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I just spoke to a buddy of mine …
He has had two 9020’s and both also had problems with Foudroyante hand as well.
He said when his watch maker opened it up, it was the Foudroyante wheel had had cracked. It’s made out of aluminium and he is not sure if it was damaged because of excessive wear or if a previous watchmaker had damaged it.
GP are the only folks that have the spare parts.
Girard Perregaux SF Foudroyante Platinum, Ref 9020.
One of my grails. Not the most refined in terms of movement, but what a watch! A Foudroyante and a Rattrapante, that's not something you often see. Yes, a big love affair with that one. Alas not mine. Best, Nicolas ...
Now this is quite something!
I quite like the back too, but not because of the extra platinum! 😉
Beautiful watch...
but this one is quite temperamental. I had its Ti sibling but keep having issue with the foudroyante hand, even after factory intervention. Regards, Goh ...
I saw your follow-up.
In my case, the foudroyant hand wasn't moving freely/consistently at the 1/8 sec rate... at times, it would be stuck at a spot for split-second or for a few seconds.
I see. This would not be a hand issue per se
But the underlying drive wheel. Same issue as what my buddy had on two separate 9020s.😳
I just spoke to a buddy of mine …
He has had two 9020’s and both also had problems with Foudroyante hand as well. He said when his watch maker opened it up, it was the Foudroyante wheel had had cracked. It’s made out of aluminium and he is not sure if it was damaged because of excessive w...
Lovely. I think it’s a reference we all have a crush on 🤩
So the 9020 is a reference they can be confusing (to me at least). Seems like there was more than one LE with the ref 9020. One was a batch of 250 and another was a batch of 100? If you happen to know more about this, appreciate it if you could share more...
100 pieces in titanium.
But I am unsure about the exact split between the black and white dials.
Reading all the responses has made me interested in the watch. Beautiful. 😊
Perhaps someday, when everything is in alignment. 😉 Tfs. Nico. Geross.
