background/report: the evolution of the Girard-Perregaux collection at the turn of the Millennium
The changeover to the third Millennium has probably marked for many a formative event in one’s lifetime. It gave aContinue Reading
Category: background/reports
background/report: Daily beater or the agony of choice?
In this background/report I want to go a bit off track from the usual subjects and reflect on something thatContinue Reading
background/report: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection
When it comes to a certain model that symbolises a brand, with Girard-Perregaux it is not straight-forward. In recent years,Continue Reading
background/report: Girard-Perregaux – Big in Japan
If you are a child of the 80s, like me, you surely will remember the one-hit wonder “Big in Japan”Continue Reading
background/report: Quo Vadis Girard-Perregaux – a follow up
A few weeks ago, I shared my concerns here on how I see Girard-Perregaux has lost its track and voicedContinue Reading
background/report: Quo Vadis Girard-Perregaux?
My very first Girard-Perregaux watch I bought at the end of 1997, so I look back at more than T.W.OContinue Reading
background/report: my Top 5 holy grails of Girard-Perregaux wristwatches
Time to push the envelope and look at what I would call the “Holy Grails” of all time of Girard-Perregaux.Continue Reading
background/report: my personal watch highlights of 2019
As a collector there is no stopping, so every year for some reason new (or new vintage) watches enter myContinue Reading
background/report: MIMO, Otto Graef and Girard-Perregaux
MIMO Watches may be a forgotten brand nowadays. However, its place in history, especially for Girard-Perregaux is fundamental. It isContinue Reading
background/report: Sailing with BMW/Oracle in the America’s Cup
Certainly less well-know than the cooperation with Ferrari but nonetheless an important partnership of Girard-Perregaux from the 2000s is GPsContinue Reading