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Friends, In London, we had the chance to see a lot of watches, actually too many watches… Didn’t have the time to really see all of them. BUT, I did have the chance to see not only one or two, but thr

Friends, 2016 is coming to an end… Soon we will see the novelties for 2017 in Geneva at the SIHH Watch Fair! But before closing 2016 I would like to hear which one was your favourite of this year. In

Friends, Thought I would share a couple of shots of my two most Xmas like Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Sorry for the quality of the shots, but as you all know… It is

Friends, Before the holiday’s we have time for one more “Throwback Thursday”! Today I like to share some of my vintage watch holders. Before I start; we all know that the GP colour is blue… And what t

Friends, One of the novelties of 2016 is the Girard-Perregaux 1966 in 44mm case, reference 49551. My first reaction when I heard this news was “too big”… The GP 1966 is a classic, elegant, line. The n

Friends, Yesterday Junior was playing with my photo-background stones… He rearranged them – he didn’t like them to be separated by colour… Here is the outcome: Not sure I like the change, but I do lov

Friends, This year we saw the comeback of the Girard-Perregaux LAUREATO! The limited edition of 225 pieces with Silver dial and 225 pieces with Blue dial, reference 81000 for men. 225 pieces in honour

Friends, Another stunning beauty I had the pleasure to see in Vienna: The Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Planetarium 2000! The dial is just mesmerising… The planets rotating around the sun, the beautiful G

Friends, Just received the good news! Girard-Perregaux will release a new model – included in the 1966 line! Utilized in a 40mm GP 1966 case (12mm thick). Two new models, one in 18K Pink Gold and one

Friends, Another pleasant “first” in Vienna was to see the Chopard LUC Chrono One! A great looking watch with a solid feel! Easy to read and very comfortable on the wrist. I will not go into the funct

Friends, It is time for another stone shot, this time it is the Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk II in Titanium! Strong, easy to read and ready for a beating! Too bad it is not season for mountain hikes righ

Friends, One watch we didn’t discuss much this year is the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Dual Time, a Novelty of this year. The size of 40 mm and with the red dual time hour hand the watch has a very differen

Friends, Another watch I had the pleasure to see in London: The Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar with Moon Phases and Mother of Pearl dial. I find the dial beautiful but very hard to read… Too bad t

Friends, One of the watches I had the privilege to see in Vienna was KMII’s Grand Seiko SBGH035. This was my first close encounter with a GS and I must admit I was impressed! Very nicely done details.

Friends, When is the right time to let the next generation start to handle Girard-Perregaux watches? I would say at the age of two years and three months! Because by then they know the loupe… How to w

Friends, During the London GTG I had not only the pleasure of meeting several German friends, but also to see some very nice German watches! Among them this A Lange & Shöne Datograph in Platinum! Larg

Friends, There were some really nice Patek Philippe’s to be seen in London during our GTG… And to my big pleasure, all of them had correct buckles. Even the vintage once! But I guess you rather see ph

Friends, Now when we are closing in on the Holidays, it is time to think about what we should get our special lady for Christmas… One way to go would be traditional – chocolate, perfume or maybe a sca

Friends, As you all know, CC have an endless collection of stunning pieces! One of them I saw again now in London – the Girard-Perregaux Chronograph reference 4946 with black dial. Must confess that I

Friends, Even if Damjan showed the Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver, aka the Green Lantern a really good time… And it is dark, it is cold and there is snow… The Green Lantern is happy to be back home! Best