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N I H (Not Invented Here)

 

You wrote: "I
am convinced we will never see the Daniels-escapement
in a GO. GO is striclty following the rule now, that
everything within their movements is completely
designed and developed inhouse."

There is a way in which this can be most
desirable and admirable: To make
everything oneself for the sake of
quality control, authenticity, etc.

However, to aspire to use only one's
own ideas may be less felicitous.
GO didn't invent the lever escapement
[is that the correct technical term?],
so how can they use it? Reducio ad absurdum.

The new GO designs look to me in ways more
idiosyncratic than incisive.

A genius invents something that "changes
everything" in a constructive way.
A good mind cannot invent like the genius,
but it does recognize and cultivate
something of value when it comes across it,
and will choose the best over its
own, if its own is not the best.

"Cleverness carries the day,
but wisdom endureth." (--Peter Drucker)

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NEWS ! NEWS !! NEWS !!! - What we'll see from GO within the next two years ...

 
By: Marcus Hanke : June 26th, 2002-11:11
The German watchmag CHRONOS published a nice article on GO in its recent no. 4 of 2002, and there are some very interesting news, too. First of all: Already this year, in autumn, we are likely to see the first examples of a selfwinding PanoReserve movemen...  

Where have we seen this design before?

 
By: Brad McCormick : June 26th, 2002-12:24
Patek Philippe's very high end (~US$100,000?) automatics have a similar configuration of the winding rotor (I believe this PP movement is designated: Cal. R27). Very sensible idea, in my opinion, for the obvious reasons that it gives more winding power th... 

You are right....

 
By: Brad McCormick : June 26th, 2002-04:16
and your point is obviously more relevant. I checked my Lange catalog.... I'm more "into" PP than Lange, so I saw what I was attentive to. But obviously, now that you point it out, GO is going "head to head" with Lange on this one. Question: Will it be a ... 

Differences in product philosophies ...

 
By: Marcus Hanke : June 26th, 2002-10:22
While Lange introduced its Sax-O-mat from the beginning to have at least one self-winding watch in its league of wonderful handwindings, GO's focus was on automatics from the beginning. However it was clear, that the proven cal. 39 would barely enter into... 

N I H (Not Invented Here)

 
By: Brad McCormick : June 27th, 2002-08:08
You wrote: "I am convinced we will never see the Daniels-escapement in a GO. GO is striclty following the rule now, that everything within their movements is completely designed and developed inhouse." There is a way in which this can be most desirable an...