Girard Perregaux

My contact at GP sent me this photo of the famous Esmeralda... And I couldn't resist sharing this fantastic shot with you here! Also it reminds me that I saw a couple of super cool Tourbillons when I visited the Manufacture last week... But for now, my li...  

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I am curious to see what you saw.. ;) Best, Nicolas

Only 6 more days to Basel....! ;) Best Blomman

Love it Blomman! Actually I would love to buy a vintage pocket watch but just so afraid they are so fragile. A modern (high end) one tends to be very expensive and hence I stick to wrist watches. cheers robin

This one I a very special one! :) As for fragile - honestly, many vintage PW's are much more robust than todays wristwatches! Today, many Manufactures uses too thin and fragile parts, 100 years ago you used thicker- and materail that lasted longer. Just l...  

Stunning! Best, Nicolas.

Thank you, my friend! Don't know if you notied, but this was one of the topics I discussed at the manufacture... :) Best Blomman

By your pocket watch and photos! Ah understand now. It's not fragile indeed. If we get a vintage PW from a well established brand still going strong today such as Vc, Pp, jlc, GP etc I think they can make the parts for us although it will be very expensiv... 

So much to discover in the watch field! :) Best Blomman

.. some GP-newbie Q's : 1/ Am I right, that Esmeralda is a vintage piece ? ( and is that envouting piece pictured).. [ or is GP doing a re-edition of a Pocket Watch ?] 2/ if so, were there several/different "Esmeralda(s)"? - were those identical or unique... 

Only thing is if I will be able to answer...! ;) Esmeralda is a type of Three Golden Bridges Tourbillon movement. The one in my pic and the one in Fx's is not the same PW (just look at the crown and you will see). Unfortunately I did not receive any dial ... 

.. that your PW with the Esmeralda - Mvmt/ 3 bridges obviously is a different watch, than Fx's - that was clear to me, from crown & case - remains the little issue if the Movement of the two watches is/was the same.. Looking forward to reading more from y... 

But I suspect itis the same movement inside - since both PW are called Esmeralda....! :) Best, my friend Blomman

.. to get warmed up for GP, - gradually but steadily... Hmmm.. Interesting ! Best, hs

Impossible not to get charmed by this classic, traditional but still high-tech and innovative brand! :) Best Blomman

Blomman is preparing a series of articles, you will need some big pills! Best, Dr Mamadu And Co. ;)

.. with the right type and amount of pills, special all.. - First I've got to focus on soon approaching projects, of variable "size"; Then I'll need some WWRT ( Wrist & Wallet Recovering Time.. ) for the next round of endeavours But I meanwhile have set m...