Reference 2598 … less frequently seen
Two less frequently seen Girard-Perregaux Cushion Case watches. 38 mm steel case. 30 pieces made of the black dial. 50 pieces made of the blue dial. Both made circa 2001 … so neo-vintage. Not bad for 20 year old watches.☺️ GP has not made any cushion case...
Charming. I don’t know why the brands stopped making chronographs with central minutes hand. Such a useful way to help our aging eyes...
Curiously today I read in other blog a review about the Damasko DC86. Kudos to them. ...
4 Reasons for the disappearance of central minutes
A. 4 concentric shafts is a greater challenge for the manufacture to machine B. 4 hands one above the other increases the risk of hands touching each other C. 4 in the center increases the thickness of the watch, but sub-dials do not D. The Lemania 5100 w...
Yes no issues from my side,
And between my brother and I, have have several variants of the 2598. Thickness is 13 mm. It’s stepped so, never felt it to be a thick watch either. The lugs taper to conform with the wrist. It’s quirky cool IMHO. I have yet to meet a person who didn’t li...
Yes the first one in with the black dial
Has so little online about it. It was a special edition for the Asian market only.
Whaouw
Didn’t know that version either. Love it. The black looks like the perfect one.
Would rather run a GP museum
As opposed to a GP authorized dealer I like the rare ones. 😄
Very, very nice pieces.
From sizing to function and dial lay out… these are as good as it gets. Cheers x2!