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[glashutte original panoreserve] this should cost more than what they charge (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Lancaster-PA@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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Or, everything else should cost less. Here is my glashutte original panoreserve. I love it. I have known about GO for awhile but hadn’t really looked at it as an option. Last year I went to Watch Time NYC and they had a booth there.

First, quality was nuts. Seeing it person they’re so much nicer than what pics portray. Most impressive watches there for price I saw.

Second, everyone was so friendly and non judgmental. By comparison the guy at Breguet booth was such a pretentious douche bag it’s put me off the brand a bit.

Anyway, went and bought my own shortly after. I put a sickly mint strap that gets dirtier and more moody looking everyday, just the way I like. It’s manual wind and I like that I get to spend 15 seconds winding it everyday I wear it.

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[–] Ok_Marsupial6435@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://preview.redd.it/7ct4g543favb1.jpeg?width=607&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbb6740c6622628f736575a51f4c871f6d87455e

Glashutte Original is a huge standout on this chart. Makes Rolex look like the Dr. Dre Beats of the headphone world.

[–] Prisma_Cosmos@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t GO be the Beats, since Rolex movements are focused on performance while GO is focused on aesthetics?

[–] Feezbull@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. Glashütte is overall great. Rolex is just… plain and safe basically with the looks.

[–] Prisma_Cosmos@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Again, with this headphones comparison, Rolex can’t be beats if they’re function over form.

[–] Educational-Title761@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They really are a great value for the price point.

[–] take-money@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

i am sure they would accept a donation if you feel you were undercharged

[–] actinross@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Kudos for the strap. This combo, mint/turquoise/light green on any black/gray dial is all seasons approved, sporty/everyday/elegance at all times.

As for the watch... Germans do what Germans know. Nothing new here😋

[–] CdeFmrlyCasual@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Personally, despite everyone going gaga for GO’s movement finishing, it’s not anything special. They have Geneva stripes (what brand doesn’t at this point) and only decide to actually do something artistic when it comes to the balance cock. And they shut away the whole thing under one big plate. I find myself much more impressed by the art i see on old pocket watch movements and Raketa’s.

[–] Feezbull@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Look at some of their older ones from a few years ago actually. Their panomatic chrono and such. Really great finishing there.

Yeah this one is normal as in, nice but only really wow on the Swan neck basically.

[–] Lancaster-PA@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s a little more to it than this. Need to ask why it was done this way and what benefits does it add?

[–] CdeFmrlyCasual@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Such as? Probably for artistic reasons.

[–] Lancaster-PA@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From a machining perspective it is very difficult to make a 3/4 plate. If something is slightly off the whole bridge is scrapped. Being able to attain perfect alignment across all the wheels under one bridge with tolerances under .001mm is a huge accomplishment. Making individual bridges for every wheel is much easier and why you see it a lot in older pocket watches. The drawback to this is you lose a degree of robustness and accuracy across the whole movement. German movements done in this way are tough af

[–] CdeFmrlyCasual@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This reminds me of something I’ve been thinking about: Orient movements are a lot more conservative than Seiko one in what they show off. Would you say that this makes them a little more robust?

https://preview.redd.it/irgjjm5b6evb1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec59a63292a4bfcef126e8862409f564ceb414a0

[–] chavezlaw78@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The bridge is hand engraved, there is gold inlay

[–] CdeFmrlyCasual@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I like that part, but the rest feels rather boring and unoriginal

[–] AlmirMu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

In terms of what complications and decorations it packs, even the „small ones“ like the „digital date“, absolutely could it cost more. But with GO being owned by Swatch it is carefully priced in such a way that it doesn‘t compete too much with the other brands.

What kind of strap is that? Been looking for something similar

[–] Rel1nquished@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And people wonder why there are so many memes.

DON'T ADVOCATE FOR HIGHER PRICES!

[–] Lancaster-PA@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I’m not, I’m just bad at expressing my thoughts through writing. If you read the whole thing I’m just trying to say that the prices other watches fetch for what you get is nuts and that GO is a lot of value for money. If I could rewrite title I would

[–] p001n100@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Lange copy? Or is it the other way around?

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[–] sdsaf94@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fully agree that pictures don’t do it justice. Especially on the grey model. I was convinced I wanted the classic German white with blue hands until I saw the grey in person and did a full 180. Here’s mine (please excuse the steering wheel flex)

https://preview.redd.it/bqp6kf011dvb1.png?width=1178&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9750d0807e9f3a7c0a418c03e45fbb2b9cdce04

[–] Lancaster-PA@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ha! Same!

[–] WHB9659@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This is mind blowing how beautiful it is. Love the strap combination. I’ll need to adopt this pairing somehow.

[–] ProofBirthday8863@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Amazing! Congrats!

[–] dcshews@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I keep coming back to this one or the moonphase version in green. Blue is really nice but already have a blue watch. The green is equally as nice but I feel it would limit wearability with some outfits.

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