Girard Perregaux

Friends, a shot I took last September at the manufacture of the GP Dual Time in Steel, Ref. 49544. 40mm case in the 1966 steel case with dual time zone display and up/down pushers to set the second timezone. I know from previous posts that many of you qui...  

Best wishes Alkiro

I don't think the layout is due to the small(ish) movement, but rather a design choice. The 24 hour ring is not rotating, only the red arrow shows the second timezone, so they could have easily made the ring bigger. I think 40mm is a good case size, but I... 

Best wishes Alkiro

in terms of size, as mentioned above, 39mm would have been ok, but I can live quite well with the given size. Does the 24hrs ( for the "other " time) also work for both time indications ? - I would guess so.. Anyway, thx for sharing, Best, hs

I think size-wise the case is good, 40 or 39 both works. The pushers are indeed a great idea and design for a dual time zone setting. The 24hrs ring is fixed.

BTW: somehow the dial configuration reminds me on a Sector dial, with long indices.- I sort of like that; might be controversial. Best & Thx for sharing again ! hs

the 24hr is just printed on the dial, not moving at all. So you read the time from the normal hour hands and use the red hand like a GMT hand you have on your Rolex GMT. So I guess the answer the 24hr ring is only for the 2nd timezone.

.. as the home time also is read like on any watch, so the ring time works actually for both - also like on the Rolex GMT.. But thx anyway, guess I might need to reflect a bit on one of my Rolexes !

what I meant about "not working" for the Home Zone, is that here it is not a true 24hr display. You can look at the 24hr ring but there is no indication if it is AM or PM, only for the second timezone it is real 24hr display.

Now the obvious issue is a too small movement. GP tried to arrange that with the dial layout, but you cannot do the impossible. A less centered 24 hours ring... And the watch would be my taste, very much. Best, Nicolas

what I do like in the Dual Time zone is the pusher setting and the date. As mentioned above, as the 24hr ring is fixed, they could have easily made it bigger with no dependency on the movement size.

I like the way the second time zone is laid out.

possibly because you are at the Maldives and need to know the time in Moscow?

Except dinner. I think it might be time for dinner.

Thank you for the shot! But I think it is a bit unfair to compare it to the new - that one plays in another category! Best Blomman

but when you need to choose between them, then I would opt for the

Are the pushers used to set the red, 24hr hand, or the silver hour hand? Thank you, and my apologies for bringing this thread back from 2017. 😁