Automatic winding, hour/minute/second (central), second stop, exquisitely finished movement, polished steel parts, polished screws, plate/balance cock/rotor with Glashütte stripe finish, bevelled edges, skeletonized rotor with 21-ct gold oscillation weight, swan-neck fine adjustment.
When it comes to Glashutte Original, they have an unfair reputation as the poor man's A. Lange, which is not only unfair but definitely undeserved. Sure, they aren't finished to the same level as A Lange, but the price point does reflect that. Not to mention their watches are exceptionally finished at their price point and they do have some unique watches as we see here today. What we have here today is a Glashütte Original Sixties Annual Edition Fiery Orange.
This watch is not a limited production in terms of numbers, but it is limited to the time they'll produce it in which as the name suggests will be only one year. And the name pretty much says it all, the watch is a sixties-inspired watch with a fiery orange dial which as we can see is pretty much the star of the show. Now there's no getting around it, the biggest reason you would love this watch is because of the unique fiery orange dial. The dial is more complicated than one might think.
The process to create this style involves multiple steps to achieve the textured surface and gradient color. The dials are first stamped to get the texture and is produced using the same original tools and methods they've used since the 1960s which is pretty cool that they're still keeping it true to the original even down to the way they make the dial. Each blank dial receives embossing with the aid of a 60 tone pressed then we'll be domed to follow the curvature of the crystal. Finally, it is painted which also takes multiple steps to make this really cool fiery orange dial. Powering this watch it the caliber 39-52, an in-house automatic movement with a 4 Hertz frequency and a 40-hour power reserve. A beautifully decorated in-house caliber that is exceptionally finished by Glashütte.
The watch has what is referred to as the ‘Goldilocks size’ at 39 millimeters the watch it just right. The thickness or lack of is even better at 9.4 millimeters thick. This could easily fit under a dress cuff though I will say this dial won't fit in a dressier attire. Personally, I would go with the white dial if this is gonna be your dress watch. Finally, at 20-millimeter lug size, the watch will fit many straps though my recommendation is to go with a simple strap as seen here today. When having a crazy dial the rule of thumb is generally to have a simple strap that will not distract from the dial.
