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Friends, Two of the square watches we have been looking at during the past year are the Girard-Perregaux Damier, reference 7427 and the Gyromatic, reference 8888. Two very similar watches but in detail very different! From the distant both have a square shape and both cases are doomed with the highe
Friends,
Two of the square watches we have been looking at during the past year are the Girard-Perregaux Damier, reference 7427 and the Gyromatic, reference 8888.
Two very similar watches but in detail very different!
From the distant both have a square shape and both cases are doomed with the highest point in the center and sloping towards the corners.
But after that the similarities stops…
The 7427 have hours and minutes while the 8888 also have a seconds hand and a date.
Inside the 7427 is the manual caliber GP 25-29 while the 8888 has the GP 327 automatic movement.
Similar but different…
The Damier is 29 x 29 mm while the 8888 is 2 mm bigger and also thicker.
Brothers from different mothers!
Best
Blomman
indeed not that many similarities. For me the Damier stands out with a more timeless design. Thanks for sharing. CC
The 8888 is cool, but the Damier is hard to beat! Best Blomman
I would say that the Damier is in its essence timeless, it is at the same time a product of its time, if that makes sense Great pair!
For those who like to dig into wristwatch history will find that almost all brands have a watch similar to each other! Me, since I have been studying GP and JLC see a lot of common points through time... But there are of course other brands as well. Here is an example: GP Gyromatic from 1956: JLC fomr 1958: The JLC have a very interesting bracelet, not often seen - guess even more rare than the watch! Best Blomman
And the watches you dig up and share - priceless!
I wish I'd been able to take a similar image, also having owned both of those references in NOS condition in the past. The 32A Gyromatic Chronometer HF movement was optionally fitted in reference 8888. You also got a foil caseback sticker and magnifier lens on the underside of the crystal.
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