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Amazing report
Art, you had an amazing time and thanks for sharing with us 
You are now forever etched in the history of the Glashuette museum.
Cheers,
Bhanu
Dr No visited Glashütte . . .
. . . last week at the invitation of Dr Frank Müller to commemorate the opening of the German Watch Museum on May 22nd and the attendant SAECULUM Glashütte Original Music Festival Award ceremony on the 23rd. Remember Brando's great line from 'The Godfathe...
Far more important than the watches are the people that make our forum . . .
. . . such a special place . . . . . . from left to right, Gerd and Martina Pfeifle, and René Marx. The Pfeifles are not only G O fans and collectors, but I was surprised to learn that Martina is a watchmaker, and amazed that she learned the craft relativ...
Very happy to be able, now, to put some faces to the names
I often read, of course Martina and Gerd interventions, here, on our forum... I suspected they had something to see with GO, now I I have the confirmation. Martina and Gerd, thanks for your views, here, and for your work at GO... I notice too that M and G...
Nicolas, Thanks for your kind words. As our home ...
... is only a short hop from Glashütte (600 kilometers), we are able to visit Glashütte several times per year. It was a great experience to meet Art, Zhiming Xu, René et cetera at Glashütte. We will never forget these wonderful days. Cordially, M&G
The Panomatic Lunar and Meissen are my two favorite GO pieces
at the moment....real beauties. Dave
I was able to photograph my favorite version of the PML, David . . .
. . . unfortunately, the rose gold case and dial features appear yellow in this pic . . . this version, along with the blue dial in steel, would be a welcome addition to my collection. Cordially, Art...
Gerd and Martina introduced me to Jens Hoffman . . .
. . . who commissioned a wristwatch fashioned from a Glashütte pocket watch . . . . . . which bears a striking resemblance to my latest favorite from G O, the 1878 Moritz Großman. Jens health took a turn for the worse later that day, and was hospitalized ...
Dr Müller participated in cutting the ribbon . . .
. . . after which he welcomed us into the museum....
Marine chronometer . . .
. . . an example of which resides in Zhiming's collection . . . these highly finished precision chronometers are as fascinating to me as wrist and pocket watches....
Special FX . . .
. . . an image of the PanoRetroGraph, approximately 1 meter in diameter, projected on a rotating table . . . hmmm, I'd like to see the black dial version ;-) . . ....
There's much more to see at the museum, folks . . .
. . . but we're moving on to the evening event, so plan on stopping by if you can to take in the entire exhibit . . . it's well worth it. We departed the Museum in the late afternoon for our hotels, and shortly afterwards gathered again for the gala dinne...
The guests at our table . . .
. . . included a gentleman whose name I neglected to take down, Peter Chong, Mike Disher, Zhiming Xu, and temporarily, Genii Koh . . . . . . many thanks to the mystery gentleman who graciously took this photo with my camera so that I would be included in ...
Especially for you, MTF . . .
. . . pics of the delicacies served. René noticed I was only nibbling at the salad, and asked if there was something wrong . . . when I told him I was a vegetarian, he asked the chef to prepare a special plate for me, which is depicted in the second photo...
I've to mention it...
Cannot believe you are a vegan! Now I know why you love malt, wheat, barley..... it is liquid diet - B E E R! A scary thread you've here....overwhelming ...even overwhelm my old notebook...I need to reboot when clicked on" View Entire Thread"! Nice work! ...
The next day was reserved for a trip to the Meißen ceramics works . . .
. . . but unfortunately, we didn't get to see watch dials being produced. We then took a tour of Meißen, which culminated in lunch at a restaurant where I shared a table with the G O representative from Austria and the G O dealer in Mexico City. We didn't...
Catastrophe and redemption . . .
. . . occurred when we went to the Executive conference room to be shown the current collection. As I started taking photos, the 4 meg card in my camera maxed out, and I was staring catastrophe in the face because I'd neglected to bring the spare card as ...
PanoTourbillon XL . . .
