The New Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date with “Plasma” and “Fusion” Dials

Glashütte Original’s Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date, introduced in 2014, captured the design groove of 1970s watches with TV-shaped profiles. However, instead of settling for an accomplished vintage-inspired watch, GO went that extra mile and equipped it with its signature Panorama date display and a sophisticated flyback chronograph movement. Unafraid of colour, the Seventies strides in with audacious new dial colours with far-out names. Welcome the 100-piece limited editions with Plasma (purple) and Fusion (lime green) dials.

Having your own in-house dial manufacture has its perks. Relocated from Pforzheim to Glashütte in June 2025, GO is now a stone’s throw from its dial maker and can play around with colours to its heart’s content. Programmed for release in the relaxed summer months, GO has outfitted its Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in a wild array of colours. We’ve seen the 2022 Disco Blue and Vibing Orange models, the 2023 Golden Bay and Ocean Breeze and last year’s Watermelon and Swimming Pool.

The recognisable square case measures 40mm x 40mm with a height of 14.10mm. The rounded corners soften the geometry, and the architecture of the case and bracelet is highlighted with alternating satin-brushed and polished surfaces. Following suit, the 1970s-style rectangular chronograph pushers are also rounded to create a smooth, streamlined effect. While the height cannot be ignored, the pronounced slope of the polished bezel makes the watch look flatter on the wrist.  Protective guards flanking the screw-down crown ensure the 100m water-resistance of the case, a reassuring feature for a watch fitted with a sophisticated flyback chronograph.

Inspired by “visions of virtual worlds”, the Plasma dial is a deep shade of purple, verging on aubergine, and the Fusion is a bright yellowish shade of green. Both dials are lacquered with a velvety matte and slightly grained surface. Introduced in 1997, GO’s attractive large date display, known as the Panoramadatum, is slightly different from other date displays whose two discs sit concentrically on one axis but are set on two diverse levels. Instead, the Pano date features two concentric discs positioned on the same axis and the same level – and that makes it one of the most appealing big date features on the market.

For contrast, all the functions are displayed with black backgrounds and white printed inscriptions. The two sub-dials, with 30-minute elapsed times at 3 o’clock and running seconds at 9 o’clock, have snailed interiors with vinyl-style grooves. A pragmatic choice to keep the dial as clean as possible, the small seconds also hosts the power reserve indicator. Instead of adding another sub-dial, the 12-hour chronograph counter is placed in an arced window with an arrow pointer just below the brand name at noon. The simple baton indices and the hour and minute hands are also black with Super-LumiNova inserts, and the central chronograph seconds hand features the classic double G counterweight.

On the technical side, these new 2025 limited editions are powered by the in-house, integrated automatic flyback chronograph calibre 37-02. In typical Glashütte Original fashion, the movement is finished with Glashütte stripes, a skeletonised rotor with a double G symbol and polished bevels. As an integrated chronograph movement, the crown and pushers are on the same level, which nicely balances the look of the case. It packs 70 hours of power reserve and displays hours, minutes, small seconds, the Panorama date, a power reserve gauge and the chronograph indications.

Available with a black rubber strap with a foldover clasp or a steel bracelet with a fine adjustment system, the new Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date Plasma and Fusion editions, limited to 100 pieces in each colour, will be available from 14 August 2025 in Glashütte Original Boutiques and select retailers worldwide. They retail for EUR 17,000 on the steel bracelet and EUR 15,800 on the rubber strap.

More information at glasshuete-original.com.