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PeterCDE
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Girard-Perregaux welcomes 10 aspiring watchmakers

G'day,

i´d like to share some early and quick impressions of a very exiting day!
A preliminary short note, with more to come!

On May 25, Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard, the brands of the SOWIND Group, were honoured and happy to welcome 10 aspiring new watchmakers.

A guided tour of the manufactures and facilities in La Chaux-De-Fonds, accompanied by the SOWIND Group´s Museum Curator Willy Schweizer, was followed with great interest and led to a multitude of insights.
An interesting detail to note may be almost all aspiring watchmakers came well prepared with photo equipment, which came to good use when having a visit to literally any place of Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard from floor to roof. No aspect was left out, from parts production over Research&Development up to the final assembly of timepieces.

The Haute Horlogerie devision, the SOWIND Group´s birth place of the famous Three Gold Bridges, turned out to be a particularly interesting place to see. Which may not be a surprise for a group of aspiring watchmakers, of which every member identified himself as a very knowing enthusiast of fine timepieces very soon

One of the highlights of the day seemed to be encountering the 2007 collection of Girard-Perregaux, which included all new 2007 models and a variety of GP´s most cherished pieces up to the Haute Horlogerie range. Which didn´t fail to impact every of the aspiring watchmakers, which is no surprise given all of them to be watch lovers!

It was a most exciting day and evening, with new friends found.
My thanks to Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard for a wonderful day and all fellow aspiring watchmakers for a memorable meeting!
I´ll leave it to each of you to identify yourself and add your impressions

Greetings from La Chaux-De-Fonds,

Peter