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thanks for the lovely and extremely interesting evening Marcus
Jun 07, 2005,11:11 AM
Mr.Braun's watches are extremely charming astronomical complications,it was the first time I saw them in person and the Heliocentric is just wonderful,the planet earth in person moving through the cycle of 12 months so poetical.
Many exciting news,that GO does even the polishing and black-polishing of the screws itself I never would have thought.Also the fact that GO is agreed to have the most thoroughly finished movements of all brands(except some AHCI)was a bit astonishing for me(esp.cp to Lange or PP)
Skimming through the catalogue afterwards,I thought of one question I forgot to ask Dr.M?ller:
There are more than 10 different base movements depicted in the catalogue while the brand started its independent existence 15 years ago.How could they create such a diversity of highly finished movements(incl.perpet.calendars,chronometers with repeating function or tourbillons)in such a short time?
Swiss brands take several years to create one single base-calibre,and also Lange's choice is comparatively small.Did they perhaps -being founded on Eastern-Germany watch making tradition- use older movement concepts?
thaks for the pics.
cheers
Lutz
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Thank you for that excellent report Marcus.
By: IanS : June 7th, 2005-08:08
I did not realise that GO would go to all the trouble to sort and grade the the blue screws. It is great to hear of that attention to detail. I will bet Martin tries to get his ideas in production faster in future! Imagine being beaten in both the EoT and...
Thanks for this marvelous report and the awesome pics!
By: M&G Pfeifle : June 7th, 2005-11:11
Hi Marcus, thank you very much for letting us sneak a peek. It must have been a wonderful TicTac Talk night, and we wish we had been there. Maybe, next time ... Thanks again! Martina & Gerd
thanks for the lovely and extremely interesting evening Marcus
By: Lutz : June 7th, 2005-11:11
Mr.Braun's watches are extremely charming astronomical complications,it was the first time I saw them in person and the Heliocentric is just wonderful,the planet earth in person moving through the cycle of 12 months so poetical. Many exciting news,that GO...
The different base movements ....
By: Marcus Hanke : June 8th, 2005-02:02
It is true that in the somewhat fifteen years of its existence as fully privately operated company, GO has released an astonishing number of beautiful and very well-made movements. However, not every reference in the catalogue has its own totally independ...
Gotta salsa down to Salzburg >>
By: MTF : June 8th, 2005-10:22
Thanks for the report. I have never been to Salzburg; a fact that the current Mrs MTF frequently gloats about, because she has ..... I spent a night in Wein too but it doesn't count because it was in a bunk bed at the airport waiting for the connecting fl...
You made a funny typo ...
By: Marcus Hanke : June 9th, 2005-07:07
You wrote: "I spent a night in Wein" ... I assume you meant "Wien", aka Vienna. "Wein" is German for wine, and when you really spent a full night in a cask of wine, I can image that you have no memories whatever of the city you were in .... Anyway, I real...
Thanks Marcus for the report...
By: -=EHH=- : June 8th, 2005-11:23
That Senator Perpetual SS looks BIG; it must weigh a ton or two in PT. The new dials do look very nice (that new Argente dial on the Senator Perpetual is just what that watch needed compared to the old 'plain' and 'flat' silver dial), although the placeme...
funnily, the new Senator looks considerably bigger without being so ...
By: Marcus Hanke : June 9th, 2005-07:07
The case diameter has been increased by less than a millimetre. However, due to the different shape, the diametre of the dial itself could be increased, making the bezel thinner, and the optical presence of the watch a bit stronger. Since the case could a...
