Tutima Glashuette Watches

Tutima Glashütte: One of Germany’s Finest 

Tutima Glashütte started with making pocket watches before adapting to the huge demand for men's watches for the military during the world war era. The brand has seen the demand for high-grade wristwatches thus, birthing the iconic pilot’s watch now known as the Tutima Glashutte Grand Flieger. This historical Tutima Glashütte’s men's chronograph watch, amidst being modernized over time, has the same functionality equipped with the caliber UROFA 59 that boasts additional timing and tempostopp, also known today as the flyback function. 

Aside from this iconic collection, Tutima Glashütte’s men's watches continue to evolve with the modern times evident in their Tutima Glashütte Sky and Tutima Glashütte Saxon One collections. Staying true to the brand’s Latin name which means “safe” and “protected”, both collections exude a modern and elegant finish equipped with reliable and quality pieces.

How much is a Tutima Glashütte watch?

To own something as historic and iconic as Tutima Glashütte’s watches, one may begin to ask, ‘how much does a Tutima Glashütte watch cost?’ most especially that these timepieces have a remarkable part in the history of watchmaking in Germany. 
 

Tutima Glashütte Collections

Prices for the Tutima Glashütte M2: Professional Sports Watches

Under strict prerequisite in 1984 to create a wristwatch for the military during the world war, Tutima had created the NATO chronograph, a men's watch that provided high-grade functionality for pilots such as shockproof and water and pressure resistance. Today, the Tutima Glashütte M2 collection has been improved giving it a modern look fitted for every type of watch user. The Tutima Glashütte’s men's watch collection has three classifications: M2, M2 Seven Seas, and M2 Coastline. 

The M2 Seven Seas is fit for the adventurous type especially for swimmers and divers as it can withstand extremely high pressures of up to 500m or 50 bar with its pure titanium case and bracelet. It boasts a deep blue or a matte black dial and its tough titanium bracelet has an alternative sturdy Kevlar strap. Meanwhile, the M2 Coastline does not only withstand rough conditions on the sea but also on land and can stand pressures up to 300m (30 bars), a perfect piece for every sporty professional out there. The Tutima Glashütte M2 price starts at $1,699 USD and can go up to $5,589 USD or even higher. 

Prices for the Tutima Glashütte Saxon One: Sporty-Elegant Options for Men and Women

The Tutima Glashütte Saxon One is the brand’s sporty take on chronographs and offers a women’s version, too. The collection is divided into four types namely the Saxon One, Saxon One M, Saxon One Lady, and Saxon One Lady S. 

The Saxon One features the men’s watches that highlight a three-dimensional, pyramid-shaped bezel and goes with a choice of opaline silver-white or opaline anthracite dial as well as a stainless steel link bracelet or hand-stitched alligator strap. Meanwhile, the Saxon One M is an affordable yet elegant and high-quality collection that boasts a very playful color dial such as  Maroon Brown or Steel Blue that goes well with its stainless steel casing. This line is also smaller than the Saxon One and amidst being simple-looking, the line exudes a classy and elegant finish. As for the women’s collection, the Saxon One Lady and Saxon One Lady S are elegant timepieces embellished with a diamond-set bezel all the while keeping a sporty and edgy aesthetic. 

The men’s version is 43mm in size while the women’s version measures 36mm. The price range can be around $1,519 USD to $4,799 USD and up. 

Prices for the Tutima Glashütte Grand Flieger: Iconic Pilot Chronographs

The Tutima Glashütte Grand Flieger is the brand’s collection of the historical pilot chronograph that was born in the 1940s. Today, the historic pilot’s watch now known as the Grand Flieger watches has three collections under its wing: the Grand Flieger Classic, Grand Flieger Airport, and Flieger Automatic. All three collections share the same tribute to the first-ever pilot’s chronograph that boasts almost the same design as the original Flieger Chronograph, which only has 30,000 pieces produced after the company was destroyed by the war in the 1940s. 

