Glashütte Original

I am contemplating the purchase of a GO Senator Observer. I was wondering if Caliber 100-14, which animates it, is a worthy example of the renowned Glashutte Original handcrafted horological machines?

It strikes me as more "run-of-the-mill" and less handmade than others, given the simple balance cock with no engraving (as opposed to full balanced bridges, fully engraved in other models, relative lack of high-end embelishments (no gold chatons, no apparent anglage, etc.)? Except for the gold rotor, it appears to me to be a slightly better finished machine-made movement comparable to an Omega movement, devoid of much handcraft (except perhaps the polishing of the swan-neck regulator spring?

The Senator Observer really appeals to me as an extremely well-executed deck-watch, devoid of any fluff, perfectly executed with tasteful restraint. Versatile, elegant, superbly made, at a reasonable price given the quality. However, I am wondering whether I am getting a real taste of what GO is all about, given the more pedestrian movement, compared to, say, a Panomaticlunar, Panoreserve or Panomatic Inverse?

What can you experts tell me about Caliber 100-14? Is it comparable to what one would find in one of the other models mentioned above? Am I mistaken in thinking this is not a "true" representative of the "full GO experience"?

Thanks for enlightening me!

Kind regards,

CEB

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