Glashütte Original

For BaselWorld 2016, the Saxon manufacturer Glashütte Original presented its new automatic movement Cal. 36: It is designed as the new base movement delivering on 4 core requirements: stability ; precision ; power reserve and beauty . The thoroughly-revis...  

Cal 36 will be a great successor to the Cal 39 and Cal 100. The silicon balance spring is notable. When I visited the manufactory in 2010, I remember the emphasis was on "tradition", i.e. we do things the way they were done 100 years ago. Seems there is n... 

due to its 'technical' appearance and its 'false 3/4' plate. Magnus

. . . when it was introduced ten years ago is that it was slated to eventually replace the cal 39. Perhaps Marcus will comment on this; certainly, it was my expectation. Cordially, Art

... but it appears it was either too costly to produce or too complicated in some details. For example, very quietly the unique second reset mechanism was deleted. Also, the cal. 100 needed a spearate corrector for the date, which, if I see correctly, the... 

A new base movement is indeed a crucial development for a manufacture like Glashütte Original and the result looks very promising on the paper. One more excellent reason to take the trip to Basel tomorrow. See you there, Martin

. . . it's my sense the cal 36 represents years of development from G O. Combining index-free regulation (already a common feature for other manufacturers) with a power reserve double that of the movements it will replace, along with constituent aspects o... 

Interesting to see the quite constant amplitude for the first half of the autonomy. Very pleasant decoration of the movement, too. As for the dial version, I prefer the steel case, silver dial, for once. Very good offer from G.O this year. Best, Nicolas