Just the one stunning and accurate. Only worn on occasion though
I thought I'd start one as a search didn't throw much up except a few mostly positive comments. My search for an alternative to my Rolex DJ ended with one of these as a complete contrast. They seem more under the radar than many others yet are well made in house with some intriguing designs.
I chose this one with a 36 calibre and so far is as accurate as my Rolex. (only had it since Monday)
So show us your Glashuttes or what you fancy and why or even why not. I blame this forum for my sins......
Just the one stunning and accurate. Only worn on occasion though
I'm another fan of the brand and this is a Senator Excellence which also has the new 'type 36' movement.
The company is owned by Swatch, and seems most popular in Asia. Here, in the UK, Swatch make almost no effort. Which is a shame as GO make some very classy watches. Inevitably, they live in the shadow of the mighty ALS, based in the same little town and with the same Saxony watchmaking traditions. But GO can stand on its own feet.....
Timekeeping of my watch is, if anything, slightly better than my Rolex. These are serious watches.
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Going to watch this thread with interest as I have just started looking at this brand... The two watches I like are:
PanoReserve
PanoMaticLunar
The Sport Evolution GMT is one watch I still kick myself for selling. I loved this watch (I also loved the non-GMT version), the large date is beautifully implemented, GMT function is super accessible, and — of course — the best and most adjustable bracelet ever!
(Image taken from https://watch-consultant.com/glashut...on-gmt-review/).
I wonder if Glashutte would ever go down the sporty route again?
simon
I like them.
I had the earlier version of this one but regrettably let it go, fortunately I now have the later version:
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Great watches for the money.
My long gone but not forgotten 70’s
I love the Panoreserve. Still can’t decide which dial - currently tending towards the grey....
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Three of them. A wise man of taste.
Nice....
I also went with the blue Panoreserve. My best and favourite in my collection.
Also planning a visit to Glashütte in early December.
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I've had quite a few GOs, actually, but the one that's stuck is the Senator Perpetual Calendar . This one is from 2011, and is the version preceding the current modal. Nicer dial and better size, IMO, although that's obviously a subjective view. Anyway, it's a lovely thing...
This was the one that originally turned me on to G.O. - there was an example which bounced around Sales Corner about a decade ago at a very fair price:
And this is the one which has currently caught my eye - just because it's so defiantly not a Sub clone:
I have asked this question -- though, regrettably, not directly of the top management. The answer I got was that it was not part of their strategy any longer. Perhaps Swatch has decided that sports watches at the upper end should be left to Blancpain -- or maybe it really was an internal decision; looking around the offerings from Glashütte (Lange, Grossmann, GO, Nomos, Tutima, Wempe, Mühle, Union, etc.) there is hardly a sports model on offer anywhere.
Big fan of them here too. Unfortunately despite being the buyer of both Gladders' GMT & Lomax99's SE i went through a phase of flipping that saw them sold off to make way for something new.
Regretted both sales immensely so whilst on holiday in NY a few years ago i bought this:
which i know will kill me on resale should i ever be daft enough to do that again, but was very happy to have got one.
Luckily someone answered my WTB & i was able to source this earlier in the year too
Superb quality & a little different to the masses (imho).
I got my first modern Glashutte Original after a visit to their booth at Baselworld in 2006.
My first Glashütte Original became a first-generation Sport Evolution with one line of red text and the white background of the panorama date window.
Then it did not take long before I realized that the Caliber 90 attracted me enormously. And when I get that feeling so I know that it is only matter of time
before it becomes a fact. What attracted me most was then a PanoMatciLunar which then took place in my collection.
In order to achieve a sportier look so I equipped it with a steel bracelet.
The Caliber 90
The next question I asked myself was: I have no Glashütte Original chronograph so what was better suited than that when setting its sights on a timeless one.
Also this one with a steel bracelet.
A few years later, so put Glashütte Original new ideas into my head again at Baselworld when they present a PanoInverse made of steel that I can not resist.
Yes, you see where we are going, I guess.
