Two very special vintage gold Girard-Perregaux’s

Friends,

A quick dive into my collection, let’s have a side-by-side look at two very interesting and quite special Girard-Perregaux gold dress watches. Both have a pioneering spirit and were at the forefront of technological advancement.

First we have the 39 Jewels Gyromatic, Ref 7050, from approx.. 1955-57.

One of the very first watches from GP featuring the inhouse developed Gyromatic technology, that allowed a space-efficient and reliable automatic winding in wristwatches. 14k yellow gold case with applied indexes and a cream-coloured dial.

Second we have the Chronometer HF, Ref 8856 from around 1965. Yes, around 10 years between these watches and again Caliber 30.7 was a technical breakthrough with High Frequency balance (36000 vph) and Chronometer certification. This is the quite rare manual wind and no date version in this elegant 18k yellow gold case.

Two absolute marvels in my collection that I deeply adore.

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two great and not so common vintage GP [nt]

By: georgeszaslavsky : July 5th, 2017-06:07

Thanks for the kind words, my friend. [nt]

By: crown comfort : July 5th, 2017-07:10

Manual winding movement? Do you have a picture of it? Two beauties, but I must confess a preference for the second. Calatravesque. [nt]

By: amanico : July 5th, 2017-06:34

Caliber 30.7

By: crown comfort : July 5th, 2017-07:12

Here you go. Caliber 30.7: Not sure you remember the Railtimer... Same movement in that one. ...

"Small is beautiful"

By: Mike H : July 6th, 2017-15:29

So 32 mm is probably very small, but it is also VERY BEAUTIFUL ! And in this condition it is always a delight to see vintage pieces. Congrats on both of them my dear friend Mike

Thanks Mike

By: crown comfort : July 6th, 2017-23:25

for the kind words. 32 may be small but it always depends on the overall watch design. This one works quite well.

Aesthetically speaking, I have a preference for the 7050. Its case shape, 3D golden triangle indexes (I love them a lot) and minute and hour hands are much more my cup of tea. Very nice

By: Alkiro1 : July 5th, 2017-07:07

What's the case size difference between these both timepieces? The 8856 seems bigger but, may be, it's just an optical illusion. Thank you CC for sharing. Best wishes Alkiro

Slight difference

By: crown comfort : July 5th, 2017-07:16

32..ish for the 7050 and 34 for the 8856, but the dial is bigger with a thinner bezel on the 8856. I could not choose a favourite between them, they both have their special charm.