I?ve long held that when it comes to watches, there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure. The same holds true for movies, television, music, or anything else. It?s OK to like what you like, guilt free. Life is too short to feel bad about the things that bring you joy. Still, when it comes to watches, there are references that we?re drawn to in spite of our better judgment. We know it won?t fit well on our wrists, or the dial is a color that looks great on an iPhone screen but would be hard to pull off day to day (if you care about ?pulling it off,? but that?s a whole separate topic). For me, the Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph has always fallen into this category. It?s a case shape I know well and while I like it aesthetically, on my wrist it doesn?t make a lot of sense. And GO is fond of releasing them in aggressive colors that have, to say the least, a love it or hate it quality about them. Still, they?re charming and evocative, and whenever a new one comes along, I find myself glancing at it a little too intently. 
The new watch we?re looking at today is the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in what Glashütte Original calls Fab Green. Yes, Fab Green. Because why not" The design of the case is, as the name of the watch implies, meant to recall 1970s design, and while I can?t speak to any particular connection between the color green and the Disco Era, blessedly before my time, the particular degradé effect on this dial is certainly calls to ...