Glashutte Original Strasser & Rohde Regulator

The new Glashuette Original Strasser & Rohde Regulator watch is clearly a tribute to the long-gone Strasser & Rohde Glashütte i/Sa. manufacture that used to make excellent pendulum clocks.

In fact, the watch in question sports dial layout, which is clearly inspired by one of the Strasser & Rohde regulator from the 1920s.

Even the central minute hand that takes the main position on the dial has the same curved shape. Well, the hour sub-dial with twelve Roman numerals on the S&R N215 is located at 6 o’clock, but that is not that important.

The Glashutte Original Strasser & Rohde Regulator is powered by the GO 49-04 hand-wound caliber. As usual, the movement is exquisitely decorated by hand and is seen through a sapphire crystal that almost fully consumes the case back of the watch.

Like some other “historic” models that were recently introduced by Glashütte Original, this timekeeper is presented in a rather large (for a dress watch) mirror-polished rose gold body. Whole 42 millimeters in diameter, the case is almost 13 millimeters high, which is definitely quite thick for a piece that is powered by a manually-wound movement.

Still, the proportions of the case are good enough for the watch to be worn with formal dress, if your own physique is not particularly thin, of course.

Thanks to the use of blued hands and black numerals, the white dial of the watch offers an almost unrivalled legibility, which may be only slightly undermined by the chose regulator-style dial layout. However, if you are familiar with the design or just getting used to new things fast, this shouldn’t be a problem.

Regrettably, the German manufacture plans to limit production of this beautiful piece of art at only 25 units, dramatically increasing its collector’s value, but leaving a great number of enthusiasts behind the lines.

Photos: Glashütte Original

Glashutte Original Strasser & Rohde Regulator watch specification

Price range: N/A
Movement: Glashutte Original 49-04, hand-wound, hand-decorated
Complications: Regulator
Power reserve: N/A
Case material: Rose gold
Bezel material: Rose gold
Case shape: Round
Transparent case back: Yes, sapphire crystal
Case size: 42.0 mm
Case height: 12.8 mm
Dial: White
Hands: Blue
Water resistance: N/A
Strap: Black leather
Crystal: Sapphire