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I’m almost too tickled 😂 by your implication that mechanical watches are the Horological Messiah to rebut the myth that quartz technology almost killed the (Swiss) watch industry.
Everyone is entitled to their own watch wearing and collecting preferences.
But as for causes of certain past events, I’ll quote two people who would know.
First is Nicolas G. Hayek Sr.: “Most people who analyze the destruction of the Swiss watch industry in the 1970s emphasize price and technology. They point to the arrival of hundreds of millions of cheap quartz watches from Japan and Hong Kong and our decision to ignore quartz, a technology we invented. But we had huge problems beyond technology. There were problems of strategy, structure, management.” https://hbr.org/1993/03/message-and-muscle-an-interview-with-swatch-titan-nicolas-hayek (this interview just 10 years after the collapse of SSIH and ASUAG)
And Stephen Foskett, writing in Europa Star at length, “Debunking the quartz crisis”
“Folklore would have it that the Swiss watch industry was shaken by the onslaught of cheap quartz watches, many from Japan. They have heard that this “quartz crisis” derailed the entire industry in the 1970s and nearly ended watch manufacturing in Switzerland. But this tale is highly inaccurate.”
https://www.europastar.com/the-watch-files/archives-heritage/1004093671-debunking-the-quartz-crisis.html (July 2022)
GP ref 80188 … (‼️ Danger: Might cause some to rethink quartz … 😃)
Sharing some pics of my GP Laureato 80188. There is pedestrian quartz and then there is high-end quartz. Show your horological intellect and be informed on the difference. Side note, who provides quartz movements to AP …. If you guessed GP, you woul...
Certainly a very special and unique piece!
From a company with such a rich history and so many cool achievements over the ages ��������
True dat Patrick. 💯 I pretty much like the entire watch
Dial, case, bracelet. All customized specifically for this reference The clasp is superb. But most of all, I like it’s rarity. 🤝 ...
That's a nice love letter from you to GP!!
I looked on Youtube and could not even find the shortest video on this model! Does it tick? I think the development of highly accurate quartz movement is serving many industries but is not very recognised in watch making (citizen caliber 0100, etc.). Unfo...
You are welcome 💯 Ekletik
I’m glad to hear this. The past help give perspective to present and guides use to what the future can be. I’m an engineer as well. Software. This is the only quartz I have in my collection. All else mechanical. But I came to realize this piece is so impo...
I understand G-P was instrumental . . .
. . . in the Worldwide adoption of 32,768hz as the frequency for quartz watches. After all 32,768= 2ˆ15. Clive
You nailed it Clive. 💯
2^15 People have forgotten the importance that GP R&D had in the fledgling wrist watch quartz era. Many assume that the Swiss were completely flailing when it came to quartz. Not true. GP would go on to provide its quartz movements to the likes of JLC. Ev...
I completely forgot to reply on the Peak article
I read it completely. I am impressed of Girard Perregaux. On you tube, Watch Revisor gave a vintage Girard Perregaux a service. The watch had failures, after a huge service Marshal got the watch running. What i found remarkable, is the automatic system wi...
Oh nice. I think the majority of GPs
Are well made and robust. I don’t really collect vintage pieces though. Majority are Neo-vintage so 1990 or so to 2010. This period is the transitional period from vintage to current productions I believe it to hold the best of both worlds. But I do know ...
That is a good one.
I wear a quartz watch at this moment. But not a regular quartz of course, a technical perpetual calendar with gmt. The most accurate watch Longines claim. I can change a battery, but sending it to Longines to do, always something special happen. They are ...
I can imagine … sometimes best to let the pros do it.
This GP 80188 is the only quartz I have in my collection. I like the rarity, provenance and looks of it. 🤝
Today i thought a lot of this
Shall i love my Longines quartz Conquest vhp more than my mechanical Revue Thommen Air Speed? The Longines value is around 1K, the Revue 0.6K. The outcome is that i like my Revue more, while it is cheaper. No battery worries, and ones in 7 years a service...
Thanks for sharing 🤝
Just to share as well … I don’t service my mechanical watches unless I notice a problem in accuracy or smoke is coking out of the case. 😄 For my battery change, I’ll probably do it myself in the future but for the first time, I asked my watch guy to do it...
To each their own but I’m always keen understand more …
Why does quartz kill the watch for you ? 🤝
I’m almost too tickled 😂 by your implication that mechanical watches are the Horological Messiah to rebut the myth that quartz technology almost killed the (Swiss) watch industry.
Everyone is entitled to their own watch wearing and collecting preferences. But as for causes of certain past events, I’ll quote two people who would know. First is Nicolas G. Hayek Sr.: “Most people who analyze the destruction of the Swiss watch industry...
I am glad that mechanical enthusiasts have a lot of choice today.
I don’t think any one type has to suffer for the other types to do well. A general downtown in the demand for watches (beyond their utility value) is the bigger danger to the industry. Which has happened several times. But even if factories stop making th...
I see. Interesting reason
The quartz clock was invented in America by Warren Marrison in 1927 but your rejection of all things quartz is not about it’s origins of invention but the technology itself. The “Quartz Crisis” in the 1970s was not about quartz itself, but the lack of ver...
That is a great looking watch : front and back.
It is probably the most highend movement finishing that I have ever seen on a quartz watch !!
Thank you bro. This is high praise indeed
I looked around to find something comparable. The FPJ Elegante display caseback is nice but I think the GP 80188 is nicer. I especially like that the copper coil is hidden on the GP. There are these hidden gems with GP ... for those who know. �8...