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On the wrist this evening is my Gen 3 Laureato 8010
Hello from a cool evening here in the tropics 🌴
On the wrist this evening is my Gen 3 Laureato 8010. Pink gold and steel with the blue dial. This 36 mm diameter darling is one of my favorites. At 7.9 mm thick, it feels luxurious but unobtrusive.
The 8010 was the FIRST Laureato to break away from quartz and have the ultra thin (2.98 mm) in-house automatic GP calibre 3100. It was released as a novelty in 1996 in extremely limited numbers. 700 in full steel and 800 in two-tone were made in total. About 100 in full gold. If you factor in factor dial colors and and other variants, it’s likely that there were less than 100 made of this blue dial to pink gold bezel and bracelet model.
Interestingly, the Laureato 8010 was in the GP catalog for only 5 years. 1995-2000. (And they were not cheap) so the ENTIRE Generation 3 of the Laureato haD approximately 1,600 pieces made in TOTAL.
The hands and indices are in gold. It has water resistance of 100 metres.
🔔 The bracelet and case is made by an Italian jeweller called GTF which was also the maker of cases and bracelets for Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks. AP would go on to eventually purchase GTF and still owns them today.
🔔 Vacheron Constantin collectors may remember that the Generation 1 Overseas shares the same GP calibre 3100 with the Laureato 8010.
🔔 Another interesting piece of trivia is that the current production Laureato 38 mm and the Laureato 8010 both have the same dial size of 27 mm.
I personally find the proportions of the Laureato 8010 to be sublime. I expect it to become a collectors item in the future because of its rarity and also it’s historical important to the Laureato collection which is a “pillar” model within GP . The other pillar for GP is the Bridges collection.
As always, I hope you enjoy the pics and snippets of provenance. Feel free to ask questions or share your thoughts.
🤝
On the wrist this evening is my Gen 3 Laureato 8010. Pink gold and steel with the blue dial. This 36 mm diameter darling is one of my favorites. At 7.9 mm thick, it feels luxurious but unobtrusive.
The 8010 was the FIRST Laureato to break away from quartz and have the ultra thin (2.98 mm) in-house automatic GP calibre 3100. It was released as a novelty in 1996 in extremely limited numbers. 700 in full steel and 800 in two-tone were made in total. About 100 in full gold. If you factor in factor dial colors and and other variants, it’s likely that there were less than 100 made of this blue dial to pink gold bezel and bracelet model.
Interestingly, the Laureato 8010 was in the GP catalog for only 5 years. 1995-2000. (And they were not cheap) so the ENTIRE Generation 3 of the Laureato haD approximately 1,600 pieces made in TOTAL.
The hands and indices are in gold. It has water resistance of 100 metres.
🔔 The bracelet and case is made by an Italian jeweller called GTF which was also the maker of cases and bracelets for Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks. AP would go on to eventually purchase GTF and still owns them today.
🔔 Vacheron Constantin collectors may remember that the Generation 1 Overseas shares the same GP calibre 3100 with the Laureato 8010.
🔔 Another interesting piece of trivia is that the current production Laureato 38 mm and the Laureato 8010 both have the same dial size of 27 mm.
I personally find the proportions of the Laureato 8010 to be sublime. I expect it to become a collectors item in the future because of its rarity and also it’s historical important to the Laureato collection which is a “pillar” model within GP . The other pillar for GP is the Bridges collection.
As always, I hope you enjoy the pics and snippets of provenance. Feel free to ask questions or share your thoughts.
🤝
Proportions are just perfect here.
Even for you and I who have different wrist sizes this one works just perfectly.
Have you seen the full gold version? I guess with so few made they pop up rarely if ever. Would you add one to your collection if you had the opportunity?
Interesting points
My wrist is 18 cm so it shows a little more of the bracelet vs case from the top view. It works well because of the fantastic integration between case and bracelet.
I suspect they beefed up the 38 mm by 2 mm to make it more “sporty” vs elegant and kept the dial size the same. The hands and applied indices are slimmer in the 8010 and thus further gives a more elegant feel to the entire watch.
We have a chap in our GP Fanclub that has the full gold with grey dial. It’s a lot of gold. I like it but not sure if I love it. Would need to try it on. But definitely something I would consider getting if I ever came across one for sale. I would be my 5th laureato 8010 if I did get it.
Here are some pics from Christie’s.
Your thoughts?
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I suspect they beefed up the 38 mm by 2 mm to make it more “sporty” vs elegant and kept the dial size the same. The hands and applied indices are slimmer in the 8010 and thus further gives a more elegant feel to the entire watch.
We have a chap in our GP Fanclub that has the full gold with grey dial. It’s a lot of gold. I like it but not sure if I love it. Would need to try it on. But definitely something I would consider getting if I ever came across one for sale. I would be my 5th laureato 8010 if I did get it.
Here are some pics from Christie’s.
Your thoughts?
🤝
It is a lot of gold.
But it’s always less offensive when it’s a clearly older or vintage watch. If that makes sense. The smaller size of these older watches also make the full on gold easier to wear I think.
I think I like full gold more than I dislike two tone (at least on bracelets).
(BTW, not gotten around to setting up my throwaway social media account to join the group yet. I will get there.)
I think I like full gold more than I dislike two tone (at least on bracelets).
(BTW, not gotten around to setting up my throwaway social media account to join the group yet. I will get there.)
Makes total sense. 💯
For me, I just like the 8010. So I pretty much like them all. Hence me having 4 them.
The gold (full or 2-tone) and full steel all resonate with me because (as you mentioned) it’s from a period when a bit OTT was cool. A tiny flex perhaps. So when worn, it’s like taking on a persona from days of old.
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The gold (full or 2-tone) and full steel all resonate with me because (as you mentioned) it’s from a period when a bit OTT was cool. A tiny flex perhaps. So when worn, it’s like taking on a persona from days of old.
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Thanks 🙏🏻 beyond looks …
It’s has historical importance. And I also like that the case and bracelet maker was GTF. It further amplifies its significance and uniqueness way beyond the current production prices with less personality to show.
I think this sums it up for me … the 8010 has its own personality.
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I think this sums it up for me … the 8010 has its own personality.
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