The New Bi-Coloration Union Glashütte Belisar Chronograph Moon Half

German entrepreneur Johannes Dürrstein opened a manufacture in Glashütte in 1893 to supply top quality Glashütte watches at significantly lower prices than totally different producers in town. Closed in 1933 and acquired by Swatch Group in 2000, Union Glashütte is happy with its Saxon watchmaking heritage and sticks to the founder’s protection of aggressive prices. The best-represented lessons at UG is the chronograph, displaying all through the entire mannequin’s collections (moreover girls’s watches) with markedly completely totally different characters. The Belisar family has an eclectic lineup of retro and fashionable chronographs and dive watches. It’s often residence to a complicated and actually full reference, the Belisar Chronograph Moon Half, returning in a handsome two-tone rose gold and steel case.

Although not talked about inside the title, the Chronograph Moon Half will also be a calendar watch with day, date and month reveals. Recently refreshed in a smaller 42mm case measurement, the model combines its sporty chronograph function and 100m water resistance with a classical, elegant case distinguished by its screwed case flanks.

The model new model ups the luxury concern with its rose gold bezel and rose gold screwed flanks. Brightly polished, the bezel and flanks stand out in opposition to the satin-brushed flooring of the lugs. Seen in profile, the gold screwed flanks embody the rounded steel pushers, fluted crown and screws. Seen from above, the gold flanks peek out from under the steel lugs to create a fairly stepped border.

With so many capabilities packed into one watch, the dial is surprisingly legible, with a complete swathe of space on the right aspect of the white dial. The date is displayed on the dial’s periphery and is indicated by a blued pointer hand. The utilized Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock and faceted trapezoid indices are crafted in rose gold and full of Large-LumiNova. The rose gold hour and minute arms are moreover dealt with with Large-LumiNova and accompanied by a rose gold central chronograph seconds hand with an openworked rhomboid tip.

Three sub-dials compress the entire remaining information related to the chronograph, the calendar and the phases of the moon. The counter at noon hosts the 30-minute elapsed events of the chronograph and two apertures for the day of the week and month. At 9 o’clock is a 24-hour present with an additional gold hand for the working seconds. The 12-hour totaliser at 6 o’clock will also be residence to the moon part with its golden moon and blue sky. All three counters are snailed and indicated by blued arms.

Powering the watch is the automated calibre UNG-25.S1, an ETA 7751 base movement updated and customised by UG. It is equipped with a silicon steadiness spring and has an improved power reserve of 65 hours.

The model comes with a brown calfskin strap embossed with a crocodile pattern. It retails for EUR 7,500 (incl. tax). Additional information at union-glashuette.com