Girard-Perregaux 1966 Tourbillon With Gold Bridge
Many of you responded very positively to the previous incarnation of the 1966 Tourbillon With Gold Bridge, celebrating the 220th anniversary of the Manufacture. What do you think about this latest incarnation? I think it is lovely and bursting with elegan...
The 220th anniversary edition
The 220th anniversary limited edition of the 1966 Tourbillon With Gold Bridge, just for comparison's sake. Also an elegant option. It's hard to decide which one I like best! Cheers, Daos ...
Here is a wrist shot ...
... of the 2011 1966 Tourbillon (Ref. 99535). Also in a 40mm RG case. The hand finishing of the single tourbillon bridge is lovely, as is the curved brushed dial and blued hands. Nice size on the wrist. It was designed to evoke a 19th century pocket watch...
I much prefer this version to the former one, for its cleaner dial.
Terrific! Best, Nicolas
I go back and forth.
I like the "antique" pocket watch-inspired dial on the 220th anniversary quite a bit. The blued hands pop against the enamel. This new version is super elegant. In white gold the effect is positively chilly (in a good way). I love the indices and there re...
That a great new release
That a very a nice addition to the 1966 line and especially after the Hawk and even the Minute Repeater releases, a true design icon IMHO. I prefer the very clean dial. The warm RG version would be my preference, but as others also stated, it will remain ...
I love...
...the warmth of rose gold for dressy occasions. While I prefer white metals in general, I can see myself loving this piece in RG a LOT! :-) I think we are both agreed that the clean, elegant dial is a real design win for GP! Cheers, Daos