Friday Scan: The rose gold R&D-01 got a little buried so far
G'day, another friday and time for a scan Or some I thought it might be interesting to have another look at a new model, which wasn´t mentioned that much so far: GP´s new reference 49931 is a 2007 addition; introduced in Geneva SIHH, this model extends th...
Is this a GMT chrono?
I'm a little confused - you write that the time-related hands are gold, the chrono-related ones are black (or blued)? Does that mean there is no subsidiary seconds hand? Also, is the day/night indicator only that, or can it indicate a second time zone? Gr...
R&D 01 CHRONO MOVEMENT TYPE?
I just got this beauty for many reasons, one being the extreamly smooth operation of the chrono pushers and hands (no jumping). I thought it might be a column wheel but it does not look like one inside the back. Does any one know the exact chrono construc...
Yes, it´s a cam/lever construction
G'day, the new ref. 25820 and some ladies models sport a column-wheel chronograph movement. All three-register chronograph, including the R&D, Laureato and WWTC, make use of a chronograph with a cam/lever construction. In fact the difference is hard to te...