Glashutte Original – Lady Serenade – Edition for Valentine’s Day 2022

  

Glashutte Original – Lady Serenade – Limited Edition for Valentine’s Day 2022

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On February 14th, right on time, the world stands under the sign of love. Valentine’s Day has become a fixture in our calendars.  

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Just like a romantic floral bouquet, what is perhaps the most beautiful feeling in the world unfolds in all its splendour on this day. 

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The new limited-edition Lady Serenade from Glashütte Original reflects the secret strength that lives within love. Graceful, feminine and infinitely precious, it captures the magic of love for all time.

A new beginning

By Valentine’s Day in mid-February, also nature has already begun to prepare for its grand entrance. The crocus is the first to appear.  

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The small messenger of spring stands in stubborn defiance of the snow, its colourful buds causing hearts to beat faster. Glashütte Original’s watchmakers have drawn inspiration from its gentle strength and incomparable charm to create their latest Valentine’s Day model.  

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Eight heart-shaped indexes in pink sapphire crystal encounter a sparkling bezel set with 52 diamonds. 

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The diamond cabochon forms an elegant contrast to the finely shimmering mother-of-pearl dial with rhodium-plated applied numerals and hands.  

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The strap, fashioned from Louisiana alligator leather, is dressed in the colour of spring’s messenger.

Exceptionally resistant

Despite its delicate appearance, the crocus is unusually strong and enduring. Things are no different when it comes to love. And the exquisite Lady Serenade, too, has proven strength. Its precious components are securely protected in a fully polished 36 mm stainless steel case.

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Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal on the front and back ensures optimal clarity, and water resistance up to 5 bar (50 metres) makes the watch, which is limited to 50 pieces, wonderfully suited to everyday use.

Within the calm there is power

As spring approaches, many a heart inevitably gets into turmoil. The Lady Serenade, on the other hand, keeps a cool head under all circumstances and has a reliable power reserve of 40 hours. Its regular pulse beats at a frequency of 28,800 half-oscillations per hour that cannot be disturbed.

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The 39-22 automatic movement is lovingly crafted, finely decorated and regulated by hand by the watchmakers in the Saxon manufactory’s workshops.  

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It can be admired through the sapphire crystal case back, on which the individual limited-edition number also appears.

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The Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day edition is limited to 50 pieces and available from January 20th in Glashütte Original Boutiques and from authorized retailers.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection : LADY

Model name:   Lady Serenade – Limited Edition for Valentine’s Day 2022 

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Reference numbers:

•    1-39-22-21-22-44 (with pin buckle)
•    1-39-22-21-22-04 (with foldover clasp)
•    1-39-22-21-22-34 (metal bracelet)

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Movement
Calibre 39-22 automatic movement, finely finished
Frequency: 28,800 A/h, equivalent to 4 Hz
Remarks
    Glashütte three-quarter plate with stripe finish
    Swan-neck fine adjustment
    Bevelled edges
    Polished steel parts
    Skeletonized rotor with double-G symbol
    Heavy metal oscillation weigh
Functions: Hour, minute and seconds, second stop, date
Case
Stainless steel, bezel set with 💎52 brilliant-cut diamonds
Case back: Sapphire crystal, water-resistant to 5 bar
Dimensions: Diameter: 36 mm, height: 10.2 mm
Dial
White mother-of-pearl, rhodium-plated appliques, pink sapphire crystal hearts
Hands: Rhodium-plated brass
Straps
Louisiana alligator strap, crocus-coloured.

Limitation: only 50 pieces

Price: from 13,500 Euro

Launch year: 2022

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ZENITH – DEFY Revival A3642 Edition

 

ZENITH – DEFY Revival A3642 Steel 37mm Automatic Edition 2022

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 A RETURN TO FORM: ZENITH REVIVES 
THE VERY FIRST DEFY MODEL FROM 1969

Following the highly acclaimed and sought-after reproductions of historical El Primero models from the 1960s and 1970s, the Zenith Manufacture has turned its attention to another monumental piece from 1969: Introducing the DEFY Revival A3642, a modern reinterpretation of the earliest DEFY model. 

