Glashütte Original’s Post

All our watches are beautiful to look at. But there is also a lot to discover beneath their elegant surface. Today we would like to take a closer look at one of these masterpieces with you using a watchmaker's magnifying glass – so to speak. A skeletonised watch is a fascinating sight, with a lightness and transparency that never cease to amaze. However, its production requires a great deal of skill: a complex process involves carefully removing as many parts of the movement as possible without compromising the functionality and stability of the watch. The tradition of skeletonised watches in Glashütte dates back to the 19th century. With extensive skeletonisation, the local watchmakers demonstrated their mechanical craftsmanship and at the same time provided a clear view of the elaborately decorated and finished movement parts inside the watch. In this way, they created filigree works of art that gave timekeeping a new aesthetic dimension. Our 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 emulates these historic watches. With maximum transparency, it opens the eye to new perspectives and openly showcases its mechanical inner workings – our manufacture calibre 49-13 with manual winding: a filigree gem that includes the three classic complications power reserve indicator, small seconds and moon phase. Our skeletonised edition thus presents itself as an artistic declaration of love to the grace and beauty of handcrafted mechanics.