I own this same watch purchased from Wempe in NY. I simply adore this piece simply because it's a true unique design and extremely well made. I tried on the bigger brother but it wears to big even on my 7 inch wrist, it wasn't huge at all it's that it's tall at 15.5mm. I find that the 39.5mm version is the sweet spot for me.
My money would go to the Oris tbh, your'e getting a rather functional watch (it has an ISO certification which many people don't know) and it has a movement that is easily serviceable. Of course the biggest thing, as Adrian mentioned in the beginning, is the look of the watch: the 12,3,6,9 with the dimensions of a vintage rolex sub on one of the best interpretations of a rivet oyster style bracelet is really hard to compete with. At the end of the day, you just have to go your own way ;)
Got mine at the AD in Blue with a fully brushed bracelet but I wear it on a rubber strap. Finishing is a level above my GMT Master 2. Nothing beats an in-house movement compared to the lack luster quality controls in current ETA movements. Keeps better time in all six positions versus the Master 2. Daily wear for me so no need to wind, ever. Best, not an attention grabber at a distance but up close it is a scene stealer compared directly to a Rolex.
Nobody complains about the Rolex not having open case? This watch is a good alternative, getting a great watch, looks good, the bracelet has the easy adjustment, has all the Rolex features. I can’t get the Rolex so forget it, perhaps this will be the one, I am not looking to buy and sell, I want to have a quality watch to wear.
@@Kalldij They only produce a few hundred of each version a year. Company produces about 10,000 watches a year. Do not wait too long...Got mine in blue.
If I buy another G.O. is will be a lightly used second-hand example, with box/papers. These watches lose about 20-30% off the retail sticker on the second-hand market, then hold value at that point. Same as Grand Seiko.
It’s a great timepiece as I acquired this watch a few wks ago. Great addition to my Rolex collection. Only drawback is the power reserve...should be better for the money. Fit & finish is phenomenal however & no regrets
I prefer the blue-dialled version, same size, scheduled to be released later this year. And unlike the similarly priced Submariner, I'm guessing these will be readily available at ADs. Having said that, it's still way out of my budget. So I reckon I'll have to console myself with the Tudor BB58 blue as a more affordable alternative 😟😟😟
I don't quite understand why everybody keeps comparing this watch to a Rolex Submariner when the obvious point of comparison should be a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Also, a dive watch does not need a display back. It's another potential weak point which could compromise the water resistance. Fair point on the 40 hours power reserve, though. I prefer the blue version, as I can do without the fake patina.
@@earlscheib7754 Since when did power reserve equal good movement? You can get a Hamilton Khaki with 80 hours, doesn't mean it's a movement that belongs in anything above a grand. I guess a Hamilton Khaki all of a sudden has an objectively better movement than high horology brands because it has a longer reserve. Logic.
If this is such a great movement, why is Glashutte only offering a 2 year warranty? And why is Glashutte afraid to warranty a specific level of timekeeping accuracy on the watch?
@@davidofglenbrook4487 "Looking at Glashütte Original’s quality promise, I can see that it notably exceeds COSC’s chronometer standards in two categories: positions tested and average daily rate." - Hondinkee You're talking out of your a** at this point. www.hodinkee.com/articles/glashutte-original-senator-excellence-beyond-chronometer
@@davidofglenbrook4487 boy it seems you don't recognize sarcasm. The movement is mediocre. Glashutte doesn't have a free sprung balance or an exemplary power reserve, the fact that several people didn't pick up on the fact that glashutte doesn't have a free sprung balance just shows how ignorant their customer base is.
Just bought the SeaQ on a bracelet. Absolutely amazing watch! AD had both black and green dial versions in stock. Both beautiful, but I had to go with the black as it will be my daily wearer. I agree, it could have more power reserve.
Can’t see the movement? I ordered a sub 3 years ago and I haven’t seen the watch yet. Actually quite pleased as this is now on my radar….it’s a much more exclusive piece…GO make 15,000 watches each year v Rolex 1m.
The size is perfect. If only it comes with 100 hour power reserve & exhibition case back like the SeaQ Panorama Date, I would have gotten this instead.
