Glashütte Original

Dr No
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First, with regards to the 'bronze' dial, I think Bob was . . .

. . . referring to the champagne dial that's available only in a rose gold case; he might be referring to the salmon dial of the previous generation Senator perpetual equipped with the cal 39 movement, which is no longer in production. The anthracite dial in steel is my favorite of the current line-up, but the version I'm hoping for would be a Navigator . . . that would be quite special indeed!

Yes, a perpetual calendar transitions from month to month taking into account the differing number of days in each month, including February's in both leap and non-leap years . . . it is, essentially, an analog computer. All six G O perpetuals in our celebration performed as expected, including my Karree perpetual that had been running continuously for three years. The reason why a G O perpetual - and practically any other perpetual calendar, for that matter - won't perform properly in 2100 is due to the vagaries of the Gregorian calendar: the years 2100, 2200, and 2300 aren't leap years, but 2000 was and 2400 will be. The nub of the matter is that your great grandson will have to manually advance the date on February 28th 2100 . . . a problem, to be sure, but hardly insurmountable ;-). And yes, there was a price increase recently in the US, although I'm not sure if prices were realigned elsewhere Best of luck with your decision, and please post photos when your G O arrives . . . cordially, Art