{"product_id":"glycine-chronograph-4213-gmt","title":"GLYCINE SUPERSONIC TRANSPORTATION GMT 4213 'ELASOGRAPH'","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: black;\" data-mce-style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ESSENTIALS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: black;\" data-mce-style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMAKE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e GLYCINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMODEL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 4213\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: black;\" data-mce-style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYEAR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1969\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBOX\/PAPERS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e NO\u003c\/span\u003e\/NO\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCASE DIAMETER:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 40\u003c\/span\u003emm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCASE MATERIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSTAINLESS STEEL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBRACELET MATERIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e LEATHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMOVEMENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e MANUAL WIND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this week's episode of '\u003cem\u003eHave You Seen This Before?'\u003c\/em\u003e, we present to you the Glycine Supersonic Transportation (SST) GMT 'Elasograph.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1914, Georges Flury, Fernand Engel, and Charles Perret—two watchmakers and a banker—founded Glycine in Bienne, Switzerland, with 70,000 CHF. Starting with the manufacture of small-calibre movements, Glycine grew slowly yet steadily over the following decades, building an impressive catalogue of innovative timepieces. These included the EMSA automatic, one of the first automatic watches, and the iconic Airman, a pilot’s watch featuring a 24-hour dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1960s were arguably Glycine's golden era. Looking at modern Glycine x Invicta watches (we recommend against Googling them if you haven’t seen one before), it’s hard to imagine that Glycine was producing over 100,000 watches a year by the mid-1960s, thanks in part to its expansion into the US market. Glycine watches became favourites among US Air Force pilots stationed worldwide. In 1965, a Glycine Airman even travelled to outer space, courtesy of its owner, astronaut Charles Conrad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch you see here, however, is not just another Glycine. In 1969, Glycine released a special series of watches, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003enamed Elasographs, to commemorate the quest for \"Supersonic Transportation.\" These watches boasted avant-garde designs and top-tier chronograph movements. The present example, the 'Pepsi GMT,' is powered by the legendary Valjoux 724 movement. Its design shares obvious similarities with the Heuer 2446C, featuring a reverse panda three-register dial, a rotating 24-hour Pepsi bezel, and luminous hour markers and hands. The watch's history in large remains a mystery, but what we do know is that fewer than five examples have ever appeared on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 55-year-old watch is in incredible condition. The case remains unpolished, with the bold yet comfortable design proudly displaying its original factory finish. The dial has developed an even patina, while the tritium hour markers and hands have aged to a beautiful creamy hue. Both the chequered GMT hand and Pepsi bezel remain unblemished. We paired it with these black suede straps from our friends at \u003cem\u003eThe Strap Tailor\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch has just been serviced and is performing exceptionally, running at +2 s\/d, 280° amplitude, with a 0.2 ms beat error. It's hard not to be the coolest person in the room with this thing on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Thanks to Glycintennial.com for their fantastic resources.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glycine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543204925502,"sku":null,"price":1045.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/9802\/0414\/files\/GLYCINECHRONOGRAPH4213_GMT.jpg?v=1790622101","url":"https:\/\/napig2-yn.myshopify.com\/products\/glycine-chronograph-4213-gmt","provider":"Parveen Chaudhry ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}