Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day 2022
The Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day 2022 is a limited edition timepiece, restricted to just 50 pieces. Unequivocally feminine, this latest creation is blessed with a prepossessing mother-of-pearl dial, exquisite crystal hearts and numerous diamonds. However, its beauty is not limited to its face alone. Indeed, this watch features an exquisitely finished self-winding movement.
Next week, romantics around the globe will purchase Valentine’s cards. My wife reminds me when the 14th of February approaches that she expects a card. And as she leaves the room, she always says the same thing, “Make it a nice one”. Personally, I purchase such cards from the internet, albeit the available choice proves bewildering. Cartoon characters, suggestive remarks and vulgar comments are off the menu. On the contrary, a tasteful card with a few lines of appropriate text are the order of the day.
In my professional capacity, I receive numerous press releases from watch brands promoting their latest Valentine’s Day offering. Sadly, many of them resemble the Valentine cards my wife abhors. Vulgar colours, compromised design, a lack of mechanical virtue and tawdry details are fused together and marketed as an expression of love.
Thankfully, in the German watchmaking enclave of Glashütte such tasteless expressions of horology would never be countenanced. Take Glashütte Original, a firm I hold in high esteem, it has just released an exquisite Valentine’s Day watch and there is no hint of ruby-toned gaudiness. Step forward the Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day 2022 and take a dignified bow.
Housed in a 36mm stainless steel case, the watch is optimally sized for a lady’s wrist. The bezel is appointed with 52 brilliant-cut diamonds which are glamorous but tastefully restrained. The dial is presented in white mother-of-pearl, while the indexes comprise rhodium-plated appliqués and pink heart-shaped crystal hour markers. On paper, this sounds a tad garish. However, do not fret, the crystal hearts are a muted shade of lilac. This colour is repeated with the leather strap.
And rest assured, this watch is not merely a pretty face. On the contrary, the Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day 2022 is endowed with the Calibre 39-22, a self-winding movement, beautifully finished in the brand’s Manufactory.
This is an exquisite watch that will proffer eye-appeal for many years and its mechanical virtue is beyond reproach. If you wish to buy a Valentine’s Day watch, then you might want to consider the Glashütte Original Lady Serenade Valentine’s Day 2022, an attractive, but seemly high-end creation. However, whichever watch you choose to present to that special person, ‘make it a nice one’!
The brand’s press release
On February 14th, right on time, the world stands under the sign of love. Valentine’s Day has become a fixture in our calendars. Just like a romantic floral bouquet, what is perhaps the most beautiful feeling in the world unfolds in all its splendour on this day. 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. 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. Eight heart-shaped indexes in pink sapphire crystal encounter a sparkling bezel set with 52 diamonds. The diamond cabochon forms an elegant contrast to the finely shimmering mother-of-pearl dial with rhodium-plated applied numerals and hands. 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. 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. The 39-22 automatic movement is lovingly crafted, finely decorated and regulated by hand by the watchmakers in the Saxon manufactory’s workshops. It can be admired through the sapphire crystal case back, on which the individual limited-edition number also appears.
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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