Glashütte Original adds two new variations of the Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase, featuring frosted copper and silver coloured dials, respectively.
Press release details to follow, with commentary in italics
Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase
The Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase with frosted silver or frosted copper dial is available as of March 2025 from all authorised dealers. At the time of writing, the official retail price is unknown.
Commentary
The Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase has been around for a long time, with plenty of variations available to choose from. The two newcomers bolster what is already a handsome lineup of watches, providing further options to potential customers. Fine-grained dials are not new in the collection but the new dial colours offered in the novelties are immensely easy on the eyes and will have no trouble finding suitors. Other aspects like case size and calibre remain unchanged. After all, there’s no need to fix what’s not broken.
Release Details
Familiar faces: two new dial variants
In terms of design, the two new versions of the Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase draw discreetly on stylistic elements of historical Glashütte watches, reinterpreting them in a contemporary light. The frosted silver and frosted copper coloured dials are inspired by the rich mineral deposits of the Ore Mountains, while their fine-grained surface texture makes one feel the cold deep within the rock. The Roman numerals, applied by hand, are made of solid gold and coated in blue. They are a perfect complement to the blued and polished poire hands and the second hand with its double-G symbol. The Panorama Date at 4 o’clock, which has its source in a more recent tradition, has been a signature feature of numerous Glashütte Original watches since 1997, while the moon phase with its curved aperture gives poetic expression to a classic complication.
Reduced to essentials: The Senator Excellence line
In developing the Senator Excellence line the design and construction teams followed a basic principle right from the start, expressed in two words: simply perfect. The understated elegance of the latest versions with Panorama Date and moon phase hides a remarkably robust character. The round, 40 mm diameter stainless steel case with its slender bezel as well as its satin-finished and polished surfaces, for example, serves as both an elegant frame and a fundamental support. An innovative bayonet mount allows the movement to be fixed in the case with a twist – much like mounting a camera lens. This makes the overall construction particularly shock-resistant while rendering future maintenance simpler.
Still waters run deep: a multi-talented movement
Durability is also a feature of the mechanics inside the watch, and, along with beauty, precision, and extended running time, was one of the principles guiding development of the Calibre 36. The extra-large spring barrel was specially designed to enable a running time of at least 100 hours. Resistant to magnetic fields, corrosion, and fluctuations in temperature, the silicon balance spring offers robust reliability in the course of everyday life. Each model in the Senator Excellence line gives proof of its exceptional qualities during rigorous testing over a 24-day period. The automatic manufactory movement presents the refined finishes and traditional decorations of Glashütte watchmaking, executed by hand as carefully today as in the past.
Technical Specifications
Model name: Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase
Launch year: 2025
Reference number: 1-36-24-05-02-61 with leather strap; 1-36-24-05-02-64 with synthetic fabric strap; 1-36-24-05-02-71 with metal bracelet
Movement: Calibre 36-24 automatic movement, finely finished
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, Panorama Date, moon phase
Jewels: 40
Frequency: 28,800 A/h, equivalent to 4 Hz
Running time: 100 hours
Shock resistance: shock-resistant oscillation system
Case: stainless steel
Dimensions: diameter: 40 mm, height: 12.2 mm,
lug-to-lug: 47.65 mm
Dial: dial ground: “frosted silver“ galvanic silver colour with fine-grained embossing; appliques: gold, diamond-polished, coated in blue
Hands: hours/minutes: blued steel: seconds: coated in blue
Glass: domed sapphire crystal, antireflective on both sides Case back: sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5 bar
Straps: blue Louisiana alligator leather, pin buckle or folding clasp blue synthetic fabric strap, folding clasp stainless steel bracelet
Model name: Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase
Launch year: 2025
Reference number: 1-36-24-04-02-61 with leather strap; 1-36-24-04-02-64 with synthetic fabric strap; 1-36-24-04-02-71 with metal bracelet
Movement: Calibre 36-24 automatic movement, finely finished
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, Panorama Date, moon phase
Jewels: 40
Frequency: 28,800 A/h, equivalent to 4 Hz
Running time: 100 hours
Shock resistance: shock-resistant oscillation system
Case: stainless steel
Dimensions: diameter: 40 mm, height: 12.2 mm,
lug-to-Lug: 47.65 mm
Dial: dial ground: “frosted copper“ galvanic rose colour with fine-grained embossing; appliques: gold, diamond-polished and coated in blue.
Hands: hours/minutes: blued steel; seconds: coated in blue
Glass: domed sapphire crystal, antireflective on both sides Case back: sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5 bar
Straps: blue Louisiana alligator leather, pin buckle or folding clasp, blue synthetic fabric strap, folding clasp, stainless steel bracelet
