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15 December 2017, 09:51 PM | #1 |
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Incoming! Glashutte Original Senator Excellence
I'm really happy with this purchase (my second GO), bought used, but essentially unworn as far as I can tell, for what I consider to be a bargain price for what it is. Not the most exciting of designs perhaps, but it's classical(ish) elegance was just what I was looking for. The movement is beautifully finished and, apparently (but I don't claim to understand why), quite impressive technically. After two days of wear it's still bang on accurate to the second, so I'm certainly happy with the results of that "technology"! At 40mm in diameter and 10mm thick it fits my seven and a quarter inch wrist really well, and is very comfortable.
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15 December 2017, 09:54 PM | #2 |
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Congrats! Beautiful details
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15 December 2017, 11:03 PM | #3 |
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Congratulations, I really like that one!
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15 December 2017, 11:49 PM | #4 |
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Stunning, congratulations!!!
For the curious minds, more details on the Excellence movement are here https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/th...caliber-family Andy, would you please also post in the GO appreciation thread? https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=484006 |
16 December 2017, 12:53 AM | #5 |
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Beautiful dial and movement. congratulations!!
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16 December 2017, 01:19 AM | #6 |
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Like!
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16 December 2017, 03:57 AM | #7 |
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Very smart piece, always been a fan of German watches... and women.
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16 December 2017, 10:10 AM | #8 |
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Very nice timepiece!
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16 December 2017, 11:15 AM | #9 |
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Beautiful piece!! Congrats!!
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16 December 2017, 12:09 PM | #10 |
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Wear it in the best of health!
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16 December 2017, 05:42 PM | #11 |
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Congratulations,
A timeless classic watch
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16 December 2017, 06:01 PM | #12 |
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Congrats!
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16 December 2017, 06:13 PM | #13 |
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Very nice!
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17 December 2017, 01:59 AM | #14 |
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Hard to find any faults in that one
Congratulations
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17 December 2017, 04:49 AM | #15 |
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Very cool piece
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18 December 2017, 04:44 AM | #16 |
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Congratulations, very nice one.
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19 December 2017, 01:12 AM | #17 |
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Very good looking GO! Enjoy!
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19 December 2017, 11:59 AM | #18 |
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really a beautiful watch. selling point for me is 100 hours power reserve
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19 December 2017, 12:09 PM | #19 |
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Looks very elegant. Congrats!
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19 December 2017, 12:19 PM | #20 |
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Congrats
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19 December 2017, 01:49 PM | #21 |
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Great watch! Super pictures! Congrats
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19 December 2017, 02:29 PM | #22 |
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Great piece and pics! Congratulations
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19 December 2017, 11:00 PM | #23 |
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Stunning. I have been eyeing that one for some time now. My taste has been changing towards finer looking watches like your GO.
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22 December 2017, 04:28 AM | #24 |
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It’s a gorgeous watch Andy. Enjoy it for many years to come.
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22 December 2017, 05:21 AM | #25 |
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Very nice, sharp and clean.
I miss my Glashutte Sport Evo.
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28 December 2017, 05:11 PM | #26 |
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Stunning. Anytime I want to get something else, GO pulls me back.
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28 December 2017, 10:09 PM | #27 |
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Congratulations
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29 December 2017, 09:30 AM | #28 |
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Very nice - I have owned a GO and whilst flipped after a short time I did enjoy the watch. Good strategy buying preowned
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29 December 2017, 10:39 AM | #29 |
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