Some of the collections’ features remain the same such as the coin-edged stainless steel case, matte dial, rotating bezel, and the red reference marker. But over time, the functions have been upgraded to fit the modern era and have a slightly bigger casing than the original. All collections are also equipped with UROFA 59 with additional timing and flyback functions that were a very important function, especially for pilots during the World War. The Tutima Glashütte Grand Flieger watches are priced around $1,179 USD to $5,039 USD. 

Prices for the Tutima Glashütte Sky: A Dress Watch with a Vibrant Attitude

Imagine the 1970s fashion style with its vibrant colors. This is what the Tutima Glashütte Sky collection embodies coupled with a contemporary and modernized twist. The collection is embellished with blue, green, and red dégrade dials, in a stainless steel casing and Milanese bracelet. Apart from its date display, its hand display is visible even in the dark with its Super-LumiNova feature. 

Amidst the eye-catching colors, the Sky collection offers timepieces that are well-balanced with their simple features, resembling a classic watch perfect for on-the-go users. The Tutima Glashütte Sky collection is priced between $1,169 USD and $1,699 USD. 

Tutima Glashütte's Milestones and Innovations 

Tutima Glashütte was a pioneer of pilot watches in Germany and its innovation of chronographs. Even after the factory was destroyed after they released the first-ever version of its iconic Grand Flieger, it did not stop the brand from continuously carving its place in the watchmaking industry by innovating, redesigning, and improving their collections. The historical pilot’s watch, despite having only limited pieces, paved the way for the brand to continue its legacy of creating these timepieces which later on became the official pilot’s watch that brought back the brand. Today, Tutima Glashütte remains a thriving German watch company that is in a league of its own. 

Tutima Glashütte's Military Chronographs

Tutima Glashütte’s pilot watch chronographs are what started it all. From pocket watches to wrist watches during the World War, these pilot watches were expected to be useful and functional for Germany’s military. Years later, the first-ever and historical pilot’s watch of Tutima in the 1940s is still thriving with its modernized finish, proving to be an ever-reliable timepiece even in today’s modern world.

The legendary and iconic pilot’s watch, now known as the Tutima Glashütte Grand Flieger, boasts a caliber UROFA 59, additive timing and tempostopp also known as the flyback function today. For 80 years, this classic timepiece has been the same only with a modernized feature and improved functionality. 

The Best of Tutima Glashütte's Gold Watches

Although Tutima Glashütte has always been associated with pilot watches and their ever-reliable functions, the brand has a fair share of gold watches that will catch the eyes of collectors and watch enthusiasts. The Patria Power Reserve 6602-01, for instance, boasts an 18K rose gold casing with an Opaline silver-white dial and an alligator strap with 18K rose gold pin buckle for its band. This piece also has a power reserve display, hour, minute, small seconds. 

Another piece from the Tutima Glashütte Patria collection that is embellished in gold is their Dual Time 6601-01 which has the same features as the power reserve but apart from the functions of hours, minutes, and small seconds, it has an additional 12-hour display (second-time zone). Another gold watch to check out is their new chronograph Calibre T659 with Tempostopp. It boasts an 18K rose gold 4N casing with an Opalin silver-white dial and an alligator strap with 18K 4N rose gold pin buckle for its band. Apart from its functions of hours, minutes, and small seconds, it has a chronograph with additive time stopping, flyback function, and a jumping counter for up to 30 elapsed minutes.

From the Hommage collection, the Minute Repeater 6800-02 gold watch is eye-catching especially with its mechanically demanding features but also its 18K rose gold casing and solid 18-karat rose gold with silver dial with an alligator strap that has an 18-karat rose gold pin buckle for its band. Among its functions are hour, minute, and small seconds but it also has a minute repeater for hours, quarter hours, and minutes on two gongs. Furthermore, it has 550 movement parts, Glashütte three-quarter-plate, gold-plated, matte flat parts, all dial train components finished by hand: all bevels polished and surfaces tin-polished, hand-engraved balance cock and barrel cover of striking mechanism with relief engraving, winding wheels with click and sunburst polishing, and gear train with fine mirror polish.

The price for these gold watches is undisclosed but the suggested retail price is around $10,000 USD to $20,000 USD and up.

