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💯 agree
I’m trying to show the collectors that new to GP that it’s not all about the laureato only for GP.
Not sure how successful I’ve been but heritage, rarity and just raw beauty in case to dial proportionality are what I would think should be important to collectors.
These cases from GP are not easy to machine and finish. The lugs and chamfers that blend into seamless sweeps to the lugs.
There is a steel bracelet for it as well … it well made and solid. Completely transitions the 2499 from elegant to sporty adjectives.
Patek seems to have borrowed the bracelet here … 🤭
The aquanaut too. 
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Cushion case ref 2499
Friends, Why is it called a “cushion case”? See picture #2 with the lugs photoshopped of. See the cushion shape now? This is the rare GP ref 2499. It’s a 38 mm bi-compax chronograph with guilloche dial. The black/charcoal grey dial had 122 pieces made and...
Really, really like these 👌🏻👍🏻
The case shape being a clear plus. Do you have a shot better showing the guilloche dial pattern?
💯 agree
I’m trying to show the collectors that new to GP that it’s not all about the laureato only for GP. Not sure how successful I’ve been but heritage, rarity and just raw beauty in case to dial proportionality are what I would think should be important to col...
Whether successful or not…
We very much enjoy the journey 😊👍🏻 And it will hardly lead to a wholesale change in behavior - as you wrote, these have been produced in tiny numbers and most have stable homes by now 😊
Agree
The growth in knowledge and awareness has to start somewhere. And hopefully it will trigger more to share and ask questions. I love questions as it helps everyone (including me) learn more. 🤝
Better pics of the guilloche dial pattern
I have yet to establish the name for his guilloche pattern. Barleycorn has come up as one name but I still searching. It give a 3-dimensional impression and it’s quite mesmerising to look at on the wrist. The silver dial is easier to photograph to show th...
Thanks a lot for adding these 👍🏻🙏🏻
Shows much better that quite some effort went into to the lines, even if they were not ‘top of the line’ for GP back then. Different times 😊
These were only made in a limited production
I venture to say that they are some of the most beautiful neo- vintage GP pieces I have had the pleasure to own. It you know what they guilloche pattern is, so let me know please. 🤝
thanks for the détails about this rare beast
I owned two examples of their 9012 which gas a similar case but a box sapphire glass
I remember you mentioning that you had the 9012
I can imagine the box sapphire crystal was needed for the 4 central hands for the split seconds. The 9012 is a nice one as well. Pics from the internet 🤝 ...
