Comments:
This or that ?
Smironov suggested this new poll:
- Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Double Spiral Enamel dial in yellow gold ref. LCF001.02.J2.E10 with calibre FBN 916.01 (3Hz, 23 jewels, 80h) - Dimensions: 41 x 12.50 mm
vs
- Girard Perregaux "President" Tourbillon Eggshell Enamel dial in yellow gold ref. 99800 with calibre GP 9800 with Three Gold Bridges (3Hz, 20 jewels, 75h) - Dimensions: 38 x 12.65 mm
Which is your favorite?
Best, Emmanuel
credit: amanico (Girard Perregaux) & The Watch Club London (Laurent Ferrier)
I haven't handled neither of them but based on this images
Front, not a clear winner. Back, GP for the win no doubt
I understand the appeal, but the Gold bridges don't speak to me.
Too baroque for my taste, so LF for me.
But this GP is quite something nonetheless, for sure.
Best, Emmanuel
But this GP is quite something nonetheless, for sure.
Best, Emmanuel
I absolutely love the three bridges from GP....
But, in this instance, I find the overall design far more subtle and chic with the LF as opposed to the GP........
I like the LF better too,
but it's quite easy for me, because the Gold Bridges don't speak to me (they feel "too much" for me).
I prefer the traditional design of the FBN movement.
Best, Emmanuel
I prefer the traditional design of the FBN movement.
Best, Emmanuel
So, do you like the three bridges movement in other GPs
Where they are not so ostentatiously finished in colored gold etc....? I even find the visual 'clash' between the yellow gold of the case, and the rose gold of the bridges unappealing!....
No, unfortunately, I don't.
These double-arrow bridges don't speak to me.
I know that Constant Girard-Perregaux was awarded a gold medal for this 1860 patented invention at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889, but it's a design language to which I don't respond. Just a matter of personal taste (or lack of it) of course!
I know that Constant Girard-Perregaux was awarded a gold medal for this 1860 patented invention at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889, but it's a design language to which I don't respond. Just a matter of personal taste (or lack of it) of course!
Yes, I understand the appeal of these bridges,
but they don't speak to me, personally. Something about them and the decoration below is "too much" for me.
So I would choose the LF, but this GP is quite something nonetheless, no doubt about that.
Best, Emmanuel
So I would choose the LF, but this GP is quite something nonetheless, no doubt about that.
Best, Emmanuel
LF for me
Visually lighter and more elegant. The GP design feels too heavy, front & back.
I certainly understand the appeal
and I know the historical importance of this design invention, but these double-arrow bridges don't speak to me personally.
Best, Emmanuel
Best, Emmanuel
Yes, I also like the more traditional design of the movement better.
Even though they are historically very iconic and important the double-arrow bridges don't speak to me.
Best, Emmanuel
Best, Emmanuel
Laurent Ferrier
Those hands, those indices, that click spring....a masterpiece that captured my heart the first time I saw it.
Slight preference for the LF from the front…
But would have been stronger without the advertising text above the small seconds subdial 😉
And I like the three bridges layout but prefer GPs more modern interpretations of it 😊🤷🏻♂️
Agreed concerning the unnecessary writing of the LF.
Concerning the double-arrow bridges, whether old or new, they don't speak to me, unfortunately.
I certainly understand the appeal and I know the historical importance of this invention, but it's a design language to which I don't respond. Just a matter of personal taste of course!
Best, Emmanuel
I certainly understand the appeal and I know the historical importance of this invention, but it's a design language to which I don't respond. Just a matter of personal taste of course!
Best, Emmanuel
I think I feel almost the opposite way!
I don't dislike the case and looks of the GP: it has a lot of charm, for me.
But, even if I certainly understand the appeal and know the historical importance of the three double-arrow bridges, they don't speak to me, unfortunately. I much prefer the traditional design language of the FBN movement. Just a matter of taste, of course.
Best, Emmanuel
But, even if I certainly understand the appeal and know the historical importance of the three double-arrow bridges, they don't speak to me, unfortunately. I much prefer the traditional design language of the FBN movement. Just a matter of taste, of course.
Best, Emmanuel
The Recto of the LF ( please remove the tourbillon mention ) and and the verso of the GP.
Yes, the writing, even ghosted, is unnecessary on the LF.
But I also prefer the traditional design language of the FBN movement.
I understand the appeal of the three double-arrow bridges and I know their historical importance, but they don't speak to me, unfortunately. I don't respond to this design language.
Just a matter of personal taste, of course, as I know you are quite fond of them and have written great articles about them!
Best, Emmanuel
I understand the appeal of the three double-arrow bridges and I know their historical importance, but they don't speak to me, unfortunately. I don't respond to this design language.
Just a matter of personal taste, of course, as I know you are quite fond of them and have written great articles about them!
Best, Emmanuel