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Girard Perregaux Perpetual Calendar Chronograph F 50 Ref 9025 in titanium.
I recently had the opportunity to see this perpetual calendar chronograph I discovered some 15 years ago.
41 mm titanium case, domed sapphire, complete perpetual calendar at the exception of the leap year I don't see.
A particularity: The hour time on 24 hours is located in the subdial at 3 o clock. The chronograph times the minutes ( 30 ) and the hours ( 12 ).
The indices are tritium, as well as the hands, which developed a nice warm patina.
The pushers are mushroom shaped.
The movement is the Cal 3170 which I believe it is 100 % in house, automatic, with a power reserve of 42 hours.
And the solid case back tells the story behind this watch: " Specially manufactured for Ferrari 50th birthday ".
What I didn't get is that there was a limited edition of 250 pieces in titanium ( white gold and platinum versions were also available ), while this one is limited to 349 pieces.
Anyway, this is a quite pleasant watch, for those who are in the hunt for a sporty but yet elegant perpetual chronograph. The dial is busy, yes, but quite appealing.
And superbly comfortable to wear.
It is always good to see some old loves, after such a long time!
Best,
Nicolas
Girard Perregaux Perpetual Calendar Chronograph F 50 Ref 9025 in titanium.
I recently had the opportunity to see this perpetual calendar chronograph I discovered some 15 years ago. 41 mm titanium case, domed sapphire, complete perpetual calendar at the exception of the leap year I don't see. A particularity: The hour time on 24 ...
Gorgeous Balance
Thank you for sharing this exceptional reference. The combination of color, details, complication, and proportions should have made something similar a regular offering in the high-end of the GP catalog. Subjectively, this feels pretty close to the perfec...
Aah, the Enzo. This one I never saw in the flesh, only in pictures.
I quite like this F 50 for its young and fresh interpretation of the perpetual calendar, indeed. I wonder if the 250 pieces were not made for the Ferrari F 50 owners. Which would explain that " coexistence " between these 2 versions of the same reference ...
There was also a RG limited edition of this watch that was sold before the F50.
As for the leap year: if you look at the left-hand register you will see 4 calendars. One of those 4 is the leap year.
Thumbs up!
Generally, I like these various GPs with this PP movement and dial layout. Yet, especially this titanium Ferrari version is very much appealing. Very nice symmetry and color combination. Thanks for sharing Nicolas! BR, kolosstt
Do u have a close up of the clock hands?
I just another example which clearly showed that hour and minute hand have the color tone of the applied hours indices building a connection by color. This was also represented by white chronograph seconds with white hands on sub-dials. Found it a very in...
Interesting how such a busy dial can come off as "clean"!
Not a big fan of PC and especially in combination of chronograph since most of the times the dial gets over crowded.... But here it works! Thank you for sharing these shots, Nicolas! Best Blomman