Laureato 8010 … some history
One of my favorites… but then I have so many ”favorites” 😄 This is the laureato 8010. Grey dial. Pink gold bezel. The hands and indices are also pink gold. The mirror polished bezel Is to indicate the nod to the original laureato. As is the white date whe...
A really great post, Marc!
Thanks for that. Another „aside“: I had the luck to meet Luigi Macaluso personally in La-Chaux-de-Fonds in 2007. I had been invited by my AD to the GP manufacture. I remember very well that I was fascinated by a in white gold, but couldn't afford it at t...
Thanks Thomas ☀️
I can see how like-able you are indeed ☺️ How was your conversation with Luigi? How would you describe his personality?
Hahahaha, yolu are to kind, Marc :-)
We were a group of watch lovers and I could only exchange a few words with him. As far as I remember the introduction of the new subsidiary brand Jean Richard was very important to him at the time.
I see. Jean Richard has been a mystery
To me. They came onto the scene and then have been removed from the scene by GP. I’m going to have to research them further. If you have anything further to share about Jean Richard and what happened to them, please share. 🙏🏻
As I understand it,
Mr. Macaluso was extremely proud of the new subsidiary brand that his son was running. The quality requirement was very high. And in the end, the watches were made in the same manufactory. I think that was the problem too. The young subsidiary brand threa...
