The Sixties Iconic Square collection comprises five square chronographs featuring distinctive dials made by the Saxon manufactory’s own dialmakers in Pforzheim. The stunning colours and fascinating dial visuals take up iconic design elements first presented in a range of “Spezimatic” models produced in the 1960s. Made using original tools and authentic methods from the 1960s, they are the result of an extremely complex and time-consuming process. Glashütte Original’s expert dialmakers pay obsessive attention to each of the labour- intensive steps, in particular to the application of coloured lacquers to achieve the precise hues and shading, from light centres to dark perimeters, known as the “dégradé effect” – a lavish finish found on all of the five pieces.
To begin with, the dials are given a galvanic base coat; layers of coloured lacquer are then added by hand in a series of subsequent steps. In a final step, black lacquer is carefully applied to this ‘‘canvas’’ using a special spray gun — this technique produces, depending on the angle at which the gun is held, an individual colour gradient, known as the dégradé effect, which renders each watch unique. The unusual colour of the Tangerine dial results from an additional lacquer colour: The initial galvanic coating in gold is not only combined with a layer of black, but also red lacquer.
A Great Deal of the Glashutte Original Watches Usa Replica Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date dial is about referencing yesteryear. You see that from the applied arrowhead-style hour markers, with little lume points implemented manually round the periphery of the dial. The hands are perfectly sized in length, and painted with Super-LumiNova at the middle. They provide excellent contrast against the blue dial – making for a very welcome awareness of readability in most lighting conditions. The hands and hour markers are created out of 18ct white gold – that allows for a great polish and shields against tarnishing in the future.Even although the Glashütte Original Seventies is much more a sporty/casual watch, the hands and hour markers are a bit more formal in their design, albeit still simple to read. This was odd to me at first, but I came to appreciate it. The effect is a soothing, more traditional look that still has a bit of “polished pizazz” to it, which melds nicely with the differently sporty case. It makes for a hot makeup, and it can be a rare thing to mention for a timepiece with a cushion-style square case. If there is one massive compliment that I’d love to provide the Glashütte Original Seventies situation is that it manages to look sexy while also not searching typical.The steel case and bracelet possess excellent finishing, something the newest – and, for that matter, lots of high-quality Italian watches – is known for. The polished bezel is matched with the glistening chronograph pushers and crown guard. The middle of this situation is finely brushed, which reduces visual stimulation and adds to the sport appeal. Note the polished beveling on the case borders too, and it is a beautiful touch. The bracelet is designed to incorporate with the instance, and it is rather complex despite the simple three-link design. Like popular favorites such as the Rolex GMT-Master II, the bracelet tapers to offer a more visually balanced (and comfy) match on the wrist, whereas the centre link is glistening being flanked by outer links that are brushed.
