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Girard Perregaux Vintage 45 Le Corbusier Concrete Dial spotted at Salon Des Belles Montres
A quick picture of this watch which, as you now know, has a very special detail, a concrete dial.
Blomman will certainly come back to it.
I am still under the charm of this Vintage 45. The XXL case, here, works quite well with such a dial. And I am not fan of XXL Vintage 45 cases, which I generally find too big, with two exceptions, this Le Corbusier and the Mechanics of Art.
It is a watch which is very hard to take in picture, as it is generally the case with every Vintage 45. But if you have the opportunity to see it in the real, don't miss it. The dial is really awesome.
Best,
Nicolas
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Girard Perregaux Vintage 45 Le Corbusier Concrete Dial spotted at Salon Des Belles Montres
A quick picture of this watch which, as you now know, has a very special detail, a concrete dial. Blomman will certainly come back to it. I am still under the charm of this Vintage 45. The XXL case, here, works quite well with such a dial. And I am not fa...
The concrete dial is mesmerising
and the XXL case works here. What surprised me was how light the watch was/felt. Here are my humble attempts to shoot this one. The light conditions were very difficult, esp. for a wristshot. CC ...
Great shots!
Interesting how much alive the dial is compared with the press shots. Best Blomman
Indeed, I will come back to this one!
Was great to see this one in real! Hard to take in photos, but in real the dial is just awesome! Best Blomman
Not only a great result...
... They also need to be applauded for their truly out of the box creativity - concrete surely does not feature in the basic \'101 of dial materials\' booklet for aspiring watch makers