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Girard-Perregaux 1966 Small Seconds Ref. 49543 (live pictures)
We have had the Ref. 49526 38mm Small Seconds in the 1966 collection in rose gold (LE 100 pieces) and palladium (LE 199 pieces) and GP have now released an updated 41mm version (the Ref. 49543) in a RG case with a delicious cognac coloured dial with a brushed sunburst finish or a silvered opaline dial.
When I visited the Manufacture last year and all the models were laid out in front of me the new chocolaty dial immediately caught my eye and I loved it even more when I strapped it on. I think you will agree that the rich dial looks wonderful against the rose gold case.
And the new chiselled and faceted indices and the gold hands are set off beautifully against the tobacco dial too.
The silvered dial version is more subtle and elegant and perhaps more versatile.
The seconds subdial at 9 o’clock balances the date at the traditional 3 o’clock position.
Inside is the robust GP01890-0003 4Hz automatic in-house movement with a power reserve of 54 hours. The watch has a sapphire rear and a RG automatic winding rotor.
These are now my favourite ‘simple’ watches in the 1966 range.
Andrew
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Girard-Perregaux 1966 Small Seconds Ref. 49543 (live pictures)
We have had the Ref. 49526 38mm Small Seconds in the 1966 collection in rose gold (LE 100 pieces) and palladium (LE 199 pieces) and GP have now released an updated 41mm version (the Ref. 49543) in a RG case with a delicious cognac coloured dial with a bru...
Not a fan of this one...
I much prefer this one, much more balanced: Thanks Andrew! Fx ...
+1. The dial is too big, the small second looks lost, the date is a no go.
There are much more appealing Vintage 66 than this one... Best, Nicolas.
Why you should be ...
No doubt the 40mm Ref. 49534 you show is beautiful, symmetrical and classical with the enamel dial and blued hands. But sometimes you need asymmetry and tension. The new Small Seconds with date is a wholly modern take on the 1966 idea. The chocolate cogna...
It is not a question of assimetry here...
I love assimetry (Lange 1, Millenary and so on...). The trouble is that the movement is too small for the case and with the second hand subdial, too close to the center, you see it. Sorry but I stay with my initial choice! Thanks Andrew! Fx
Undecided
Gotta to see this in the flesh. Thanks for the pictures. Do u also have more on he movement ? Thanks
Cal. GP01890-0003
I photographed the prototype watch and don’t have any images of the movement, Flamenco. But GP are telling us that the Calibre GP01890-0003 is an automatic with 54h PR, 28 jewels, 28800 vph and a rose gold rotor on display through a sapphire case back. An...
I like it...
I like these new 1966 variants. I cannot say for sure if I would prefer the cognac dial without seeing it in flesh, but the layout and subtle changes are a nice modern rework of the classic 1966.
Silver opalined dial
More shots of the versatile RG with silvered dial version (Ref. 49543-52-131-BKBA) ...
Hi Andrew, thank you for this review.....this dial is to me....
Awful, sorry but this is my opinion. Don't think necessarily that the case is too large but the layout with the date at one end and the small second so close to the centre is absolutely not appealing to me. The 1966 small second with enamel dial which Fla...
No problem ...
... You're not the only person to react this way to the watch in photos. I would be very interested in your opinion of the watch when you handle one in a Boitique. As a departure from the usual 1966 aesthetic I really did like this watch. Remember to revi...
As much I love GP watches and designs ...
This one is not my "cup of tea", based on this weird dial layout. Cheers, Nilo
Agreed
Movement too small for the case...again. GP is stricken with this disease lately. Patek and VC are no better. Lange finally fixed the Grande Lange 1.
The Cal. GP01890-0003 movement:
The information from GP on this new Cal. GP01890-0003 is that the movement is a large 13.25 ligne ( 30.6mm), the same size as the GP4500 family. While we might have qualms about the 10.5 ligne (23.9mm) GP030C0 in the 40mm 1966 Chronograph, I don't think t...
+1
Agree with Nicolas and Marcelo. The subdial is too close to the center, plus the date spoils the dial, especially the white against the warm champagne. Maybe if the background of the date disc was similar to the dial, it might look slightly better. My per...
The unique gear train
From the comments in this thread the position of the seconds subdial is clearly going to take some getting used to but, just to be clear, it is unrelated to the size of the movement which, as I mentioned above, is 13.25 Ligne and perfectly fitted to the 4...
Press images and release information
GP tell me that the new 1966 Small Seconds with Date should start to arrive in the dealer network in April. Again I think it is impressive how quickly GP get these new models out to customers after the launch. Girard-Perregaux 1966 Small Seconds and Date ...
sorry for chiming in so late
but this is a stunning addition to the line. Love the chocolate dial! Thanks for sharing:) J