Girard Perregaux

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Incoming: Girard-Perregaux Chronometer

This one has come all the way from the land of Oz. Here's the "before" pictures from the seller:

Movement is the high-beat (36K beats/hour) GP cal. 42.1:

Has a soft iron inner cover and a unique inner case construction:

There is an odd thing about the case, it has double lug holes. Never seen that before. Like this other example on the web.

If anyone can explain the purpose of these double holes, I'd like to understand the function.

Here's the "after" picture.  It is amazing what you can do with Q-tips, Polywatch, a blue Blitz cloth and an old T-shirt.  Put it on a nice Keleran calfskin band, and here is the result:

Unfortunately, while the crown is a signed original, it's lost the plating.  If anyone else has a similar watch and can tell me the dimensions of the crown, I'd be greatly appreciative.  I've seen one that I think is correct, but not sure if it will fit the Ref. 9086-GA case.  None of the regular web-based parts suppliers have any vintage GP information.

The watch seems to be running very well and will go in the service line, but there are several ahead of it.

Thanks for your indulgence!
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