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The New Year finally brought......
the fulfilment of a dream that has been with me for almost six years now.
But on the same trip to Dresden I had to learn from Our Man In Glashütte that the manufacture had no intentions whatsoever to make a Stainless Steel version.
So the dream remained a dream for years. I did not add another GO into my small collection since then because I knew that this would not mitigate the desire for the Chronometer. I also was tempted by some beautiful Chronometer style watches like the Wempe Chronometerwerke CW3, the D. Dornblüth Quintus Auf/Ab or the new Robert Mühle Power Reserve. But still I knew that these would only be attempts to substitute the One (which of course would work for a short time at best).
Then last year's April Nicolas suggested trying to find a used one because I still was not ready to do the investment necessary to get a new one. Half a year later I decides to browse some offers and immediately fell across a new one, offered at the price of a used. From an Glashütte Original AD in Germany! It caught me completely unprepared and boy, I was in trouble. There was the serious chance to go for the Chronometer, but was I ready to do so? It was still in a range far from wherever I had gone before. Heart over mind? Reason over passion? It took me a week before I called the dealership, not really knowing if I should hope that it was still available or not. It was...
And now it is here. I cannot say how happy I am. A dream came true.
MichaelC has written a great review of the Senator Chronometer. So I am not going to bore you by repeating things he wrote so well.
But you will have to bear the unavoidable wrist shot:
What a way to start a new year!
Have a great new year everybody,
Martin
This message has been edited by stromer on 2015-01-05 06:17:27
The New Year finally brought......
the fulfilment of a dream that has been with me for almost six years now. Since the day it was presented in Basel 2009 and since I had the chance to try it on in Dresden only a month later I was lost to the GO Senator Chronometer. But on the same trip to ...
Congratulation, Martin!
That is a stunning watch! Give it a good life, my friend! :) Best Blomman
Stunning indeed
Setting it to the exact time is a pure joy given the second reset, the jumping minute and the discreet day/night indicator. But what currently enchants me most is the clear crispness of the dial. I have nothing similar in my box so far. I am sure that it ...
There is passion ... there is drama ...
and there is a happy end. What else do we need for a good story :-) Congrats, it looks very good on your wrist! Regards, Oliver
Drama is the right word...
Drama is indeed an appropriate word for what I went through between finding the offer and accepting it. But now the happy end. Still it will probably take some time to fully understand that the dream is not a dream any more but reality. Thank you, Oliver!...
Mine also!
However I found out that most of the current GO collection really appeals to me. I have followed GO for years and I think that currently their designers to an especially good job :-) I am afraid that I still need one from the Pano line and a the new Seven...
Aaah, the PanoInverse!
Certainly the most daring and refreshing design from GO and clearly best in the Stainless Steel version if you would ask me. Almost got one for myself and am happy everytime I see one :-) Best, Martin
He He, Martin, well done, my friend.
May I say that this Watch is so you, my friend. Sober and elegant, but with a lot of character, too. Very well done! All the best, Nicolas
I knew you knew!
But I just wanted to keep it a little under my sleeve :-) The Chronometer always felt like it was made for me. As the whole GO brand does. This afternoon I just spent a while at the local Lange boutique and found out once more that these are great watches...
I am so happy for you, my friend.
Well ,there is one Lange Watch which could be made for you.... Richard Lange! Best, Nicolas
It is almost frightening ...
... how well you know me :-) I wanted to keep it short so I left out the fact that a Richard Lange had for a long time shared the pole position of my wishlist with the Senator Chronometer. Until just four weeks ago when I went checking if the Senator Chro...
congrats..
this is my favorite GO... the placement of the date is useful for righties who wear watch on left.. congrats!!!
A new aspect
I never looked at the position of the date from that angle but indeed, you are right! Thank you for looking and for your kind words, Martin
Time . . .
. . . has come today. :-) Let me put it this way: I knew it was an SC awaiting delivery. It just had to be. Half a minute in the life of a Senator Chronometer, summer 2010. Was there ever a watch more expressive than this? Thanks for sharing, Martin. For ...
Thank you very much, Art
I knew you knew when you posted that picture of the Senator Chronometer to help us all wait. Maybe, maybe, if this special offer had not come across my way, the new Seventies Chrongraph with a blue dial could had been my next GO instead. I saw the cal 37 ...
A Senator Chronometer on the wrist ...
(at least one of us) and talking about Kant. I like that place, I like it a lot :-)
Never would I have dared to do so...
if it had not been our dear philosopher in charge who started that Kant thing :-)) Yes I like this place very much too!
A dream, for sure!
It's a marvel! I imagine your joy when you picked it out of the box... An enchanting watch, from whatever side you look at it. Great piece. Thanks for sharing your emotions and your great new friend... massi
Thank you, massi
Taking my time unboxing it was at the same time difficult but also greatest pleasure. I am sure you know what I am talking abour because it was you who wrote those wise words about taking your time and not "metabolizing" a new watch. Fortunately I am stil...
Awesome Martin! Congratulations!
What a wonderful way to start 2015 for you! The reality this watch is as fine as anything you can buy, regardless of price. Yes, I really believe that. I wish you much joy and happiness with this special timepiece :-)
If not you, who should be able to make that judgement?
Your delicious four part ownership report about the SC was probably the article I read most often here at PuristS. Thank you very much for this! I really appreciated youtr words and your pictures which I had even on my smartphone to help me make up my min...
Thanks Martin.
As a general rule, I always prefer white metal watches to colored metal watches. However, with any watch purchase, I look at the options and determine the one I most like. With the Senator Chronometer, it is definitely the white gold version. I agree with...
An excellent decision!
For some reason, halfway through your post, I thought you had managed to procure a Senator Chronometer with a stainless steel case... Congratulations! It's a great, great timepiece. The dial is fantastic and the movement's feature set is cohesive with the...
Did you try it on?
Although it is certainly not small at its 42mm the Chronomter wears extremely well even on smaller wrists. I am chicken wrist handicapped myself but due to the very short lugs and the integrated curved strap it dies not need more space on your wrist than ...
Congratulations.........
A great start to the New Year. May it bring you years of pleasure.
Wow, congrats my friend...........
Great you finally got it Martin, I love the GO Chronometer and maybe one day I will get one too. The WG model is awesome and I'm really happy for you. Maybe there is a chance to look closer at it at the Basel Show? Jocke
Only if you bring your camera!
Hi Jocke, being photographed by you would absolutely be the second best thing that could ever happen to "The One" (with finding its way into my home being the best :-) ) Thank you for sharing my happiness! You really need to see it, try it and feel its co...
Of course I do.............
There will be no Basel without a camera. :-) :-) I hope you can made it at Friday and yes that is the day GO invite us. We keep in touch my friend. Enjoy you watch.
Hopefully not too late for ..Sincere Congrats !.. Superb watch & heartwarming story.. :))
.. It's all there, with this one ! Life is good, ehhh ? Wishing you a happy & prosperous year of 2015 !! And wear her in the Best of your health ! Cheers, hs
How could it ever be too late ...
... to share the joy over such a watch and the good end of a long story. Thank you for sharing it! It is still hard for me to believe that I really did it but the satisfaction is immense when I look at this marvel. Have a great weekend, Heinz, Martin