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While 1969 will forever be marked as a milestone year for Zenith and watchmaking at large with the unveiling of the El Primero calibre, another surprise from the Manufacture also made its debut that year: the DEFY collection.

  

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Taking a firm stance against the wave of quartz watches that was threatening to decimate traditional Swiss watchmaking, Zenith proved that mechanical movements were here to stay by creating a timepiece with a singularly edgy design and robustness that mass-produced electronic watches of the time simply could not rival.

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The vessel for this audacious mindset was the DEFY A3642, opening new avenues of design and performance for the Manufacture to explore. The A3642 was fittingly nicknamed the coffre-fort in French, which translates to “bank vault” or “safe-deposit box”. It’s bold, octagonal case paired with a fourteen-sided bezel is all about exhibiting audacity and ruggedness through sharply defined lines and facets with different finishes; something that has been distilled into the modern Zenith DEFY collection.  

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With its steel “ladder” bracelet designed and manufactured by the famed Gay Frères company, the original DEFY was certainly ahead of the curve when it comes to sporty steel bracelet watches with highly geometric designs. With a water-resistance of 30ATM (300 metres) ensured by a screw-down crown, the DEFY A3642 and its modern Revival reincarnation are assuredly all-terrain and all-occasions watches.

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Reproduced in stunningly accurate detail using the original production plans from 1969, the DEFY Revival A3642 brings back all the details and singular design elements that made the original so outstanding in its era and how it established the codes that continues to inspire modern DEFY references. Its warm grey dial with a striking gradient effect that darkens towards the edges was among the first of its kind during its introduction in 1969. The unusual applied square hour markers feature horizontal grooves that convey a sense of perpetual motion. 

 

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The wide sword-shaped hands are generously filled with SuperLumiNova in a similar tone to Tritium found in the original, paired with a paddle-shaped seconds hand that is a prominent feature in numerous Zenith watches of the same era. In fact, the only cosmetic differences between the Revival and its progenitor are the sapphire crystal, the display case back and the type of luminescent pigments.

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The other main difference beats away inside. Instead of the original’s solid case back emblazoned with a four-pointed star that became one of the brand’s logos and recurring design element for years to come, the DEFY Revival A3642 features a sapphire display back showing the automatic Elite 670 manufacture movement, operating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28’800 VpH) and delivering a power reserve of 50 hours when fully wound.

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With the DEFY Revival A3642, Zenith is not only bringing back one of its most daring and outstanding references from the 1960s, but also highlighting the unique genesis of the Manufacture’s boldest and most innovative collection by returning to the source. This special Revival edition will be produced in a limited edition of 250 pieces, available at Zenith physical and online boutiques around the world.

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Stay tuned as Zenith will soon unveil a modern successor to the original DEFY with a sleeker and more modernistic architecture and a whole new level of performance. 

 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model:  DEFY Revival A3642 Edition

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 Reference: 03.A3642.670/75.M3642

Key points: 
Original Revival of the 1969 Reference A3642. 
Octogonal case with iconic 14-sided bezel. 
Limited edition of 250 pieces.

MOVEMENT
Calibre Elite 670, Automatic.
Frequency 28,800 VpH (4 Hz)
Power reserve approx. 50 hours
Finishes:  New star-shaped oscillating weight with satined finishings
FUNCTIONS
Hours and minutes in the centre.
Central seconds hand.
Date indication at 4:30
CASE  
Material: Stainless steel
Octogonal case with iconic 14-sided bezel
Diameter: 37 mm
Thickness: 13.00 mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal
Water-resistance: 30 ATM (300 metres)
DIAL & HANDS
Dial: Gradient brown
Hour-markers: Rhodium-plated and faceted
Hands: Rhodium-plated and faceted with SuperLuminova SLN C1
STRAPS 
Stainless steel with interchangeable system "Ladder" bracelet.

  Price  6,664 EUR / $7,000 / 6.900 CHF 

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