Girard Perregaux

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Richeville

2013 has seen a shift in my taste to more conservative styles of watch. It started last year looking at vintage 3 handers and progressed from there to getting a bit obsessed with "smart". Until now all my watches were round and with my first new watch this year I decided enough was enough, it was time to get a new shape.

After a little seaching i stumbled across the 2710's and the 2750's from GP. I liked both but felt more drawn to the 2710, being more formal than the 2750 with the pocket watch style hands, the roman numerals, the more classic sizing, round pushers and the clincher for me - a manual wind movement. I really love no date manual chrono's, couldnt really explain why other than I am naturally drawn to their simplicity. I like the visual element of no date window and the feeling of having to wind my watch every morning. I had never owned a GP and so not only was the 2710 a new shape but a new brand. The 2710 was the watch i wanted...

After a little more searching I found a nice example, that looked a little like it had been stuck in a time warp - coming on a GP strap and deployant, its original box and papers stamped in 1997, yet looking like a new watch. I took the plunge and it arrived today. First impressions are great, the finishing is really impressive and has stood the test of time, the dial details are incredibly precise, the slightly depressed sub-dials look amazing up close and the icing on the cake is the flash of blue when the hands hit the light. I am useless at photos but hopefully you get the idea, I hope you enjoy. I would love to seem some more Richeville's if anyone else has any! Best, Tim