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Some guy on Reddit yesterday was insisting ...
... that the Laureato eas designed by Genta and he referred to this old post by CC.
So I felt compelled to respond to him and to "correct" this post for the record.
If myths are not corrected, they can become pseudo truths. They can be perpetuated.
The GP Laureato origin story has long been convoluted and I'm doing what I can you set the record straight.
Blomman also said that Gents did not design the Laureato in some subsequent post.
We do what we can. 🥰
The GP Laureato from 1975
1975: the Vietnam war ends, Volkswagen introduces the Golf, some geek called Bill Gates founds Microsoft, Sony introduces Betamax. 8 years earlier, Dustin Hoffman plays in the movie The Graduate, known in Italy as Il Laureato. Even further back in 193...
Looks like You and blomman
will clean NOS and non NOS GP stocks around the world Another great catch CC Sincerely Damjan
I share the same thoughts with Ares501.
Both of your collections are incredibly diverse and rich!
Luis, mine is only diverse ....
CC's is rich! :) He moves in lightning speed! Best Blomman
Wonderful post, my friend!
Big congrats - that one is so cool! :) My choice of the Laureato I would like to add is this one! :) Best Blomman ...
Yes, Yes
thanks, my friend. I'm also on the lookout for an 8010 :) ah, and an 8017...damn.
Yes, you could build a collection only of the Laureato! :)
Would go perfect with a Deep Diver and a Olimpico collection! ;) Best Blomman
The kind of article I love, with a good historical perspective.
When I think that I had the Chrono you showed in your last picture... I should have never let it go! Best, and thanks for this very pleasant and interesting reading. Nicolas
great find!
Congrats! Are you intending to do a head-2-head comparison against the more modern piece in your collection?
Quite late, but hopefully not too late..Let me just say, this is the kind of post, I love
.. you have put that so nicely into context, a true pleasure read & quite educational, as well. Actually I had no knowledge of the evolution chain and its roots, including the Genta handwriting ! Thx again for this lovely post, which is a perfect link to ...
Gerald Genta did NOT design the Laureato
It was designed by the GP in-house design team. 🤝
This myth busting stuff is hard work!
The effort is quite commendable. I'm curious, are you intentionally searching old posts to correct them? 11 years old on this one.
Some guy on Reddit yesterday was insisting ...
... that the Laureato eas designed by Genta and he referred to this old post by CC. So I felt compelled to respond to him and to "correct" this post for the record. If myths are not corrected, they can become pseudo truths. They can be perpetuated. The GP...