Glycine Watches
Glycine was formed in 1914 in Bienne Switzerland, by the esteemed Meylan family, who were originally a family of designers responsible for many designs still in production by a range of watch companies.
Glycine is best known for the 24 hour Glycine Airman, first produced in 1953. Glycine remains at the forefront of watch design. Largely unchanged by time, Glycine watches are still handcrafted by artists and mechanical craftsmen. Glycine was one of the first companies to offer automatic movements, introducing self-winding watches in 1948.
Warranty
Glycine has a one year manufacturer's warranty.
Glycine Product Line
The Glycine Airman 7 watch (model 3829.19.LB9 is pictured) features selfwinding movement ETA 2671-2. With a see-through back, scratch resistant sapphire crystal on top and back, and a 4 time zone display, this retro-classic lists for $2,971.
Glycine Airman 8 watch (model 3831.17T.LB7) is another tribute to the 1953 vintage, re-launched in 2002. It features the hour, minute and second of local time and a second time zone - shown by a red or black hand, running on the 24 hour scale. It features a copper dial in a stainless steel case and it is mounted on a brown leather strap. With self-winding movement (ETA 2893-2) and waterproof up to 650 feet, this retails for $1,259.
Glycine Incursore Half-Hunter watch (model 3843.1.9.LB.OPB; limited edition 999 pieces) features 17 jewels, with a stainless steel case and black dial. The manual winding has an approximately 46 hours power reserve. With a sapphire crystal, transparent case back and water-resistant to 300 feet, this lists for $1,145.
The Lagunare Divers Chronograph watch (model GLL 03) is a brand new addition with some outstanding reviews. Sometimes called the "Big 9," this large watch features a Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement. The white dial highlights a date window at the 3 position, a 30 minute elapsed timer at the 12 position and a 12 hour elapsed timer at the 6 position. The 60 second chronograph elapsed timer has a sweep second hand with a red tip. And it's water resistant to 1,000 feet! The list price of this Diver watch is $1,970.
Other Glycine Series
Like the Incursore, KMU 48 (a German acronym for War and Marine Watch) it is famous for its use in historic military applications. It's housed in a massive 48mm case.
Other series with somewhat similar designs are the Glycine Automatic and the Glycine Combat.
