Girard Perregaux

Is the Laureato 8010 36 mm vs The 38 mm laureato

Mar 27, 2023,19:03 PM

Both are beautiful watches.

A few things to get clear is that the reason the 38 mm is 38 mm is that the case was made bigger to fit the thicker bezel.

The dial size is the same between the 36 mm and the 38 mm. So when worn, they wear very similarly.

The 38 mm laureato was disconnecting by GP in 2021. Then brought back via the 38 mm copper and not the Aston Martin 38 mm.

Will GP bring back the white, grey, blue dials in 38 mm? Who knows but I really don’t see why not. There is clearly massive love for the 38 mm size. Why was it discontinued in the first place ? Who knows. Maybe to reserve the 38 mm for special editions? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m this picture, This is the first laureato 8010 I got. He got a scrub today. ☺️ This is a blue dial. About 100 pieces ever made in blue. In total, different dial colors, 700 made. So not many out there.

First released in 1995.

Often described as timeless (not sure if that is a good adjective for a watch).

Uber thin (7.9 mm) and yet 100 meters water depth.

So one can clearly see that the laureato 8010, as the first mechanical laureato has dictated the roots of its current laureatos.

The question to ask yourself would be this … do I want an iconic laureato that is about 20 years old or so do I want a cool copper dial today.

The second question would be, in the future, let’s say 5 years from now, will there be more 38 mm laureatos out there ?

Will it the laureato 8010 become even more rare?

A quick check on C24 as a point of relevance

Laureato 38 mm listed for sale = 48 (some
Are chronographs)

Laureato 8010 listed for sale = 6 (there is one duplicate)

So about 8 times less.

Will the Laureato 8010 become coveted like the AP Royal Oak 5402 or the Patek Nautilus 3700 or the Vacheron 222?

Only time will tell.

GP caliber 3100. This caliber was also used in the Vacheron Overseas generation 1.

In the 38 mm, it’s the GP 3300 which is slightly thicker.

Ultra thin 7.9 mm. The 38 mm is 10.02 mm thick

Lug-to-lug 43.3 mm …. The 38 mm is lug-to-lug 44.3 mm

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