. Rolex’s “Prince”
5. Breitling for Bentley’s “Mulliner Tourbillon”
6. Omega’s “Seamaster Planet Ocean Co-axial”
7. Vacheron Constatin’s “Tour de I’Ile”
8. IWC’s “Ingenieur Automatic”
9. Longines’ “Master Collection, Chronograph”
10. Breguet’s “La Tradition”

For women:
1. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s “Reverso Duoface”
2. Glasshütte Original’s “SunRay"
3. Cartier’s “Santos 100”
4. Longines’ “Evidenza”
5. Baume & Mercier’s “Hampton Milleis”
6. Rolex’s “Lady Datejust”
7. Patek Philippe’s “Twenty-4”
8. Rainer Brand’s “Pezzo"
9. Ebel’s “1911 Lady”
10. Chanel’s “J12"

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Glashütte 1965 Singapore Limited Edition Watches

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The watch shown here is part of Glashütte’s tribute to Singapore’s 40th anniversary of independence. The '1965 Singapore’ which has already sold out, was limited to only 40 pieces; two in platinum, 10 in rose gold and 28 in stainless steel. The first platinum piece went to the Republic of Singapore. The watch features a replica of a historical map of Singapore painted on a Meissen porcelain dial.

[via Time Zone]

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