Glashütte Original took a trip down horological memory lane to find inspiration for its newest watches. The German brand just unveiled a pair of timepieces, each of which pays homage to different chronograph designs from the past. The Senator Chronograph pulls its inspiration from the observation watches made in Glashütte during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while its darker sibling, the Senator Chronograph Navigator, takes its design cues from 1940s pilot’s timepieces. And there are some some differences afoot in each watch. The Senator Chronograph Navigator is home to a matte black dial with luminous Arabic numerals—an apt choice, given that pilot’s watches needed to be easy to read and use even under the most intense conditions. To help out with that legibility, the hour and minutes hands are coated in Super-LumiNova, alongside touches of white lacquer in the 30-minute counter and the small second hand. Other details include mushroom-shaped pushers..
