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Friends, another report following this year’s SIHH. This year, the theme at the Girard-Perregaux was “Earth-to-Sky” with lots of stars and galaxies, even a Quasar was seen. The colour theme of “Earth-

Friends, we all know of the connection between Girard-Perregaux and Ferrari and the Girard-Perregaux Pour Ferrari collection. However, let’s have a closer look at how this all came about and what were

Friends, there has been a lot of debate and negative comments about the new Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 collection, but frankly not that many posts with a detailed look at the watch. I had the privileg

Friends, coming towards the end of the week and before we finish it off tomorrow, let’s go back to the so-called dark ages of Swiss watchmaking. The 1980s! The second generation of Laureato’s still ca

On 8-March in many places around the world, the International Women’s Day is celebrated. In some countries it will be a public holiday, but all over the world, it reminds us of how women fought for th

Let's continue with our Laureato week. As we enter the second half of the week, we look at the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Evo3 with Large Date, Moon Phase and Power Reserve. Within the Evo3 range, one

Today, let's go back to THE original Laureato. The very first from 1975 in steel with blue Clous-de-Paris dial. 35mm diameter but great presence on the wrist. Very thin but Quartz movement, it was cut

For the third year in a row, Girard-Perregaux partners with the WinterRace classic car rallye in Italy. Having taken place from 28 th of February to 3 rd of March 2019 with 50 teams competing on a 550

Friends, this year Girard-Perregaux did as every year not forget about the Ladies. Besides the Ladies Laureatos the Cat’s Eye is really the most recognisable Ladies Girard-Perregaux watch. The Cat’s E

Friends, let's start a thread to show us some shots where the plexi gives some interesting distortions on the dial or hands. Here is my attempt.... Some funny shaped hands. CC

Friends, I'm still working on the next report of the SIHH novelties, but things are very busy right now at my end. In the meantime, I also still have a honeymoon period with the Girard-Perregaux 1966

Just 4 weeks after SIHH at the Miami Watches and Wonders, Girard-Perregaux released another novelty from the 2019 collection. The Girard-Perregaux Quasar. It is sitting within the Bridges collection a

Friends, Let’s go back a little bit to a GP that got a bit overlooked a couple of years ago when it came out. The 40mm Girard-Perregaux 1966, Ref 49555 with Time and Date was introduced earlier as the

And only an introduction it will be with letting the photos speak for themselves. Why? Because I’m still speechless on the impression this watch has left with me. Truly truly amazing! Even I had only

Friends, some time ago I had the opportunity to try on the Reverso Rouge from a fellow member here. I do like red dials, but can I really pull this off in the long run? I think the rouge dial is a ver

A quick Sunday shot from the lightbox... Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph blue dial, 40mm white gold case, Ref 49539 Best, CC

Visiting LF at SIHH was a great experience. Some very nice novelties like the new Bridge model but when it comes to me, I still very much love the simple no nonsense LF automatic. Just perfect executi

Friends, let’s continue with more detailed coverage of the novelties from SIHH 2019 from Girard-Perregaux. This time, we will look at the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Perpetual Calendar, Ref 81035. Ok, t

Friends, before I get back to another Novelty review tomorrow (stay tuned), let's share two fresh shots of my Mimo WW2 Military watch issued to the German army. Girard-Perregaux or Mimo do not have a

Friends, since a few years, the Laureato has taken centrepiece of the GP collection. Not everyone I guess finds that a good move, but it is what it is, so no surprise that this year again, most novelt