The Sixties line presents legendary 1960s design and embodies the art of Glashütte watchmaking, whose traditions date back to 1845. It was only in 2018 that the popular line saw the first of its striking annual editions. The fascinating green versions inspired watch and design enthusiasts all over the world. This year, Glashütte Original delivers an exciting sequel to this success story: for its annual edition 2019, the German manufactory presents the Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date in multi-faceted orange.
The new models feature unusual dégradé dials, as radiant as the eventful decade that gives them their name. In the 1960s the world was changing at breakneck speed, inspired by bold visionaries, unprecedented freedom and courageous ideas in art, culture, politics and society. The dynamic decade continues to inspire artists, designers, musicians and the watchmakers at Glashütte Original.
The watch face presents its signature curvature, from the dial and the hands to the sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides. Arabic numerals, diamond-cut indexes, manually applied hour markers and hands highlighted with Super-LumiNova add harmonious accents.
Idiosyncratic and yet stylish this holds true not just for the details but for the dial as a whole.
Starting from a golden yellow at the centre, the colour flows across the curved surface, changing to fiery orange and red before reaching the black perimeter. The result is luminous vivacity, warmth and energy. Credit for this impressive ensemble of different hues also known as the dégradé effect goes to the experts at Glashütte own dial manufactory in Pforzheim.
After a galvanic bath gives the dial its golden yellow hue the dial makers carefully apply a series of layers in red and black lacquer. The result of this filigreed craftsmanship is an individual colour gradient that renders each dial unique. In a final step, the dials are heated in a kiln in order to burn in the colours.
The low-relief pattern of the dial is produced using the original tools and methods from the 1960s. Each dial blank receives its embossing with the aid of a 60-tonne press, which was already in use at the Pforzheim manufactory at the time. During the nineteen sixties, cross-border cooperation also allowed Pforzheim to deliver dials to Glashütte for the Spezimatic. The partnership began more than 50 years ago and culminated with the integration of the dial maker into the Glashütte Original manufactory in 2012. Today its innovative spirit plays a decisive role once again, in the development of the Sixties line as every single dial makes clear.
These timepieces are powered by new ti -52 (Sixties) and 39-47 (Sixties Panorama Date) automatic movements. Developed in-house, they are mounted in polished stainless steel cases, 39 mm in diameter for the three-hand Sixties, 42 mm for the Panorama Date model.
A brown Louisiana alligator leather strap with pin-buckle closure rounds off the vintage design. As the annual edition 2019, the Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date are available only for a limited period of time from Glashütte Original Boutiques and selected authorised dealers worldwide.
Technical details
Model name: Sixties
Launch year: 2019 (annual edition)
Reference: 1-39-52-13-02-04
Movement
Calibre 39-52, finely finished automatic movement
Functions
Hours, minutes, central seconds, stop seconds
Power reserve: 40 hours (± 5 %)
Case
Polished stainless steel, front and back glass in sapphire crystal; water-resistant up to 3 bar
Measurements: Diameter: 39.0 mm, height: 9.4 mm
Dial
Domed, with embossed surface, red-black lacquer with degrade effect
Special features
Design inspired by Glashütte watches from the 1960s
Strap
Brown Louisiana alligator leather, pin buckle in stainless steel
Model name: Sixties Panorama Date
Launch year: 2019 (annual edition)
Reference: 2-39-47-09-02-04
Movement
Calibre 39-47, finely finished automatic movement
Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds, stop seconds, Panorama Date
Power reserve: 40 hours (± 5 %)
Case
Polished stainless steel, front and back glass in sapphire crystal; water-resistant up to 3 bar
Measurements: Diameter: 42.0 mm, height: 12.4 mm
Dial
Domed, with embossed surface, red-black lacquer with degrade effect
Special features
Design inspired by Glashütte watches from the 1960s
Strap
Brown Louisiana alligator leather, pin buckle in stainless steel
