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Very interesting report, Francois.
GP did a supperb job on the 66 Minute Repeater and the Laureato Tourbillon 3 Spinel Bridges...
2 of the few stars of this 2012 SIHH.
Of course I will come back to them with two dedicated reviews.
As for the other watches, there is one I saw which deceived me: The Chronograph.
Ok, I am not a fan of the date, in general, and I hear that GP smartly located it at 6, but, still, I find it less pure than its on date brother.
Once again, it is a matter of personal taste.
Can't wait to see a manual movement on this 1966 Chrono!
If GP ever decides to release it.
The Vintage 45 Moonphase? A lovely case, but I find it way too big and too thick, too.
But the Minute Repeater and the Laureato.... What a pleasure to see them!
There was also a new dial on the WW TC Chrono, but just a cosmetic evolution, nothing less, nothing more.
An interesting year, at GP, I just deeply regret they leave the SIHH to go to the Basel Fair....
Best,
Nicolas
SIHH 2012: GP
As you know, GP presented this year its latest collection in the context of the SIHH. The decision to move to Baselworld in 2013 is absolutely not surprising, Sowind being now a subsidiary of PPR. If I regret this decision for personal reasons (nothing ca...
Thank you
Hi FX, Thank you for your report. I would just say that the collection presented this year is to me even more appealing a few weeks later, and a very good one for the last at the SIHH! We will miss them in Geneva, even if I agree with your comments. Hopef...
Beautiful post.
Beautiful pictures too. Love them all, and finally a MR video for our pleasure. Still thinking that Laureato would be a perfect beater on my wrist. Thanks, FX. Vte
Thanks Vicente !
I was a fan of the previous Laureato Tourbillon but this one has something magic... Fx
Very interesting report, Francois.
GP did a supperb job on the 66 Minute Repeater and the Laureato Tourbillon 3 Spinel Bridges... 2 of the few stars of this 2012 SIHH. Of course I will come back to them with two dedicated reviews. As for the other watches, there is one I saw which deceived...
Thanks Nicolas.
About the 1966 chronograph, me too I prefer it without the date. For the time being, I mainly expect from GP an integrated movement, handwind or automatic... I feel to live the same story than with another great Manufacture, AP. Of course, the design of t...
Another great report!
The videos were fantastic! Thanks for sharing those. It gives me an idea of how nice the repeater's sound must be in person. For you personally, which of the GP watches you reviewed would be your choice (if money was no object)? I love your pictures! Chee...
I would go to the Laureato.
Because as I wrote, it has an uncommon and fantastic dial due to its colours and the two animated elements: Tourbillon and rotor. It is a watch close to the spirit of independant watchmaking in a sense while the MR is more classic... at first glance. Beca...
Ed, they are not titanium bridges.
But in spinel. Case in titanium. And you are right, this watch is gorgeous! Fx
I like the Laureato too.
It's a watch that is very much my style! I like the unusual dial so much! Cheers, Daos
That Laureato Tourbillion...
it is a watch that makes you want to dream! and the movement design of that repetition minutes... i love it that the GP aesthetic is very much present. very beautiful. and we're not even talking about the sound yet! thank you. and also to the others who h...
Thank you
Thank you for the great report on GP novelties! I love this brand and am glad to see they keep on innnovating. I find the repetition minutes a very interesting addition. As to them leaving the SIHH and going to Basel I am not sure that will have any effec...
With your nick, I knew that you would love this collection !
The spinel bridges seduced me a lot! Thanks for your comments. Fx
A very comprehensive and charming report Fx
of a good part of this years GP offerings. I repeat again that GP is growing a lot on me,but unfortunately my eyes are on one of the most beautiful watch out there the Laureato... I had the chance to try thr former model and I was almost in tears,some tho...
fragile sapphire bridge !?
not sure if that's the case, i did wear it riding bike for short distances and in shower a couple of occasions and its working perfectly. although i did not purposely abusing/testing its limit i was under the impression the 3 bridges were among the most d...
Lien, wait a minute....
You OWN the Laureato Tourbi 3 Sapphire bridges??? Ok, let's do something, send it to me, I will do a " on the wrist " Vlad Dracul's Review. Wow, my friend.... I envy you! Best, Nicolas
haha thx nicolas
i got it a few yrs back on advice from fellow purists btw, didn't u guys get to test out the latest toys from watch makers with a few phone calls!? cheer:p Ed~
Well ,they are not that generous.
Still, I don't know if it is a super idea... I would be very sad to give them the watch back. You know it: Trying it is adopting it. Best, my lucky friend. Nicolas
Hang on a minute!
You have the laureato?Well you kept that quiet....We want to see more! Anyway,I ve heard the same speculation from different people,and the use of sapphire parts like bridges and plates allegedly proved to be fatal on some watches (I am thinking of the Un...
hi mo
i did post a few pics a while back i have since seen many other tourbys, some more complex/expensive, yet if u see a tourby as baseline these 3 bridges really shines over time with simple balanced design: 3 horizontal lines crossing 3 vertical rings i luv...
Phantastic
Thanks for the pics, a dream watch indeed. The box is so cool....not to speak of the watch! Best, Stefan
Ed I am smitten....
You are indeed a lucky fella.... Three bridges over 2 round shapes,the magic of the rotor on top,a beautiful dial plate and a design to die for. Despite many tourbillon offerings around and despite the fact that I always associated a tourbillon with manua...
Why should sapphire bridges be fragile?
Hi, There is indeed a risk when they make them, but once they are made, why should they be more fragile than a sapphire glass that they use on top of sport watches (all Rolex watches have a sapphire glass for instance)? Best Dje
As i said above Dje
I ve had this discussion a few times with different people,never quite confirmed that but that seems to be the danger with sapphire parts,especially to develop tiny hair cracks when under pressure(ie screwing a screw through it and tighten it). But its tr...
Great pictures and report. I really like the 1966
collection, especially the chronograph. A question about the minute repeator. On the video it appears to be 11:57. There are three two tone gongs for the fifteen minute sections and 12 high notes for the minutes, but it only rang 8 times for the hours. It...
Laureato SPINAL bridges should have been the name ...
It looks like the perfect choice for a brain surgeon from the 80ies: far too clinical, a septic! The other brother in RG, 41 mm T 3 GB, is nearly breaking the barrier of becomming a true status symbol, like a royal crown, like a fetish symbol with strong ...