This watch is the perfect size, dial is fantastic and the finishing is incredible. I also prefer solid case backs. If I could complain about anything I guess the depth rating could be a little higher and maybe a higher power reserve at that price point 👍🏼
Please enlighten us as to why a dive watch would need an exposition back, which requires an additional gasket that could potentially fail and ruin the waterproofness.
I've never really understood the importance of long power reserves. If you take off your watch and a day later it's still running and around the correct time then that's fine if it's a daily wear. If I leave if for two days then there's not much hardship in having to set the time and winding it. The whole point of mechanical watches is the interaction with the movement; getting to wind it and set it is tactile. If you want a long power reserve get a quartz.
I used to think this way, until I got my BB58, and I really notice the 70 hr power reserve. Although the main point here was with the pricing. Modern technology allows movements to have longer power reserves, so when paying a premium for a high end watch, I'd expect to have a good movement.
@@BarkandJack The Sub has only 8 hours more and that doesn't seem to have held it back. I wonder how much difference 8 hours makes in real world use. For me the main negs on this Glaschutte is the rather plain dial and the white coating around the numerals - it looks cheap. At this price point, I want a metal applied number/marker which is filled with lume, not something painted on.
Every time I see this watch, I'm reminded of the Longines Hydroconquest. If I were after that aesthetic, I think I'd pocket the 6k and get the Longines...
Dear Adrian... this is a great piece but just 3,500£ probably, even for that amount I probably thinking about to choose between this piece or the Seamaster 300professional, and I can say I'm a Rolex fanboy like you...but in this case Omega is a far superior piece, but unfortunately underrate watch...please review it!!! Thanks!!!
This is what they call a “skin diver”-watch Its the most basic divewatch model there is. Its even below the regular dive watches. Price wise it is waaaaay too expensive. There are many cheap skin diver watches around.
I own both the Oris 65 2017 in all steel including the bracelet and the Glashutte sea q . Totally different watches from top to bottom. From unscrewing the crown and hacking to setting the time and winding, the GO is amazing. The Oris 65 is a nice watch, especially the 2017 with that translucent dark blue edge on the dial it’s gorgeous indeed. The Sellita SW200-2 on the Oris is okay, the Soprad A10 smokes it escially when winding. I had plenty of time to return my GO back to Wempe and I just could not do it. Amazing watch. I put the GO with my recent JLC Polaris Marine Date. Well, close.
GO is a very weak brand, I regularly get offers from Ashford offering 45 to 50 percent off retail. If you aren’t getting that, don’t buy it (or you will be taken to the cleaners if you ever have to sell).
I don't think you should get locked into the idea that a dress watch is only for dressy occasions. I wear my dress watches when I go grocery shopping, getting a haircut, or just going to the gas station and convenience store.
Stupid comment.. that's like suggesting the artisanship shown on Langes and Pateks is without value just because they have the same accuracy and power reserve of other watches. You're missing the point on purpose
I can’t help but think of how much more balanced this dual would look without the date. The white date wheel clashes with the faux patina, IMO. Otherwise, I love everything about it. There are plenty of watches though I’d buy before it at that price point.
Love the channel, try so hard to support you - been to buy straps, leather, NATO on many occasions - you never have a 22mm. In two years I’ve never been able to buy one. I’ll keep checking. 😳
How's it's going Adrian ?) I think that the measurements of this great horological piece fit perfectly into the category of a very classic watch, 39.5 mm in diameter, making it a versatile watch, without a doubt on your wrist it dresses phenomenally, by the way, I like the style of your videos. Cheers ⚔️💯💯👍🏻⚔️💪🏻
Hey Jonny, it's all going good thanks buddy. It's a sunny weekend, so can't complain. I agree the 39.5mm size really is a good one. I think more companies need to get on board with this. Thanks for watching mate and have a great weekend. Cheers, Adrian
Much much better than Rolexes. And the rubber strap on this watch is perfect. Don't change anything. NATO strap made a fine watch looks cheap. Never put the NATO strap on.
