Reply With QuoteThey have a good reputation and the finish on the dial and movement is right up there. Servicing isn’t cheap
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I’m giving thought to one of these just because...... I like the look of it. But I know nothing of the make and wonder if they are well thought of on here eg. reliable etc..yes I do mean the panomatic lunar.
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They have a good reputation and the finish on the dial and movement is right up there. Servicing isn’t cheap
Good to know. Cheers:
My tastes are changing,I like it.
If nothing else it stands out.
I have an older one and it’s panoreserve but it looks best in low light imho. Kinda comes aliveOriginally Posted by Slamdoor
but then Golden colours give way for full on silvery white in the sun
Unnecessary bits n bobs on the dial , not sure who designed it like this but Salvador Dali springs to mind.
Personally, hate the design but good brand and finishing.
Ok. Maybe different model from same brand. Seem to be plenty of choice. Hopefully no waiting list.
Doubt there’s much of a waiting list but negotiate good discount or better, buy used.
I likes -think it also comes with a white dial?
Looks like a work of art to me. Won’t appeal to the mainstream only taste, but for quality and class you can’t go wrong
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Not quite to my taste, but I have a GO and they are a seriously good watch. Beautifully made and designed. Not as robust as, say, Rolex, because they are more 'dressy' but of equal quality.
Owned by Swatch, so servicing at Southampton, no more hassle than Omega . If you like the design, then you can't go wrong.
Apparently designed with the golden ratio at its core. A google search will explain better than I can how prevalent the golden ratio is in everything around ya
GO are stunning watches, there are threads on here about factory visits :
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ighlight=visit
I have stood outside but not in
The application of the golden ratio to that dial is tenuous at best.Apparently designed with the golden ratio at its core. A google search will explain better than I can how prevalent the golden ratio is in everything around ya
Really? What part doesn’t fit?
I for one, love the GO Pano series, finishing looks amazing, dials are beautiful and intriguing whilst the open case back shows great work on the movement. A watch that screams much more money than they actually are. Yes they are obviously a poorer Lange 1, but that isn’t a bad thing!
Hopefully one day a white dial blue hands moonphase will be in my collection.
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Is The Watch Source a good place to buy at discount?
Rusty, you are my man.Really? What part doesn’t fit?
Btw did you know that lenght of bones in fingers is equal to Fibonacci sequence?
I don't know what discount they offer. The alternative is four years interest free credit (Berrys). You have to do the maths!
They assume the 3 major points of interest. I think the seconds dial is more noticeable than the power reserve and would look far better moved down a bit (centred on edge of main dial even?).
Ignoring this, they say the vertices of lines are ideal for points of interest. It's not hard to get a 'bit' of the off-centre dial, power reserve or date to fit those rules. Would be far more believable if the centres did. Which diagram are they using, or is it a combination of the two? Think many watches would 'accidentally' fit the rules by judicious use of such diagrams (rotating by 90 degrees etc as necessary).
They look beautifully made (even moreso in person, I found, after seeing some in Venice), but I can't see anything but a ladies watch dial in a man's case on these particular models.
There are GOs I'd definitely consider (if I felt flush), but it would never be one of the little dial in a big case models...
You did ask for comments
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It's a beautiful watch. Lovely to behold, and well made. And, of course, gorgeous in-house movements are visible through the back.
There is no waiting list, you just need to find a dealer with stock -- which is not always easy as GO seem to concentrate their marketing on the far east. Wempe, in Bond Street, holds a pretty good selection.
There are two FB groups related to GO -- many members from Singapore.
10% discount should be achievable -- possibly more.
I went for the PanoReserve (calibre 65 manual).
I’ve been looking at this watch for a while (years) and finally found a store who started selling them and I was so disappointed. The sub dial is stunning but the main dial is so plain and makes it feel cheap, you just can’t see that detail from a photo. I ended up looking at the seventies and sorta fell in love with it. Now waiting for a special event they have coming up and hopefully I’ll get a look at the new senator excellence moonphase with brushed steel dial.
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Of course
The diagram is someone else’s. The reference to the dial being designed for all the pano series in accordance with the golden ratio is taken straight off Glashutte’s website.
