The German watchmaker looks to the forests that surround its manufacture for the inspiration behind its latest PanoMaticLunar
Since it launched in 2003, the PanoMaticLunar has become one of Glashütte Original’s most coveted models, defined by its striking asymmetric dial. Its design follows the famous golden ratio, creating an aesthetically pleasing layout that sees the hour/minute and small seconds subdials lined up on a vertical axis to the left of centre, balanced by the moon phase and date indication to the right.
It has now introduced a new green-dialled timepiece into the popular line, which takes its inspiration from the tall fir trees that surround the watchmaker’s manufacture in leafy Saxony, Germany. The intriguing colour gradient, which moves from an intense green at the centre to black at the edges, is achieved through a painstaking process that it undergoes at Glashütte Original’s in-house dial factory in Pforzheim. The dial is first coated with galvanic nickel, before the outer edge is sprayed with black lacquer to produce the dégradé effect. The entire surface is then coated with a transparent green lacquer to complete the look.
Also crafted at the factory is the delicate silver-coloured moon. First, two intricate moons are cut out using a milling tool, which gives them their convex form, before being polished with a diamond milling tool. They sit on a display that undergoes an elaborate galvanic procedure to create the star-studded night sky.
Presented with a polished and satin-brushed stainless-steel case, the watch is powered by the in-house Calibre 90-02. This accomplished movement offers a power reserve of 42 hours, and features numerous elements traditional to Glashütte watchmaking, including the three-quarter plate, blue screws and signature Glashütte stripes.
