Hi all I have an opportunity to buy a Glashutte Original Senator perpetual Calender at a good price, the older one, the one with the guilloche dail. I was wondering if I should buy it or hold off for the newer one? What are the differences between the two...
If it is a Cal 39 I think there are arguments to prefer the newer Cal 100 (which is more interesting, has two barrel springs, and fits the case better, IMO) - although the Cal. 39 is of course a well-tested workhorse. I agree that the guilloche dials are ...
. . . are all fitted with the cal 100 movement. They were available during the roll-out of the cal 100 movement in 2005 . . . [photo credit: Marcus H] . . . and discontinued around 2008, to the best of my recollection. I'm not aware of any appreciable cha...
. . . matches up more coherently with the flat dials, but in rose gold, the engraved dial adds a measure of visual intensity that deflects some of the opulence of the case, which is beneficial, in my view. My favorite cal 100 perpetual, though, and by a l...