I agree that an open case back would help justify the price on this one and the new 39.5mm model with the blue dial and applied numeral (and no fauxtina), which I prefer. In fact, I will likely get that blue dial variant when it’s available on the secondary market for a more reasonable price.
I agree, this watch needs a sapphire caseback. With higher horology the movement is the star and we need to see it. In general, I like GO watches and am happy you’re reviewing them. Would be nice to have a review of the Glacier Blue Sixties. Also, a video about the good, the bad, and the ugly bracelets.
Suspect its not a watch for me. I haven't held it - obviously - and in the metal things can change but I just don't feel anything with this watch. I'm sure its very well executed etc but from a design POV it just feels, dead. The panorama date version is very different, here the designers, and the watch, has come to life. I cant afford it but if I could, that watch could be on my list, the normal SQ? Unlikely.
It's impossible to understand who the target market for this watch would be. Impossible to sell considering the other excellent, recognisable and more affordable competition out there. This is a dust gatherer on the shelves for the unfortunate AD.
@Jake Roberts The dial looks too cartoonish with the layout of the arabic numerals. Reminds me of a cheap looking Swatch Scuba which I gave to my 6 year old niece for doing her laps at the pool. Low power reserve and no display caseback to enjoy the hand finishing. I'm happy with my 40mm pre-ceramic no date Sub. I'm over pretending that I want an understated watch that goes under the radar and has an inhouse movement. Give me a well known brand that is a proper sports watch and is rugged and retains it's value. Otherwise wear an Apple watch....or use your mobile. My doctors all wear them but I'm sure they have Rolexes & Pateks in the bottom drawer.
Nice Video and review again but who the f...ck did decide to put those ugly numerals on that dial???? ...looks like made for a kindergarden kid. It really hurts when looking at it. ...anyway, just my humble opinion.
Would you not just buy an Oris Divers 65 and save yourself £6k and just wear an almost identical watch from a brand that as about as many people have heard of?
It’s way more attractive looking than a Submariner. The two tone even more so. Actually this, the Explorer and the Royal Oak are the only two tones I like (I might have forgotten some model, but I doubt it)
Designwise it looks like one of those hundreds "Skin Diver" watches from the 60s which that a lot of brands produced. Usually you could get them for a fraction of the price of a professional diver back then. So by the looks, that's probably the most expensive skin diver I have ever seen. A nice one tough I must admit ;-)
If the Panorama Date would be available in Sub like dimensions, let’s say 40-41mm‘s this would be my dream watch! But the inferior movement of the smaller version is imho not worth that amount, I won’t buy a GO with an inferior movement to a mass produced watch like a Rolex (no bashing, I own a sub myself) The pricing on the larger one seems fair but it wears too big.
It doesn't need an open caseback, that's just silly. And if you are comparing this watch to a Rolex Sub, then this watch is way more watch for the money. If you compare it to a tool watch like a Tudor, then the Tudor s better. But to Rolex Sub, a watch closer to a dress watch than a tool watch, the GO is way better.
I’m not a fan of Rolex although I do like the no date sub but I adore GO as a brand. They do so many watches I would love to own. The Panoreserve is a grail watch for me (although my next watch budget is half that.) That said, in terms of dive watches, I don’t really like the GO offerings. They do dressier watches so much better. If I were after another dive watch, I’d rather have a 50 fathoms, then Seamaster, then BB58, biased as I own one and then a sub. The SeaQ wouldn’t make my list.
Glashutte Original: Here’s our £7,000+ watch, with an “ Exquisite “ movement...but don’t worry...you won’t be able to see it. Also...here’s a Rubber Strap, for your £7,000+ consideration. Anybody that buys it : Spendid... Thank You...here’s my £7,000+ Me: That’s Messed Up 🤨
A Rolex Sub Date is $15000 on the U.S. grey market. For that money, I would buy this ($6900 grey market in America) AND a GO Senator 60s dress watch ($5000 grey market) and put $3000 in my pocket...all while not looking like some neophyte who picked up a Sub because that's what everyone else gets when they earn a bit of money.
