The legendary Gino Macaluso ❤ Maybe there would be no Laureato today if not for him. It was under his leadership of Girard-Perregaux that the first Laureato automatics were created. The Laureato 8010 in 1995. The Laureato-Olimpico Chronograph 8017 in 1996
Pre owned is the way to go for sure but I don't celebrate or look forward to some of the secondary market prices. It's totally crap for the brand image and GP deserves better. It is systemic of poor distribution control for new watches. For example, if yo
All house the new cal 4800 The 38 mm Laureato has been discontinued. Maybe the same will happen to the 42 mm as well. IMHO, the 36 mm and 39 mm will be the two new sizes. The 41 mm will be reserved for Uber rare pieces... 50 or less LEs. The return of the
Friends, Marc Michel-Amadry (MMA), the Managing Director (MD) of Girard-Perregaux came over to our house in Singapore for dinner last night. It was a pleasure to meet him with my family in a casual environment. My mother prepared local delights which we w
Some pics of my Laureato 8010. This is in steel and rose gold (yep solid gold links, not capped or plated). The champagne dial stands out. So far I only know of one other example. See how thin the 8010 is at 7.9 mm #gp8010 #laureato8010 #GPLaureato
I really appreciate my neo-vintage pieces. 😊 Here are two pics of my Girard-Perregaux Laureato ref 8010. First pic is the blue dial in full steel with the calibre 3100 and the second pic is the 2-tone (rose gold/steel) with the anthracite grey dial. (Do y
A couple of impromptu shots while chilling at home. This is the original automatic GP Laureato reference 8010 from 1995. Inside beats calibre GP 3100. (1996 saw Vacheron use the same calibre in the Overseas Gen 1) The champagne dial here is seen rather ra
the date wheel extensively in previous posts. For me, rarity and historical importance are super important for collectibility. Top of the list. In this regard alone, the 8010 is the top for all automatic laureatos. For those that don’t care about rarity a