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 cas...
Good to see you here in the GP forum, gatorcpa! :)
Congratulation - a very nice catch! :) My experience is that these Chronometer HF often keep very good time even if not serviced in a long time. As for your Q's: Crown is approx 5 mm in diameter and 2 mm thick. My understanding of the double holes is that...
Richeville ref: 2510
Dear Blomman I often wondered about double spring-bar lug holes. My G-P Richeville ref: 2510 has double holes and the case is rectangular! I do not think curved spring-bars are the answer for me. I had assumed the double holes were to accommodate a thicke...
In this case I agree
When the the case is straight it is not because of curved spring bars. But as you say, depending on thickness of the strap/bracelet. Please share some shots of your 2510! Which dial version do you have? I would love to find a blue dial one! :) Best Blomma...
Excellent catch
I had seen this one for sale and if it would have been steel then I would have jumped on it. Good cleaning up job, looks ready to wear. I think the crown is okay, you may consider refreshing the gold-plating rather than trying to find a replacement. Outer...
Nice catch.
I know that Australia is a good hunting ground for Chronometer HFs as I have imported and exported five of the first generation models with calibre 32A and used them to pad out responses to discussion here!