Power reserve isn’t something I lose sleep over. In my opinion, 50-70 hours is sufficient. If I need more, the watch isn’t getting enough wrist time. Super long power reserve watches sound great on paper, but to actually get the thing to full reserve is another matter. You either need to wear it daily all day or spend a substantial time winding the watch and at that point, the purpose of the extended PR. becomes self defeating IMO. I have an El Primero with fifty hours PR. For a 5hz movement, that’s pretty good though I wind up winding it regularly- I wear it daily, but not when I’m most active. I’ve got a Railmaster too, that’s worn to work. As I recall, the PR on that watch is accurately reported, but I don’t even remember what the duration is anymore nor do I remember the last time I wound it. All my other watches sit mostly no amount of PR could keep them running. This GO is designed to be a daily wear for certain. Look at the size and proportions it’s about perfect far better for most people relative to the larger GO diver. It’s a true tool watch aesthetic and as such, not having a sapphire caseback is completely en point. The solid caseback likely contributes to the wearability ever so slightly. My El Primero has an exhibition caseback and a nice movement, probably not as visually impressive as this watch, I rarely actually look at it. I probably take it for granted. At the end of the day, this watch makes for a nice complement to the larger edition. Perhaps what I’d like to see in this smaller size is a no date edition. With respect to GO having a dress watch slant. I think they simply lean towards high horology at a reasonable price.
Jump over to Johnny Gilbert's at Edinburgh Watches...you know it makes sense...he's left his hat on the cupboard behind you...nice bit of product placement... Oh.. the watch.. I need to look at the vid again.....
A Glashutte isn't a Glashutte without a Pano Date. It's like a Rolex without a cyclops! I can live without the display case back, but for the love of God give me a Pano Date. Glashutte has the best big date complication in the business. Yes, even better than A. Lange who uses dual discs on different planes. Lange will all you they frame the date window the way they do because it's inspired by the Dresden Opera House clock. I'll tell you it's because they want to distract you from the few millimeters of height difference between the discs when you're dropping OBSCENE money and are more likely to notice than a crappy number on a Seiko date wheel. Buy a Glashutte, look at that beautiful Pano Date every day, and know that you have the best Big Date complication on the planet. If Glashutte wedges a Pano Date into SeaQ with a better strap, I'll be selling my 116610LN and first in line to plop my money down on the counter.
Am I the only one who finds the white background on the date window, in a watch at this price, disconcerting? Honestly.... GO couldn't go the extra mile to at least put a black background on the date window? I mean, if I had my druthers, match the date wheel background to the color of the dial, but at a minimum, make it black! They do it on the Panorama Date version... Sheesh. The watch isn't inexpensive!
To me the power reserve is a non issue. I you park a watch to wear something else and its mechanical.... well you wind it up by hand or on one of your wolf winders, they still lose time! My AD for my TAG (sorry, most hated brand) did a quick wind up after a service, so mechanical quirks are something you have to live with. I do prefer the pana date version though with the see thru back. It lays cable on a rolex too and worth the money!!
Completely agree with your assessment. Problem is for that kind of money you could get a Blancpain fifty fathoms......there’s a lot of competition in that price bracket
Yes, we are attracted to looks first... And that bloody awful date window looks totally out of place. Date complication on a dive watch? Ridiculous. Want to know the date? Buy a GMT, or a paper... Rant over.
Talking about that brand. Watch do you think about the seventies model? www.glashuette-original.com/en/watches/vintage/seventies-chronograph-panorama-date-1-37-02-03-02-70/
White lume, the fauxtina ruins it and i prefer a solid case back on a “dive” watch، power reserve never bothers me i like setting my watch, that damned fauxtina ugh, i really like this watch.
Much nicer than the submariner, not so "obvious". Also, have you seen the people who wear subs, they are trying way too hard to impress. I might also add how many "subs" you are cheap fakes😳
This is watch is aight. Nothing outta the box here except for the price they're asking for vs what they're offering. Most definitely not a good deal. For a few hundred more you can get yourself the new omega Seamaster and it's a lot more watch or for a few thousand less you can get yourself a normal Seamaster or a black bay 58 both of which are more watch than this glasshutte. You could even get both the Seamaster and the bb58 for less if you really wanted to spend the money. Glasshutte needs to reconsider their prices.