History of Tutima Glashütte 

Tutima Glashütte was born during a crisis. In 1927, Dr. Ernst Kurtz founded two companies: Uhren-Rohwerke-Fabrik Glashütte AG (UROFA) and Uhrenfabrik Glashütte AG, known as UFAG. The companies first produced pocket watches until the fast-growing demand for wristwatches was slowly taking over specifically for the people in Germany. Soon after, the demand for wristwatches went from having something to look at while driving to having useful watches for pilots. Thus, the birth of the brand’s first-ever chronograph around 1941 as well as the brand-new caliber, Caliber 59 that has a flyback function also known as a tempostopp. The watch was used as the official watch of the air force military pilots and gave Tutima Glashütte an excellent reputation for being a precise and reliable timepiece. 

Four years after the legendary release of the pilot’s watches, the company faced a crisis after the factory was destroyed during the war. Luckily, in 1945, Dr. Kurtz was able to move the legacy of Tutima Glashütte in the state of Lower Saxony in the municipality of Ganderkesee which was the start of new beginnings for the brand. Around 1960, Dieter Delecate took over the company and tried to compete with the fast-growing domination of quartz wristwatches. Then in 1985, the company was tapped to create a new military watch known as Tutima Military Chronograph 798 that brought back the company to the top. 

Years later, Tutima decided to reproduce and modernize the original 1941 pilot’s watch now known as the Tutima Grand Classic Flieger watches, paving way for the birth of many more collections. 

Five Reasons to Buy a Tutima Glashütte Watch

1. Reliable and functional 

Yes, in today’s generation, we do have smartwatches that perform functions in just one click making life easier for everyone. But having watches that are made pre-digital era is special in their own way and one reason for it is their reliability and functions that can withstand the test of time. Apart from being equipped with highly functional materials that can withstand shock, water, and other high pressures, these timepieces feature a classic and elegant finish, a timeless style that can be worn even in today’s digital era. 

2. Historical piece

The original Flieger watch or chronograph which only has 30,000 pieces produced is every watch collector’s dream, especially today that it is almost quite impossible to find the original one. Collectors are willing to spend huge amounts just to get hold of the original Tutima Glashutte men's watches. But if you’re not much of an avid collector, these new collections are the perfect ones for you. This modernized version of the pilot’s chronograph is still very remarkable to own as at some point, it was part of history — a timepiece that was born in such a historic era that the whole world will forever remember. 

3. Unique

Let’s face it, not everyone wants a chronograph. Probably because not everyone likes the aesthetic of pilot watches or because everyone wants what’s in and trendy — and chronographs are not. People who have the money and are avid watch collectors are the ones who will most likely keep an eye on these pieces. Chronographs are unique and not everyone has them. In this modern world, isn’t it fascinating to have a timepiece that is both modern and vintage at the same time? And isn’t it even more interesting that you own something that not everyone has? 

4. Aesthetically cool 

Tutima Glashütte’s men’s watches are big and cool, and they are very aesthetically pleasing to wear and have while the rest of the world are using smartwatches. In this time and era, some people will not appreciate it and will just call it a big chunk on your wrist, but these pilot’s watches give off an aesthetic and vintage look that complements classy styles. So if you’re someone who greatly appreciates fashion accessories as something that can make an outfit complete, whether you’re a man or woman, these timepieces from Tutima Glashütte are the perfect choice for you. 

5. Timeless

For 80 years now, Tutima Glashütte’s collections have proven that their designs and features can withstand the test of time. From classic pieces of the 1940s to their modernized versions, the brand has proven that its timeless pieces are here to stay and thrive amidst the fast-growing digital era. 

Tutima Glashütte: Timeless and Reliable German Watches

Tutima Glashütte’s timepieces are every collector’s dream. It may not be as well known as other luxurious pieces but the legacy and the legendary collections of this brand are once part of history and have been existing ever since World War II, giving it a historical value that not every watch brand has. Tutima Glashütte has kept its roots intact with its chronograph design, proving that timeless pieces are all about reliability.