Throwback Thursday 1940: Girard-Perregaux / MIMO Large Date
Friends, We all know that GP has a very nice Large Date mechanism. Date change is completed in under 5 milliseconds when triggered! Back in 1940 Girard-Perregaux wrote: Luck the man to whom you give Girard-Perregauxs Calendar Watch! Every day, automatic...
That's such a great piece
fresh from the Blomman museum? Amazing that back then a large date mechanism existed. And having the date in red numbers is the cherry on the cake. CC
I have been sitting on this one for a while....
Thank you, my friend! :) Yes, the red accent is very cool! Best Blomman
Not only at that time cool.. Still is an uber-cool tic-tac !.. And yes, the red date is a nice accent.. Also loved your docs.. ;))
Your GP museum is getting spooky, because its realm into so many nice refs ! Congrats, my friend, very enjoyable ! And I still have only 1 GP.. sighhh ! - We\'ll see what future brings : - Olimpico, Richeville or Gyrodate .. Be assured I would take them a...
Oh, the Austrian truck....
Is getting ready! ;) You got taste for mare after Paris, eh?! ;) Thank you, dear HS! Best Blomman
bello e raro.
il gran data GP/ Mimo è un pezzo conosciuto , compare in molti cataloghi e guide per collezionisti. Non è però semplice da reperire . Ecco la versione Girard Perregaux in acciaio con bella cassa a scalino . Segnalo che esiste anche una versione con quadra...
purtroppo ne ho solo uno ... però
ho qualche foto presa dal web eccola la versione a quadrante nero con cassa simile a quella dell'orologio di Blomman. ecco la versione con quadrante chiaro con cassa a scalino in acciaio , simile al mio . Un raro cassa 18 Kt e un Black Star & Frost Go...
Aaah, now you are not disappointing me. ;) Yes, you are right, Blomman should be thanked
For his awesome work! Best, Nicolas
Grazie mille, Giuseppe!
That means a lot coming from you! :) Wonderful to see all these version lined up. All with red date! :) Best Blomman
Bello! Bello!!
What a beauty, Giuseppe! :) Why am I not surprised you have a small box....?! ;) Best Blomman
Maybe GP was right all along!
There could be a 33rd of the month which we have all been missing and hence the world is not in equilibrium today... Nice post Blomman! I love the strong heritage GP has my friend Cheers Robin
The strong heritage of GP is one ....
Of the reasons I started here! :) So much to discover! :) Best, my friend Blomman
me really like
That's such a classy catch. Congrats Blomman. Do you know whether other watch houses also use same date mechanism? Chris in Singapore
I suspect that the GP version that Giuseppe show....
Have the same movement inside. Other than that I don't know... But if I find out more I will be sure to share it here! Thank you, Chris! Best Blomman
Si, calibro 97!
Mine has the 9.97 version. Some different points: Only 15 jewels (instead of 17 jewels). Different shock absorption system (compared with your first photo). Adjusted (instead of unadjusted - guess it has to do with the US import rules, GXM). Movement not ...