Glashütte Original

Hi all,
I'm a first time poster on this forum. I just wanted to get some opinions on the Panomaticlunar and the Panoinverse. To give you some background, I'm relatively new to automatic watches in general and my first one was a Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours which I currently wear as a daily watch. I feel that it's a good middle ground between a casual and dress watch. I was looking into getting a sportier one to wear as a beater which was when I considered the Montblanc Sport Chronograph 104279

Then I discovered the beautiful GO Panomaticlunar with its elegant dressy looks with the beautiful swan neck movement on the back.

Then the Panoinverse came in with the beautiful movement getting displayed on the dial

For me, I love being able to appreciate the beautiful movements of watches. So the Panoinverse would be a great choice. However, I must say I'd prefer the overall clean looks of the Panomaticlunar. But then again, I was looking for a sporty watch to begin with!!!! I'm very torn as I told my friend, Robin, who suggested that I get the opinions from the forum. Thanks for any input!!

It...

Welcome here, by the way.

Best,

Nicolas

Get both the PanoMaticLunar and the PanoInverse, you just ask a guy that know.

Good luck with our choice and welcome.

KL670

As a long time fan of Glashütte Original since my first PuristS on Tour visit to their factory in 2003, please may I post a few thoughts?

The two watches you are comparing are like Yin and Yang although its hard to say which is which.

One is elegantly discrete and the other a bit showy and brash.

Soft and Hard.

One will garner the odd comment from onlookers and the other won't.

Personally, I like my blue bits and engravings on the backside.....only for me to see.

I get to wear the watch anywhere, without comment, but still can enjoy the exquisite craftsmanship inside.

Regards,

MTF

I just moved house (again) so everything is not where it was.

I thought that I had sold the watch when I left Singapore but I was wrong.

I found it sitting next to a JLC in a wooden box (gasp) 

I used to live off Bukit Timah Road and my bank was in Tanglin; they are still on the map.

Regards,

MTF

Hi MTF,

Good place to start. Both are amazing watches with very different characters. I had to go through the pain of choosing at one time but went with the PanoInverse. To me, it was just because it kept my attention for quite a bit longer

Some pics since it is on my wrist right now.

Can't go wrong with either to be honest, but all the best in your choice!

for the input. To complicate things a bit further, my MB Rising Hours has a gray dial as well. I wouldn't go so far to say it looks like the PanoInverse but the color of the dial is very close. For someone with a collection of ONE watch so far, shouldn't I be looking at diversity in styles?

Is it just color, or would be a sum of different things? The MB and the GO are very different watches, and the only thing in common is perhaps the color, and that too, is quite different as the ruthenium with the ribbing plays very different than the MB in the light. Go check it out and you'll know, then you'll be able to make a judgment call if it's something you would enjoy having

. . . between these two as they're really quite different from one another.  The PanoInverse is the one model that observers who aren't normally attuned to G O's gestalt find compelling, and paradoxically, conspicuous for long-term followers.  Glashütte's usually reserved aesthetic is notably absent with the PI; you'll have to be comfortable with its bold character to make it a successful acquisition over the long term.

[image courtesy Our Man in Glashütte]

Looks like a visit to an AD is now mandatory. Thanks everyone. So many good points.