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An old photo: Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver pair 7254
Jun 12, 2017,01:52 AM
Just stumbled over this old side-by-side shot of the 1st generation Deep Diver, so thought I'll share it.
The black is mine and the white belongs to Blomman.
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An old photo: Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver pair 7254
By: crown comfort : June 12th, 2017-01:52
Just stumbled over this old side-by-side shot of the 1st generation Deep Diver, so thought I'll share it. The black is mine and the white belongs to Blomman. CC ...
I can imagine yes :-/
By: Alkiro1 : June 12th, 2017-05:23
But the hunt is an interesting part of our passion ;-) Best wishes Alkiro
wow
By: gyromatic1960 : June 12th, 2017-03:40
100 fathoms is a very great depth for this watch, I'm thinking to Blancpain 50 fathoms from 1953 and its technical characteristics... are they comparable?
Comparable, not sure
By: crown comfort : June 12th, 2017-03:44
the 7254 was GPs first skin diver from around 1957, so quite a bit after the FF. The FF is quite a bit larger and with bezel. I have no idea with the 100 fathoms were really achieved in practice. This watch has no screw-in back and no screw-in crown. Mayb...
As Blomman said, 1957
By: crown comfort : June 12th, 2017-12:46
and rather rare birds...if they really did survive 600 feet, I'm not so sure
Ah, the brothers side-by-side!
By: blomman Mr Blue : June 12th, 2017-12:30
great shot! Next time we should make a group shot of all yours and mine! Best Blomman
That would be awesome
By: crown comfort : June 12th, 2017-12:47
I think between you and me, we probably own 10% of the still existing population
Thanks HS
By: crown comfort : June 13th, 2017-00:00
Interesting that most here vote a preference for the white dial. I think the black is more common for dive watches and maybe in the metal the preference is different. CC