Since coming on board at Worn & Wound, I?ve realized that one of the unofficial mantras around here is ?Don?t Be Afraid of Color.? Black dials and all manner of earth tones are, of course, completely fine. But you don?t have to look much further than our recent limited edition with Zodiac to realize that the sensibility here steers toward something a little more adventurous. It?s been a foundational belief in my own collecting for years (ask me how many green dialed watches I owned before the year that everything turned to the color of money), and I always enjoy seeing brands take classic designs and doing something a little unexpected in the color palette. That brings us to the latest releases from Glashutte Original, a pair of limited edition versions of the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date. One is in a deep teal, and the other, the real shocker, is in bright yellow. 
The Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date is a funky chronograph from a brand that mostly sticks to fairly traditional design. The squared off case shape and integrated bracelet make it clear as to how this slots into GO?s Seventies line, so it shouldn?t come as too much of a surprise that the brand uses this watch as a platform for some less traditional color combinations. The seventies, after all, were a time when watch designers were much more liberal with colored dials, and only recently have we seen large brands steer away from traditionally sober dial choices.

Further, this chron...