background/report: Vintage watches and the service problem
All vintage watch collectors I know have the same problem. How to get your vintage watches serviced to perfection andContinue Reading
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background/report: A five watch collection from Girard-Perregaux
Let’s be cruel and assume you can only have 5 watches in total. As we are the GP Chronicles, let’sContinue Reading
background/report: What has John Harrison to do with Girard-Perregaux?
An English clockmaker and a Swiss Haute Horlogerie maison? What do they have in common and who actually was JohnContinue Reading
background/report: Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement
The Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement is one of the most fascinating new developments in the watch industry of the last twoContinue Reading
background/report: Buying vintage watches on ebay?
Ebay is a great! Ebay is full of crooks, Franken watches and disappointments! So what is true? As with everything,Continue Reading
background/report: Day trip to La Chaux-de-Fonds to the Blue House
Yesterday, I did a quick day trip to visit the Girard-Perregaux headquarters at La Chaux-de-Fonds. Main reason was to dropContinue Reading
background/report: dating back to 1791?
Constant Girard and the Perregaux watchmaker family are the name patrons of Girard-Perregaux. Constant Girard started of as a watchmakerContinue Reading
background/report: The Girard-Perregaux Pour Ferrari Collection
Luxury watches and luxury cars have a strong connection. Both are mechanical wonders and objects of design and desire. ManyContinue Reading