Marc Michel-Amadry, MD of Girard-Perregaux, shares insights with a Singaporean fanclub over dinner, highlighting collector importance and upcoming releases. | Girard Perregaux

Dinner with Marc Michel-Amadry (MMA), the Managing Director (MD) of Girard-Perregaux

Friends, Marc Michel-Amadry (MMA), the Managing Director (MD) of Girard-Perregaux came over to our house in Singapore for dinner last night. It was a pleasure to meet him with my family in a casual environment.

My mother prepared local delights which we were thrilled to see he enjoyed. Otak Otak (grilled fish cakes wrapped in banana leaves, nasi lemak (coconut rice) and more). Who knew that MMA would love chilli so much. 😃 MMA kindly brought us some honey from the bee hives in front of the GP Museum. The hives are managed by hobbyist beekeepers who are also GP Master watch makers 🐝. My mother and wife loved the flowers and MMA knew of my adoration of the Laureato 8010 and brought me two posters from the launch in 1995. After dinner and dessert, we chatted until midnight about watches and the collector mindset. He made is clear that collectors would be the primary focus for GP. Everything must rotate around the collector. MMA is well aware and supportive of our FB fanclub group. He is appreciative of our passion. 👏 So out came my own GP collection and it was fun to talk about the history of each model. Though it was our first meeting, we chatted with the comfort shared of old friends. (We are both 56, Catholic, love GP and named Marc. His wife and mine are also the same age. Oh and we are both bald 🥚) 😃 I tried on the prototypes of the 41 mm 3-golden bridges Laureato as well as the 46 mm new minute repeater. How lovely to see, feel and hear the product of such expertise in these mechanical marvels. There will be some very interesting releases over the next few months. It is going to be exciting. 🤐 His car came to whisk him back to his hotel just past midnight and he leaves Singapore for Switzerland tonight. Stay tuned ... 🤝