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 g…

Acquired a year ago to mark an important event, this Glashütte Original PanoMaticInverse is undeniably the centerpiece of my collection. Knowing the brand only by name, it was a revelation in the store and a true love at first sight for this fascinating model. Saxon craftsmanship shines through in every detail, offering absolutely superb finishes. It is a feast for the eyes to admire its exposed beating heart and its magnificent swan necks. Despite its sophisticated appearance, it proves to be surprisingly versatil…

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…

Around 1950, in the Glashutte region of former East Germany, several watchmaking companies were nationalized under the name (VEB) Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe or GUB. For more than 40 years, a large part of German watchmaking know-how (including A. Lange & Söhne) continued like this. And later, the privatization of the conglomerate in 1994, notably marked the birth of Glashütte Original. From this period, for watch hunters, the emblematic 'Glashütte Spezimatic' often comes back. And that's good because it has been so…

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 synony…

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 re…

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 Panomat…