{"product_id":"glashutte-cal-gub-09-20-womens-manual-wind-1972","title":"Glashutte, Cal. GUB 09-20, Women’s Manual Wind, 1972","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1972 Glashütte ladies’ watch is an unusually compact mechanical jewelry watch built around a 15 × 17 mm gold-plated case and an original integral gold-tone bracelet. The tiny champagne dial, geometric hour markers and in-house 17-jewel GUB Cal. 09-20 give it a distinctly early-1970s character, while the movement has been fully serviced and is covered by a 12-month movement warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIntegral Gold-Plated Bracelet and Miniature 15 mm Case\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe strongest feature of this watch is the way the case and bracelet form a single continuous design. Instead of conventional lugs and a separate strap, the approximately 15 mm wide case flows directly into a broad flexible gold-plated bracelet, creating the appearance of a piece of jewelry with a mechanical watch incorporated into its center. At only about 17 mm in length, the watch head is exceptionally small even by vintage ladies’ standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bracelet uses a dense repeating textured pattern that continues across the rectangular shoulders surrounding the dial, giving the entire watch a highly decorative surface. Visible wear and variation in the gold-plated finish remain throughout the bracelet and case, consistent with an original vintage piece rather than a newly refinished example. The bracelet is original to the watch and is an important part of its overall design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChampagne Dial with Alternating Geometric Markers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small dial uses a warm champagne-gold background with a finely textured surface. Its hour display alternates between dark rectangular markers and gold-tone triangular indexes, producing a surprisingly graphic arrangement within the tiny dial opening. Short dark hands provide strong contrast, while the flowing Glashütte signature occupies the upper half and 17 RUBIS appears below the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dial is framed by a raised circular crystal set into the broader rectangular case, emphasizing the contrast between the small round display and the wide bracelet structure around it. The result is characteristic of 1970s ladies’ watch design, when mechanical watches were often treated as jewelry objects rather than simply scaled-down versions of men’s models.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGUB Cal. 09-20 — 17-Jewel Hand-Wound Glashütte Movement\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside is the GUB Cal. 09-20, a compact 17-jewel manual-wind movement developed in Glashütte specifically for very small watches. Despite its miniature dimensions, the caliber uses conventional mechanical construction with a lever escapement and operates at 21,600 vibrations per hour. Its compact architecture allowed Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe to produce extremely small mechanical wristwatches without relying on simpler pin-lever movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement in this watch has been fully serviced and is supplied with a 12-month movement warranty. The traditional hand-wound mechanism is especially appropriate to a watch of this scale, where reducing case size was more important than accommodating an automatic winding rotor. Similar small mechanical pieces can be found among our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagewatchstudio.com\/collections\/womens-vintage-watches\"\u003ewomen’s vintage watches\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Early-1970s Glashütte Jewelry Watch from the GUB Era\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced in 1972, this watch belongs to the East German period of Glashütte production, when VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe manufactured both conventional wristwatches and highly compact ladies’ and jewelry-oriented models. The Cal. 09-20 was particularly suited to this format and became one of the characteristic small mechanical movements of the GUB era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example is appealing less for technical complication than for completeness and design: original watch components, original integral bracelet, a genuine in-house Glashütte movement and exceptionally compact proportions preserved together in one coherent period piece. Buyers interested in comparable traditional mechanics can also browse our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagewatchstudio.com\/collections\/manual-wind-vintage-watches\"\u003emanual-wind vintage watches\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlashütte\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGender\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWomen’s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCaliber\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGUB 09-20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduction Year\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1972 year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGerman\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDial Color\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChampagne\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCase Diameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLug to Lug\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCase Material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGold Plated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMovement Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManual Wind\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBracelet\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal integral gold-plated bracelet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFully Serviced\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOriginal Watch Components\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12-month movement warranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Glashutte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50538445635649,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/2768\/1857\/files\/glashutte-gub09-20-womens-manual-wind-1972.webp?v=1790444760","url":"https:\/\/www.vintagewatchstudio.com\/products\/glashutte-cal-gub-09-20-womens-manual-wind-1972","provider":"Vintage Watch Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}