Glashütte Original

I've been lurking for a while, mostly in the GO and UN forums.  I have to say the photography on this site is amazing.  This is nowhere near that level; hopefully I will get a better camera setup soon, but I wanted to at least contribute something to the forum.

This was an engagement gift from my Fiance.  Now our wedding is less than 3 months away...

Thanks for looking. - Chris

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until I found out i was my bad english.

Great watch you got there.

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And on the fiancée who gave offered you such a nice gift.

At least you're sure she has great taste.

And thank you for contributing on the G.O forum.

Best,

Nicolas

The fact that you have fiancé who understands that Glashutte is a great brand! Congratulations on achieving both.

. . . but none more heartwarming than this.  Congratulations, Chris - you're one lucky fellow.

And I'm not referring to your Glashütte ;-) . . .

great looking go.  lucky to have a fiance pick that out for you.  may it be fruitful and multiply!

Glad you found us on this forum.
Great pictures you've shown

I am writing to you soon.

Best
Anders

They looked brighter on my Fiance's Mac, but next time I will have a better lighting so I can share some nicer photos.  Thanks for the nice replies.

I'd also appreciate seeing the back of the watch.

Is there a story behind the GO? How did your fiancé ended up buying this for you, instead of something else?

Best,

Horo This message has been edited by Hororgasm on 2012-04-05 20:08:08

... I am sure this GO will be adding great memories to your wedding.

Stefan

Long story short, she had mentioned that she wanted to buy me a nice watch as a wedding gift, but that she would like to actually make it a wedding/engagement gift so that I could enjoy it during the time in between.  She had a budget in mind but was not confident enough to choose without some guidance from me.  I knew that whatever she chose, I would love and keep forever...I needed something on the dressy side and a design that would stand the test of time.  That eliminated sports watches and divers.  I also wanted to choose something that would be a good value in the $5k budget.  I went to a few ADs with her where we looked at IWC portofino, Longines, Omega, etc.  At last we narrowed it down to the new IWC Portofino chrono vs the GO Senator Hand Date.  I left the final decision completely up to her, and she chose the Glashutte.  What really caught my eye about this watch goes back to our vacation the previous year in Las Vegas.  She was being a great girlfriend as I dragged her from boutique to boutique...we were both drawn to a beautiful GO Senator Chrono XL in the window.  It was the first time we had ever seen Glashutte watches in real life, and we were both very impressed with the pure beauty.  However, the Chrono XL was too big for my wrist and I wasn't in the position to buy an expensive watch anytime soon.  I honestly did not expect to be able to buy one for several years, so put that idea to rest.  Fast forward to the engagement gift....we spotted the Senator Hand Date.  It had some very similar traits as that Chrono XL from a year prior....of course it was not a chronograph, but it had 2 sub-dials, the same symmetrical layout, same colors, but it was smaller and a bit more dressy.  It just happened to be the perfect blend of what I wanted.  It was dressy enough for formal wear but could also fit right in with a polo shirt.  For the price, I think it was a nice value as well.  I think she knew it was the right one from that moment on....I left the decision to her, and a few months later the box came to our door.

Great story and very heartwarming. Congratulations on the Glashutte...and your upcoming wedding. You're a very lucky guy on both counts