Suddenly I have become a stealth watch with duplex balance at the "dial" side.
Furthermore this company continues to elude me and move on in my bones when they take a watch and refines it further and serve the new PanoMaticLunar slammed on
me yet again on the treacherous place popularly known as Baselworld. This is not a fair game in progress, as I can of course not recover from the shock before the
next one comes. Of course, so ended such with me, also with the steel bracelet.
Then history repeats itself again when Glashütte Original is the idea of updating The Senator Observer with exactly what it lacked, Luminova. This dial is probably
among the most classy that I own, I can look at it for hours.
This must be seen in the dark.
The question I ask myself now is: How will this end?
This dial is probably
among the most classy that I own, I can look at it for hours.
I wondered when your watches and pics would show up. This is my favourite of both
Glashütte watches are fantastic, one thing i’d like to know is how accurate have owners found them. Watch reviews don’t really mention this with any brand.
I need to pull my one out for a ride. I love my GO, always brings a smile when I wear it, but I unfortunately don't wear it enough. And yet I couldn't bear parting with it given its discontinued and the XL version lended the panomatic a nice sporty look with the grey dial....Unless Tony ever sells his gorgeous PC
I have always been tempted, have my sights set on a BLNR but for an extra £500-£700 you can get a nice panomatic lunar on a bracelet. They do look really nice
This looks like it's the same (or similar) bracelet to what they offer for the Panoreserve. Can you tell me what it's like in terms of comfort / microadjustment? Whenever I take a look in the usual GO dealers in the UK I tend to be able to find a Panoreserve to try but never on a bracelet.
I believe it's the same too. In which case I can tell you that this bracelet is one of the best engineered bracelets I've come across. Firstly the links are incredibly tight and well secured and I recall the bracelet being very solid and having a good feeling of heft/security about it. Removing a link for size adjustment requires a screwdriver but is relatively easy to do. From memory the glidelock adjustment on the clasp will give you a spread of about one to one and half cm's; more than enough for a comfort adjustment and roughly the size of a removable link. What was also very nice was the adjustment button is hidden in the clasp, so you don't have to take the watch off to adjust it, and is engraved with Glashutte logo too. To my mind everything is cleverly done, well engineered and with good quality components. Polished centre links weren't a problem to me either. I think it would look great on a Panoreserve
I should have known really shouldn't I! Thanks for the thorough review, it's only increased my desire for a Panoreserve. Blue has always been the front running colour for me but black keeps sneaking in to the back of my mind. If anyone has had success negotiating with ADs on these please PM!
Nah....don't like all those modern baubles
P9050525 copy-RS by Dave in Wales, on Flickr
I enjoyed owning this simple, but gorgeous GO Navigator.
This is my grail. Sigh! Some day! I do have the GO senator moonphase. Absolutely stunning watch, purchased in Dec 2015 from Iconic Watches.
Bit confused, the GO shows 2 perpetual calendars, this one - called the Senator Perpetual Calendar (100-02-22-12-14) and the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar (Ref No 1-36-02-01-02-70). Have they stopped making your model.
Please say 'no' I'll be heart broken
Always fancied a sport evolution GMT,
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Got this early in the week!
Amazing watch.
PanoInverse.
For those interested in Glashütte (i'm certainly a fan) here is a cross reference to my report on a visit to the village last October:
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ght=pilgrimage
That time I could not get access to any manufacturer, despite a lot of emailing with GO. Next month I am visiting the area again, and this time I have an invitation to visit Moritz Grossmann. Will report back again, but doubt they will allow photography.
My current Glashütte collection comprises:
-- MG Benu Power Reserve (cal. 100.2)
-- MG Atum Pure M white (cal. 201.1)
-- GO Panoreserve (cal. 65-01)
-- GO Senator Excellence (cal. 36-01)
-- GO Sport Evolution Panoramadatum (cal. 39-42)
-- Nomos Zürich Braungold (cal. Epsilon)
.
So simple but for me one of the best around when you factor in the price.
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