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Glashutte Original - PanoInverse XL
Pano Inverse XL
The duplex swan-neck fine adjustment introduced by Glahütte Original in 2002 is the epitome of demanding haute horlogerie and innovative and aesthetic movement design. This technical development originally created especially for manufacture movement Caliber 65 allows for an especially precise adjustment of the movement’s beat and rate. This fine adjustment is positioned upon a balance bridge, which is a component only rarely found in watchmaking.
The designers and engineers at Glashütte Original have placed a further horological highlight at the centre of attention. Legend is that this idea was first mooted in Asia (some say Singapore!) by a handful of GO collectors and these ideas floated back to the factory.
It took nearly 2 years to materialize and the duplex swan-neck fine adjustment, developed by the manufactory, has been incorporated directly into the front of the manual winding calibre 66 and is thus put on display very prominently.
At numerous places within the movement, components and subgroups had to be re-worked or even freshly developed in order to make this wonderful timepiece a reality. The most of important of these included a new position for the balance bridge as well as a re-working of the winding subgroup, which resulted in a new design for a corresponding balance braking spring.
Furthermore, a transmission wheel for correcting direction was integrated and the design of the dial freshly conceived.
These new elements resulted in the necessity of re-working all three plates and the wheel-pinion subgroups for the movement and power reserve so that they fit the new proportions. Thus, in the end, manually wound Caliber 66 experienced a new development.
Its refined and beautifully finished details make an attractive visual counterpart to the reduced and decentralized dial. Combined with the fine stripe-finish on the base plate, the red rubies, and blued screws, the duplex swan-neck fine adjustment provides the PanoInverse XL with an incomparable appearance.
GO Cal 66
Dimensions: diameter: 35,5 mm, height: 5,95 mm
Balance: screw balance with 18 weighted gold screws
Frequency: 28.800 A/h
Power reserve: 41 hours (+/- 5%)
Balance spring: flat spring
Jewels: 31
The dial of the PanoInverse XL does not cover the full surface as do other models of the Pano line, but is rather executed as a small ring-like variation so that the desired section of the movement remains visible.
The off-center arrangement of the hours, minutes, and seconds is positioned against a black background, the contrasting surface of which is shiningly underscored by the rose gold applied elements and Arabic numerals marking 3, 9, and 12 o’clock.
Other traditional elements of Glashütte watchmaking such as screw-mounted gold chatons and blued screws charmingly stand out from the silver-colored background. A polished blue-steel hand glides across the stylized power reserve display located on the three-quarter plate, offering information on the amount of tension left in the movement’s mainspring.
This exceptional watch is available in a polished rose or white gold case with a matching Louisiana alligator skin strap in black or brown. The PanoInverse XL is a fascinating timepiece for all lovers of fine watches that can’t get enough of looking at the exceptional design of Glashütte Original’s duplex swan-neck fine adjustment.
The duplex swan-neck fine adjustment introduced by Glahütte Original in 2002 is the epitome of demanding haute horlogerie and innovative and aesthetic movement design. This technical development originally created especially for manufacture movement Caliber 65 allows for an especially precise adjustment of the movement’s beat and rate. This fine adjustment is positioned upon a balance bridge, which is a component only rarely found in watchmaking.
The designers and engineers at Glashütte Original have placed a further horological highlight at the centre of attention. Legend is that this idea was first mooted in Asia (some say Singapore!) by a handful of GO collectors and these ideas floated back to the factory.
It took nearly 2 years to materialize and the duplex swan-neck fine adjustment, developed by the manufactory, has been incorporated directly into the front of the manual winding calibre 66 and is thus put on display very prominently.
At numerous places within the movement, components and subgroups had to be re-worked or even freshly developed in order to make this wonderful timepiece a reality. The most of important of these included a new position for the balance bridge as well as a re-working of the winding subgroup, which resulted in a new design for a corresponding balance braking spring.
Furthermore, a transmission wheel for correcting direction was integrated and the design of the dial freshly conceived.
These new elements resulted in the necessity of re-working all three plates and the wheel-pinion subgroups for the movement and power reserve so that they fit the new proportions. Thus, in the end, manually wound Caliber 66 experienced a new development.
Its refined and beautifully finished details make an attractive visual counterpart to the reduced and decentralized dial. Combined with the fine stripe-finish on the base plate, the red rubies, and blued screws, the duplex swan-neck fine adjustment provides the PanoInverse XL with an incomparable appearance.
GO Cal 66
Dimensions: diameter: 35,5 mm, height: 5,95 mm
Balance: screw balance with 18 weighted gold screws
Frequency: 28.800 A/h
Power reserve: 41 hours (+/- 5%)
Balance spring: flat spring
Jewels: 31
The dial of the PanoInverse XL does not cover the full surface as do other models of the Pano line, but is rather executed as a small ring-like variation so that the desired section of the movement remains visible.
The off-center arrangement of the hours, minutes, and seconds is positioned against a black background, the contrasting surface of which is shiningly underscored by the rose gold applied elements and Arabic numerals marking 3, 9, and 12 o’clock.
Other traditional elements of Glashütte watchmaking such as screw-mounted gold chatons and blued screws charmingly stand out from the silver-colored background. A polished blue-steel hand glides across the stylized power reserve display located on the three-quarter plate, offering information on the amount of tension left in the movement’s mainspring.
This exceptional watch is available in a polished rose or white gold case with a matching Louisiana alligator skin strap in black or brown. The PanoInverse XL is a fascinating timepiece for all lovers of fine watches that can’t get enough of looking at the exceptional design of Glashütte Original’s duplex swan-neck fine adjustment.
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