Girard Perregaux

G'day, what does it need to create a real head-turner? Well, one may start with a lot of parts: This may give an idea the final watch requires 3 basic steps: First, the functional heart of the watch, for this one it´s the fine tourbillon carriage, is asse...  

Do you happen to have any close-up pics of the dark grey plated parts? Thanks for your impressions on the Sapphire Bridges Peter! Cheers, Anthony

(click to enlarge) That´s the base plate under assembly, for the very first watch to be delivered (allocated to GP Boutique in Gstaad/Switzerland). The dark grey plating, or "black gold" plating as it´s referred to, is a stunning finish. I like the counte...  

This one has never fully appealed to me. In trying to figure out why, I'm coming up with three answers. 1) I really do not like the hands. They look cheap to me. 2) I wish they kept the same bridge shape as the standard tourbillons. The straight bridges a...