If you weren’t a part of the 70’s the first time around you can at least capture the flavour of the era with an authentically styled retro collection from Glashütte Original: The Seventies Panorama Date watches.
The Seventies are back in fashion again, and as decades go it has to be said it was among the best. It was an era before technology had infiltrated our lives to the point where we can’t even walk down a street without it being recorded on at least half a dozen cameras.
And where you were not chained to a desk by logging in and logging off times on a computer, and when precisely because there were no computers more time and therefore more care was given to many tasks that were undertaken. It was also a time for bold experimentation and a robust questioning of conservative design values.
The Seventies hailed a bold new look in art and design, still visible today in striking artefacts from the decade. The decade offered exciting new ways of seeing the world, from the incredible images of Earth taken from the moon to big-screen sci-fi fantasies such as Star Wars and Star Trek. Cars, chairs, and watches all took on a streamlined, soft-edged, aerodynamic appearance.
Glashütte Original has revisited the era to produce the Seventies Panorama Date and they come in three new models.
The Seventies Panorama Date with its TV screen shaped dial presents a distinctly Seventies character. The dial, fashioned from German silver, is presented in galvanised ruthenium, galvanised silver, or blue, while the ruthenium dial presents a sunburst surface while the silver version is beautifully matt. The blue dial features finely graded shading passing from a lighter centre to a darker periphery.
The GO bracelet uses a patented closing and adjusting mechanism. The integrated double G logo functions as both the clasp’s button and the activator for the fine adjustment mechanism, which can be adjusted a total of 8mm in eight steps to adjust to any wearer.
The GO Seventies Panorama Date collection runs on the in-house Calibre 39-47 automatic movement which you can view through the domed sapphire crystal case back. No prices as yet but you’re unlikely to see much change from a distinctly un-Seventies cost of US$5000.
