background/report: Ebay find rescue, Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk 7196
Let’s be very clear, I’m not a watchmaker but having some basic skills can be very useful for any vintageContinue Reading
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background/report: Regrets? Regrets!
Let’s discuss a touchy subjects that most watch collectors have and will face. As most mortals have limited financial meansContinue Reading
background/report: Why Girard-Perregaux still has an edge
To start with the conclusion, yes Girard-Perregaux still has an edge when it comes to creating modern time pieces andContinue Reading
news: Girard-Perregaux along with Ulysse Nardin and Kering Group filed for divorce
A “divorce” tends to be an expensive event with unknown outcome. That is true in real life as well asContinue Reading
background/report: T.W.O Automatic/Date watches from 1957
In the 1950s, if you wanted to feel the pulse of the time and the market, as a watch manufacturer,Continue Reading
background/report: everything you always wanted to know about…watches
As a reader of this Blog I assume you have some basic, maybe even advanced knowledge how a mechanical watchContinue Reading
background/report: Girard-Perregaux Free Bridge (Ref. 82000) – a follow up
As promised, some further thoughts from my side on the recent release of novelties from Girard-Perregaux during the Geneva WatchContinue Reading
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
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