Muhle Glashutte Terrasport I Beobachter Mens Automatic Pilot Watch – Cream Face with Luminous Hands and Sapphire Crystal – Brown Leather Band Precision Watch Made in Germany M1-37-37/4 LB

Description

Author: Muhle Glashutte

Brand: Muhle Glashutte

Features:

• Brushed stainless steel case (44 mm in diameter, 11 mm thick), Sapphire crystal screw-in case-back
• Cream dial, Luminescent hands, Red pointer sweep second hand, Black Arabic numeral minute markers and indices
• Scratch resistant anti-reflective sapphire crystal, Screw-down crown, Water resistant to 10 ATM/100 meters/330 feet
• Swiss automatic movement, Caliber SW 200-1, 26 jewels, Power reserve of 38 hours
• Brown buffalo leather strap with white stitching, Pin buckle, Fits up to a 9 inch wrist

Details:

Mühle-Glashütte – Precise measurement since 1869

Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte is now the only watch manufacturer in the German town of Glashütte that is still owned by a long-established local family. The family company was founded by Robert Mühle in 1869. He initially produced highly precise measuring instruments for the watch manufacturers in Glashütte and then went on to also make speedometers and rev counters. The company’s current focus emerged under the management of the fourth generation of the Mühle family: the production of high-quality wristwatches, marine time systems and other nautical instruments.

Terrasport I Beobachter

Like observer watches, the German term for these timepieces being ‘Beobachtungsuhren’, were a vital element in traditional pilot gear. They were worn by on-board navigators and thus had to be extremely precise, reliable and easily readable. Using a combination of these watches, mostly measuring 55 millimetres in diameter, and an octant, it was possible to determine the position of the airplane whilst in flight.

Traditionally, observer watches from Glashütte featured two different dial versions. Like the Terrasport I, the first had large numerals with a minute scale on the outer edge of the face. The second version was equipped with a small inner hour circle and a separate outer minute circle. This dial arrangement highlights the time intervals necessary for navigation, enabling the navigator to take an extremely quick time reading. The Terrasport I Beobachter is inspired by this design – which means that now both dial versions of the traditional “Nav B” watches can be found in our squadron of pilot watches.

UPC: 794504352948