Girard Perregaux

Hello, I haven't got any feedback on another board, so if anybody could answer a few questions, that would be great. This was an impulse buy; my GP knowledge is very limited and I'm definitely not a gold watch guy, but this one just caught my eye and I ac...  

Welcome here! :) During the 60's and 70's JLC provided watches/movements to several brands such as Fabre-Leube, Gübelin and GP. Often the movement was reworked by the barand, some more, some less... I have no info on numbers - please check between the lug... 

Thank you for the welcome to this excellent site and your response. There are no markings between the lugs; I am going to my watchmaker on Monday so I will be able to check the inside of the case back at that time. I did find another old post at another f... 

first of all, a warm welcome, you come to the best place :) The model you showed I'm unfamiliar with, but 9443 could possibly be the Ref number which would date it to the early 70ties. GP had quite a number of vintage alarm watches in the 60ties and 70tie...  

Thanks crown comfort for the welcome. It looks like mine might have been the inspiration for the later Traveller II with the date window at 6 and the alarm disk at 12. I've learned that this should have a GP cal 080-351, which is a reworked JLC cal 916 of... 

To get more information on this one! :) Best Blomman

Hello, Reference # confirmed as 9443, movement is GP 080-351 (reworked JLC 916). Hopefully this will help in getting some more info with respect to how many were made or any thing else of interest. Thanks for any info you may be able to provide. Regards ...  

Will ask for help. Best Blomman

Hi, I have now received info from the Manufacture: 350 units in steel 350 units in gold plated Retail price at that point was CHF 450. Caliber GP 080 in based on the JLC Caliber 916 fitted with a Gyromatic winding system. Hope this helps. Best Blomman

That's exactly what I was looking for. This is a fantastic forum. Regards

Please feel free to post more photos of your beauty! :) Best Blomman

Do you have the original buckle on your GP 080-351, ref 9443? If so, can you post a picture?

Welcome, the buckle at this point look like this: Best Blomman ...  

Btw here is a picture of my GP ref 9443, cal 080-351. Soon hopefully with an original and correct buckle. Enter your post text ...  

Congrats! This is a Watch that is in my hunt list. Connects two of my favorite brands (movement JLC Cal 916)! Best Blomman

Blomman kindly responded with a pic but I thought I'd add a couple more ...  

I always thought the GP alarms used an AS movement only

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JLC Cal 916 was in production approx from 1970 and replaced in the late 1990s by the Cal 918. Best Blomman