I owned this one, but....

Jan 23, 2023,09:36 AM
 

...sold it because of the poor legability. There was no contrast between hands and dial and this drove me crazy. Well I guess a small improvement would change the situation. The hands should be curved (it works well on IWC Portugeese with gray dial). Maybe the red gold version with white dial and blue hands will do it better.

Good news: the new owner is also a fellow PuristS menber and maybe you know him ;-)

stere

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Glashutte Original Senator Rattrapante. .

 
 By: amanico : January 23rd, 2023-06:28
One of these watches which made me dream and which still makes me dream. When discuss Rattrapantes, we most often forget it. Strangely, because it was a very good one. Here is the platinum, limited to 100 pieces Credit: Govberg. Movement side, taken by Cr...  

Yep!

 
 By: amanico : January 23rd, 2023-11:10

I owned this one, but....

 
 By: stere : January 23rd, 2023-09:36
...sold it because of the poor legability. There was no contrast between hands and dial and this drove me crazy. Well I guess a small improvement would change the situation. The hands should be curved (it works well on IWC Portugeese with gray dial). Mayb... 

let him do it himself

 
 By: stere : January 23rd, 2023-12:36
;-)

Yep! Good idea!

 
 By: amanico : January 23rd, 2023-12:45

Good idea to wear it again…

 
 By: p.boxster : January 29th, 2023-14:31
Indeed a beauty, esp. the movement; and so far I can still read it 😜 ...  

Legibility is my favourite pet-peeve with watches ...

 
 By: Marcus Hanke : January 23rd, 2023-20:28
... and especially polished steel/rhodium or white gold hands are really problematic. For me, perfectly blued hands would be the the logical choice for this watch. Marcus

You have a good point.

 
 By: amanico : January 23rd, 2023-20:36

Good cost money;)😉

 
 By: ZSHSZ : January 23rd, 2023-13:08

;)

 
 By: amanico : January 23rd, 2023-15:55

I've reconsidered over the years

 
 By: jmpTT : January 23rd, 2023-16:17
For many years I loved the Senator Rattrapante and thought it was underrated. With a slightly more experienced eye for design, I can revisit it today and say the dial has problems. The date window at 4 o'clock does not provide proper balance to the off-ce... 

That movement is simply spectacular! Wow

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : January 23rd, 2023-17:31

Always liked this piece...

 
 By: bruckner4 : January 23rd, 2023-23:27
but like a lot of the modern splits, heft is an issue. Patek 5959 still the dream...

It reminds me of the GO Panograph I used to own

 
 By: loujo : January 24th, 2023-01:48
In the early 2000s, I was enamored with GO Panograph after seeing the watch in pictures. I loved the big date implementation, the unique chrono minute counter, and most important of all, the exquisitely hand finished manual movement with column wheel. I a...  

This one and the PT PanoRetrograph....

 
 By: MichaelC : January 24th, 2023-03:36
GO Legends!

Yes, my friend, yes!

 
 By: amanico : January 24th, 2023-07:18