Why post that diagram then, what does it illustrate - how exactly does the dial fit the ratio?
It’s obvious to me - but if it’s not to you that’s ok. Maybe ask Glashutte. It’s their claim. I’m just quoting it.
Am liking this very much.I’ve been looking at this watch for a while (years) and finally found a store who started selling them and I was so disappointed. The sub dial is stunning but the main dial is so plain and makes it feel cheap, you just can’t see that detail from a photo. I ended up looking at the seventies and sorta fell in love with it. Now waiting for a special event they have coming up and hopefully I’ll get a look at the new senator excellence moonphase with brushed steel dial.
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Exactly. It's utter twaddle.
Settled on this today. I kind of like it. Makes a good alternative to the DJ.
The hands are actually blue - my pathetic photo.
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Fabulous choice -- congratulations -- you'll love it
The hands are actually blue - my pathetic photo.
Black, or blue -- depends on the incidence angle of the light.
These photos taken within seconds of each other (and not photoshopped) . . .
Senator Excellence Kaliber 36-01
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have become a big fan of these recently.....
Well, if we are going GO, how about a rather unadorned version....Senator Excellence.
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What a lovely watch! I need a glashutte in my collectionWell, if we are going GO, how about a rather unadorned version....Senator Excellence.
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GO Kaliber 36 (found in all the Senator Excellence watches pictured above) is none too shabby from the back either. 100 hours power reserve from a single barrel.
Concur about the Calibre 36 with the silicon balance spring. Seems a quality movement that undergoes 24 day tests where you get an individual calibration certificate related to the individual movement number plus an online portal relating to it should you fancy. I haven’t looked yet but in my nerdy way I can confirm it has gained half a second over the last 24 hrs. which isn’t too shabby.
I love it!
Must say I love my GO Panoreserve. I also like the lunar but felt that the power reserve was a more useful feature.
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very nice indeed especially the properly done big date.
Agree wholeheartedly -- which is why I have three GOs to date: Panoreserve (blue, like yours, and gorgeous), Senator Excellence (just so elegant) -- both of which are pictured in this thread -- and a Sport Evolution Panoramadatum (if you are going to have a diver, it might as well be a good looking one).Must say I love my GO Panoreserve. I also like the lunar but felt that the power reserve was a more useful feature.
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The one aspect of GO which does little for me is the small (if pretty) and strangely placed moon-phase implementation. For that function I went to Zenith . . .
All lovely watches! Can’t wait to get my own GO
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Think I posted this before somewhere but the way they actually do the big date with two wheels is ingenious - I actually thing this might be a drawing of a Lange but you the idea
Fantastic.Think I posted this before somewhere but the way they actually do the big date with two wheels is ingenious - I actually thing this might be a drawing of a Lange but you the idea
Only one "but". The schematic demonstrates why the two numbers in the Lange big date are not coplanar (and therefore need to be separated by a bar).
The GO implementation of the big date is coplanar, and can therefore appear in a singe window . . .
which, to my mind, is a tad more elegant.
Inclined to agreeFantastic.
Only one "but". The schematic demonstrates why the two numbers in the Lange big date are not coplanar (and therefore need to be separated by a bar).
The GO implementation of the big date is coplanar, and can therefore appear in a singe window . . .
which, to my mind, is a tad more elegant.
Funny so did I!
The one aspect of GO which does little for me is the small (if pretty) and strangely placed moon-phase implementation. For that function I went to Zenith . . .
And showing the same date if not time and moon phase!
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The funny thing is you swapped a small and strangely placed moonphase for a Small and strangely placed date on the zenith! In the same area of the dial. Looks very nice thoFunny so did I!
And showing the same date if not time and moon phase!
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But that’s because the focus was on the moon phase and not the date...well that’s my excuse!
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Date is in the same sort of place as with the Lange. I rather like it. And, at least it is coplanar!But that’s because the focus was on the moon phase and not the date...well that’s my excuse!
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Very nice looking watch.
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To me this type of watch, small time dial in a bigger case, just leaves me wondering why. I don’t like the way the functions have there own separate part of a bigger dial.
Good job we are all different.
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