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An excellent informative post...
I didn't know there was actually a vertical clutch system. I assumed that there was a heart-shaped cam to make it reset to zero, and I assumed the balance wheel was stopped with a blocking lever. Learning that there is a vertical clutch release system is shocking.
On many other brands of watches, they take a much more simple approach. They simply have the hands reset by the means of the heart shaped cam and they have a transmission lever that releases a stop spring that comes into contact with the actual balance wheel itself. This means that the balance wheel is actually stopped and will have an inconsistent rate/amplitude upon being restarted.
Thank you for digging out this information and sharing this with me Art. I didn't know that the caliber 100 had this. Many thanks for presenting this in such an easy to understand concept; as per your traditional style.
Glashutte Senator Navigator Perpetual Calender review.......
So I've had this Glashutte Navigator Perpetual now for about two weeks and wanted to share some thoughts. This was a model that I kind of over looked when it was released a couple of years ago. I've always been a fan of this movement but have never owned ...
Nice post.
I have the SS version and I also find it surprisingly comfortable to wear. I also agree that it seems to wear smaller than most 44mm watches which I view as a positive. In terms of straps, you might want to try the most current oem one. It's a simple medi...
Thanks for the report, Tony!
Makes me want to revisit the attraction of GO Thanks! Ken
How is the lume
on your PanoMatic XL? I have a Panomatic XL and the lume is not very strong. I know the hands are small, but I wish it was not as faint. Does exposing the watch to strong light make any difference? I didn't know if light in a sense charged the substance o...
The lume on the XL is not good.......
on mine either. I'm not sure why its so good on one model and not the other. Tony
Thanks
for the reply. Your Senator is a great looking watch. I like the perpetual calenders with the window display. I think it helps to keep the dial from looking too busy. As you mentioned, I think Glashutte does a great job with the finish on their movements....
Excellent pair of GOs, and of Perpetual Calendars, too.
Funny how a same complication can be expressed in such a different way. It is obvious when you put the BP and the GO side by side. I have more and more appreciation for G.O watches, which are serious, well made, and correctly finished. This PC is not an e...
Beautiful watch - added to my wishlist!
this and the senator sixties panorama date and the new panoinverse are my favourite GO's. I just wish they weren't owned by Swatch!
Great Review
Thanks for the great write-up and photos. It's always nice when people share their experiences with a new watch....especially one that isn't widely-owned or is in limited edition (as is this magnificent piece). I also share your admiration for Glashutte O...
My thoughts on your comments....
I've owned the Navigator date before in steel and sold it a month or two later. This piece is virtually the same watch with a slightly different dial and movement but in rose gold rather than SS. I really can't explain why I like this piece but really did...
brown strap
for what it's worth, i suspect that the strap that came with the watch will darken quite a bit over time. i have a navigator chrono and the band has really deepened and darkened in color. i have not exposed it to water or excessive sunlight as i work indo...
No...G.O. has changed the color of its strap on this model.
I know...I just picked up my new strap last weekend.
not sure
i'm just judging by what i see in the photos. the strap in the photos is about as light as my strap was when i first got it. but since then it has darkened considerably.
Nice report!
Thanks for the report! I never knew that they had a button to reset the second hand. Thanks for sharing this detail that I've overlooked.
Marcus offered a concise explanation . . .
. . . in 2005 when the cal 100 was introduced: "Instead of a simple hack second, the cal. 100 has a very sophisticated mechanism, allowing an instant reset of the sweep second to zero, as soon as the pusher is pressed. Upon release, the second hand will r...
An excellent informative post...
I didn't know there was actually a vertical clutch system. I assumed that there was a heart-shaped cam to make it reset to zero, and I assumed the balance wheel was stopped with a blocking lever. Learning that there is a vertical clutch release system is ...
Well, Marcus wrote the text . . .
. . . way back when, but I'll accept the compliment on his behalf ;-) . . .
Thank you, Tony, for the up close and personal review . . .
. . . of my favorite genre of complicated watches. A perpetual calendar moves the focus of time-keeping from the present to the future, and is both practical and wonderful . . . practical in the sense that it offers a useful enhancement to basic time-keep...
Instantaneous calendar
Can you please tell me if the date (or month/ week) changes instantaneously or it takes some time for the date to change every night. Thank you. Damo
Instantaneous calendar
Thank you for your response. I personally believe that a good perpetual calendar is one where the info changes at midnight. Damo
Nice addition Tony
Have you tried the black strap with red stitches on the perpetual? It may just work with the black dial and red leap year indication.