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Dr No
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The advantage of the G O design . . .

. . . is the absence of extraneous information offered by it's calendar display that employs apertures instead of pointers; the day, date, and month for any particular day are shown without any additional information.  When comparing a G O perpetual with almost any other,  the relaxed presentation of the calendar conveys only the information necessary for a perpetual calendars raison d'etre; with most other manufacture designs, the notable exception being U N, the analog pointer system shows the entire calendar on the dial.  This may not be an obvious difference, and I will concede that others may not appreciate the difference, but to my way of thinking the clarity of the G O design is it's most compelling attribute.  In technical terms, the aperture display is more demanding as the energy requirements are greater than with analog pointers; it's a testament to the skills of G O's designers that their perpetuals are as reliable and accurate as they are, a matter that I can personally attest to.   Cordially, Art