. . . Panomatic Venue in platinum . . . . . . and PanoInverse in both rose and white gold . . ....
The Man of the Hour tries on the PanoInverse . . .
. . . perhaps he's changing his mind ;-) . . ....
This PanoInverse , huuuuummmm!
This is a great piece, the more I think about it or I see it, the more I like it... Your thoughts, Art, on this piece? Nicolas
Just for you, Scott . . .
. . . the new Panomatic Lunar XLs in both rose and white gold....
One of my very favorites from 2008, the limited edition Karree . . .
. . . Panoramadatum in rose gold, equipped with a cal 39 automatic movement with the date aperture relocated to a centralized position in the dial (as opposed to the normal 4:00 position) . . ....
The white gold Senator Sixties with a manual winding cal 49 movement . . .
. . . was, on balance, my favorite introduction of 2008 along with the 1878 Moritz Großman . . . while I admittedly went ga-ga over the 1878 MG, there's little likelihood that a simplified steel version of that masterpiece will ever be produced, but I thi...
My favorite G O tourbillons were in evidence, the Regulator . . .
. . . with it's poignantly symbolic dial design . . . . . . and the regal Karree . . . . . . neither of which I've ever seen in the metal before, and can't get out of my mind now that I have, especially the Karree....
Thanks so much, Art, for this comprehensive and interesting
report! As I have said, you are a piece of WORK. So pleased to meet you in Glashutte this time and appreciate everything learned from you. Hope to see you again in LA, or Beijing, or Basel, or Glashutte, again. I will post some photos after I return to Ho...
There were a few ladies watches that I wasn't allowed to photograph . . .
. . . that I believe are close to introduction, and which will find favor amongst those who appreciate mechanics as well as beauty. Overall, I feel that there is a direction of development that can be discerned, and that is one of incremental formality an...
That’s a spectacular report, Art!
I will re-read it as soon as I get home later tonight, but it already made me even more anxious to visit GO Headquarters – I had received an extremely kind invitation from Dr. Frank Müller himself back in 2006 that, sadly, wasn’t able to accept, yet. I ha...
Yes, it was my first experience with a master power switch, Marcelo . . .
. . . although the most intriguing touch of the hotel's service was the placemat positioned by the side of the bed . . . that's what I call true luxury ;-) . . . cordially, Art
Now you got me, Art.
What is a “placemat”? I googled for it but don’t know if what I found fits your experience. BTW, I forgot to comment about your conception of beer being a vegetable. I think you’re absolutely right, since it is made a combination of some vegetables and wa...
The maids would spread a fresh napkin-sized cloth by the bed . . .
. . . so that you could take your socks off without having your feet touch the carpet . . . now that's class! Cordially, Art PS - my physician isn't amused by my vegetarian diet . . .
Wonderful and comprehensive report, Art....
You certainly appear to have had a terrific time and the photos allow vicarious participation for those of us unable to make it. Another time, perhaps. The new camera was put to good use...how many more watches in the museum which you left unrecorded? The...
Wow Art! It's gonna take me some time to read everything
I think my modem overheated :P Thanks for the report, and glad to see you had a great time! Cheers, Anthony
I made the most of it, Anthony . . .
. . . as I had practically no sleep during the whole trip, including the flight back. I'm fine now, but next time I'm either taking sleeping pills or drinking a lot more beer . . . cordially, Art
Thanks for the pics and write up DrNo...
Glad you brought along a 100gb card for your camera LOL And really great to see wrist pics of the PanoInverse, I'm liking it more and more... Thanks for sharing all the pics! This message has been edited by ED209 on 2008-05-28 10:55:18
Art, Thank you so much for your marvelous report.
Although we were lucky to participate the opening ceremony, it has been a great pleasure to view it again by your camera's eye and accompanied by your wonderful report. We will save your report because together with our own impressions it will be an unfor...
My pleasure, Tony . . .
. . . my only regret is that the itinerary was so full there was no time for enjoying a few gallons of German beer at a Stammlokal . . . next time, beer comes before watches, I promise! Cordially, Art
