The Manual Wind: Glashutte Original Senator Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

By Ian Schwam October 15, 2014

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Iconic watches are often targets. The best of the best, of anything, will forever be replicated. The original anything is always up on that pedestal, but what happens when the imitation ends up be just as desired? That might be the case with another offering out of Glashutte, Germany. With its design not that far off of the iconic Genta designed Patek Philippe Nautilus, Glashutte Original gets elegantly sporty with its latest; the Senator Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date.

Set in stainless steel, this T.V. screen cushion shaped case houses the newly designed Glashutte caliber 37-02. One of my favorite chronograph movements on the market right now, this movement leaves nothing to be desired. Fully in-house, this chronograph boasts a central stop seconds hand, 30 minute and 12 hour counters, a small seconds with power reserve indicator (70 hour power reserve), flyback function, and not to leave out the two wheel fifteen jewel big date complication that Glashutte is known for.

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Offered with three dial combinations, each has its own persona. Slate grey offers modern elegance, silver offers classic dress, and the blue dial offers a true retro sport that harkens back to the seventies. Multiple strap options include a steel bracelet with large center links (similar to the Patek Nautilus), crocodile straps, and newly offered rubber strap.

By offering this wide variety of combinations, Glashutte has made a piece that in some arenas will fit every watch buyers needs. Whether it be sport and elegance with the grey dial on a bracelet, or a dress non-round chronograph with the silver dial and black crocodile strap, this piece has the variants necessary for all.

Some say to copy is the grandest form of flattery. I say, you might resemble another, but if you own it, it is truly yours. Glashutte has certainly owned it with the Senator Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date. See more of the timepiece here.

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The Manual Wind: Blancpain Villaret Chronographe Pulsometre

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One of the great ironies in the watch world is the chronograph complication. Although equally classic and useless, it happens to be a staple in every man’s watch collection. While the function of a chronograph, a stopwatch, is not very useful these days, it is the multiple hands and symmetrical dial layouts that have made this the most popular complication to produce. Blancpain, producers of some of the most classic Swiss timepieces, has taken the classic chronograph to a new level with the introduction of the Blancpain Villaret Chronographe Pulsometre. Known for their movements and dials, Blancpain has has brought their strong points to the forefront with this latest release.
Now larger than their previous Blancpain Villaret Chronograph, the enamel and hand painted dial fills out this above average 43.6mm case size. With help from the classic Villaret design, this larger case set in rose or white gold, is much more dramatic on the wrist with the stark white of the enamel dial taking most of the wrist space. A slim bezel makes for more dial surface area. The unique feature of this piece is the Pulsometer painted on the perimeter of the dial. Chronographs generally cater to plains and automobiles to calculate speed. This piece is a tribute to the older chronographs designed with doctors in mind.
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Staying true to the Conquest in it's size, the Heritage 1973 has good wrist presence at 40mm in diameter; the cushion style case takes care of that. Making this a true modern throwback are the dial, finishes, and movement. Offered in a couple of dial variations, silver and black, subdial finishes differ as well as accents. The case finishing is both matte and shiny for a more modern look as well. Under the dial lies an ETA based column-wheel chronograph with exhibition case-back to complete this timepieces' modernization. A high quality movement is just an added bonus from yet another brand under The Swatch Group umbrella.

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The watch industry has seen an influx of brands in the last few decades. Brands both resurrected from the depths of dormant watch history and conceived of passionate skilled students of the art. When marketing takes a backseat to passion and skill, truly transcendent timepieces emerge. That is of the case of Peter Speake-Marin. As if watchmaking was his destiny, Speake-Marin was schooled and trained, restoring and developing all before the age of thirty. Having designed and built high-end complications for the well known movement manufacturer Renaud & Papi (now owned by Audemars Piguet) his next step was to take his name from the bench to exhibition with the creation of his namesake brand; Speake-Marin. The Piccadilly was Speake-Marin's first release. Now, more than a decade later, this discernible case design is the cornerstone of the brand.

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