Glashütte Original

The Glashütte Original PanoRetoGraph: A Review Some watches appeal because their design captures our fancy, then holds it. Others as examples of exquisite craftsmanship, for their clever engineering, for outstanding durability, for their historic signific...  

I'm not sure why they haven't gone in that direction, but generally speaking, they've done very little by way of sonnerie.

I don't realize before that the PanoGraph has a counter down function. Thank you for your write up, now I know.

The PanoGraph is a separate model, which followed the PanoRetroGraph and housed the simplified caliber 61, with no countdown mechanism and no acoustic signal. The PanoGraph, of course, remains in serial production as part of the current GO collection. Sti... 

Thanks for pointing it out.

I've actually seen the one mistaken for the other in secondary market sale listings, so I imagine some confusion is common. I would hate to see somebody buying a PanoGraph as expecting the additional complication.

Best, Emmanuel

It really is a fascinating period piece to take a close look at.

Have always been a fan and while a latter reedition in RG brought the case and dial aesthetics into the more contemporary sphere, the fact that it was only available in colored gold I felt a bit of a downside. The idea of the countdown timer was certainly... 

I've only seen the rose gold models in illustrations, with both light and dark dial treatments, but neither looks terribly convincing to me. It's also not clear to me how many rose gold editions were made, and over what period.

Still the best big date on the market. I much prefer such innovative pieces to the simple 3-hands watches we see today that mainly focus on finishing.

The next best thing I'm aware of is from Girard-Perregaux, where they have the large date in a single window, with one digit on a transparent sapphire wheel.

It certainly is a one-off creation. (Or should I say, a 50 + 150 creation?)

Here it is: Glash%C3%BCtte original: Panoretrograph

it is really interesting & filled with details I didn’t know about a watch I knew and loved.

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