Downing
38
I got it and I certainly don't regret it
In fact, I absolutely love this watch.
My only issue with it right now is that the Navigator is so legible that I find myself reading the time at a glance, then looking away too quickly. I have to remind myself that the reason I looked at the watch in the first place was to LOOK at the watch, not READ the watch, LOL.
I'll post photos and a review when I have more time this weekend.
GO calber 100 query...
Hi guys, Just posted a similar post on the Blancpain forum, but as (inspired by some recent posts on here!) I'm sort of thinking about either a new Fifty Fathoms or a new Senator Navigator (both steel qulaity sports/tool watches - but different), and give...
Response on Movements
Hi Vernon I own the Senator Navigator (panorama date) and, you may be interested to know, traded-in a solid steel G.O. Sport Evolution Chronograph to get the Senator Navigator. My AD also carries the Blancpain and I have closely examined both the Fifth Fa...
Thanks for filling in, DB . . .
. . . and for what it's worth, the Fifty Fathoms is one of my favorite dive watches, and an unimpeachable choice by most accounts. The cal 100 is an entirely new movement designed as a replacement for the cal 39, and has a deeper power reserve afforded by...
Not an easy choice....
Thanks for the great responses. It's interesting that the GO movement has two barrels but a relatively low power reserve of 55 hours - is this the same approach as the Journe CS where they (so I understand) give a more constant power delivery and thus mai...
Not an easy choice is right
But these two watches are so different from each other, one a diver and the other a pilots watch, that I think the only real choice is which one to buy first. Knowing that you'll probably get the second one someday, when funds permit, will hopefully make ...