Friends, On my recent visit to the manufacture, I was able to see a very special historic piece that deeply impressed me. We all know the story of the three-bridge-tourbillon as it started in the 19 th century, but today let’s look at the 80s. The 80s wer
Wearing my 40 mm GP “Daytona” today …❤️ Laureato-Olimpico, made in 1996 to mark the Atlanta Olympics Approximately approximately 10 made in this pink gold-steel variant with a tobacco grey dial with tritium applied indices and copper subdials. Hope you en
Friends, Some more pics of a special laureato. The ref 81000 225th anniversary laureato. Limited edition of 225 pieces made. Released in 2016, this is the laureato that is the “father” to ALLL the current production laureatos. The 41 mm is a thinner watch
Adolfo Natalini did NOT design the orginal Laureato in 1975. GP knows who the designer is but they will only say it was an in-house designer and they will not release his name. After I spoke with Fabrizio (his business partner for over 30 years) last week
The watch is great! The date change is a bit finicky. Mine seems to jump the date when pulling out the crown during the PM hours and setting it. Not sure if that's normal but runs and looks great!
A watch I was lucky to see once, only once, in the metal. A platinum model, which was also available in gold ( rose, and maybe white ). The major interest of this watch is its " contradiction ". You could never guess, from the face, that the back would be
Friends, Happy Sunday ahead. ☀️ 41 mm Laureato anniversary 225 ref 81000 Silver dial The one that launched all the current production laureatos. But different from the current production models. Limited Edition (yes a real one) which are individually numb
Discover the extraordinary with the Wempe Signature Collection x Girard-Perregaux! Limited to 100 watches worldwide, the latest version of the Laureato Chronograph 42mm brings together the best of design and functionality. Thoughts?