Girard Perregaux

After having a bad service experience with AP, I decided to try another brand. After seeing pictures of the GP Laureato skeleton in steel, I became very interested because its very striking in pictures. However, I was hesitant because of the close AP and Nautilus styling. Still, after reading all the reviews left by satisfied owners, I decided to pull the trigger. I was surprised by the slender proportions, which I really like a lot. Looking at this watch from every angle, and after checking out the loom in the dark, I have to say that with this Laureato, GP nailed it! Also, holding it side to side with an AP, makes it very apparent that the bezels are quite different. The GP isn't raised as high (height), its a lot more thin, its slightly domed, and the circular plate underneath the bezel creates a very cool affect as it plays with the shapes, polishing, and lighting. When you turn the watch at an angle, it looks as if the straight edges of the octagonal bezel arch in (pretty wild and cool how it creates this optical illusion. Anyway, this is its own beast! I've owned a lot of APs, Hublots, Rolexes, and I live in Miami so my buddies have everything and I see everything. Hands down, this is the hottest thing I've seen in a long time. If you're thinking about pulling the trigger on this, you better get it now before this thing becomes an icon, because that's what's about to happen!

I have no clue how AP is to own.
The GP Laureato is on my radar for awhile, but in the queu.

The AP Royal Oak diver is a nice watch, but as you have bad service experience with AP, i do not want an AP anymore.
Also AP is to expensive.
Better to stay at Omega with their fine co-axial movements.

Hope you have more luck with GP.

one of the ceramic pushers fell off. Can you believe they're glued on!

Sarcasm.

The reason why i skip chronographs.
For timing i use a normal stopwatch.
Why i only chose the Royal Oak diver as AP if i want one,
only one crown and one helium escape valve.
Reason 2, not everybody walks with an AP RO diver on the wrist. Exclusive model.

Part 2.
It is no secret an AP service cost a lot.

Do not type me as an AP basher. My watch taste is different.
But i like the GP Laureato and also the Zenith Defy which have Genta DNA.

Tell me about Hublot. I see a lot of great designs, are they good? Can you advice me to buy a Big Bang or a Classic Fusion?

I think they focused more on quantity than quality. I like how AP slowly makes alterations and changes it's collections. You can see what happens when you do a few things great and don't over supply the market... Look at the demand for Rolexes, look at the demand for the 5711! Too much supply means to much merchandise sitting around. Too much merchandise sitting around sends the message, "No one wants it". And if no one wants it, its not exclusive or special to most people. Moreover, they don't follow suit like AP, Vacheron, Patek and put gold rotors in their models. That tells me that they don't even value their watches enough to invest in gold rotors. Do you see where I'm going here? I woke up one day feeling like I had a fancy g-shock on my wrist. That was end of my fling with Hublot. Honestly, I felt like I bought something valuable when I bought my APs and Rolexes. I feel even more excited about this GP than I did when I got my Rolex GMT 2 in full gold.

Really under appreciated due to the hyped market for certain lines of brands
A true underdog and an icon

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offers many different facets to appreciate n enjoy

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And I own and love the GP.  Mo owns both brands.  I think a lot of us do.  So there you go.  Who cares what your friends have and what you have seen around, buy what you like.