r/GirardPerregaux

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One of the most beautiful watches I've ever had in my collection. Made by Giarad Perregaux with the EP 40 movement. I've seen Excelsior Park versions in advertising prints... But never in 'the flesh'.

Note the slim case, acrylic bezel and a dial color that's not seen often.

Hey GPeeps, title says it all! I purchased this 7300 a couple years ago in ‘Like New In Box’ condition, but it came with a factory strap (not pictured) instead of the bracelet. Looking to complete my kit with one of the original high-polish two tone bracelets but having a tough time tracking one down.

Let me know if you have any leads!

Just picked up this 2020 38mm Laureato. I think I did well. 😁

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 were thrilled to see he enjoyed. Otak Otak (grilled fish cakes wrapped in banana leaves, nasi lemak (coconut rice) and more). Who knew that MMA would love chilli so much. 😃

MMA kindly brought us some honey from the bee hives in front of the GP Museum. The hives are managed by hobbyist beekeepers who are also GP Master watch makers 🐝. My mother and wife loved the flowers and MMA knew of my adoration of the Laureato 8010 and brought me two posters from the launch in 1995.

After dinner and dessert, we chatted until midnight about watches and the collector mindset. He made it clear that collectors would be the primary focus for GP.

Everything must rotate around the collector.

MMA is well aware and supportive of our Facebook fanclub group. He is appreciative of our passion. 👏

(https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18iXGBiqd8/)

So out came my own GP collection and it was fun to talk about the history of each model. Though it was our first meeting, we chatted with the comfort shared of old friends. (We are both 56, Catholic, love GP and named Marc. His wife and mine are also the same age. Oh and we are both bald 🥚) 😃

I tried on the prototypes of the 41 mm 3-golden bridges Laureato as well as the 46 mm new minute repeater.

How lovely to see, feel and hear the product of such expertise in these mechanical marvels.

There will be some very interesting releases over the next few months. It is going to be exciting. 🤐

His car came to whisk him back to his hotel just past midnight and he left Singapore for Switzerland the next night.

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Well known collector 👍

You will note that he is CRAZY about GP and he has an ample number of Patek, AP and VC as well.

He especially loves GP Neo-vintage as well.

For folks that are new to GP, it is very good for you to see what the super experienced collectors have in their collection.

You can follow him on Instagram if you like:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYWN4DYIwgr/?igsh=YnZoMGk5dnV1YWZi

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Just added this one to the collection. Really happy with the color 😍

This is the ceramic 38mm Girard Perregaux now discontinued and extremely hard to find. When I saw one available for less than the price of an Omega planet ocean I thought it was worth a punt. The fit and finish is beautiful. I believe the guys over at formex (Dexel SA) does the ceramic for this watch and boy do they know what they are doing with ceramic finishing

A few shots of my Laureato 38 mm with the Onyx dial and full steel bezel (instead of the diamond one).

This is the Infinity LE from 2020 where 88 pieces were made in 38 mm.

I think the Onyx dial Laureato is one of the most beautiful models that GP has made thus far.

Excellent execution ... especially the date window.

I also like having a natural stone dial to contrast with the steel. Good energy ☺

More shots here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYOW7elmb-V/?igsh=MWlscTF4Y25xMDNrYg==

Time goes by easier with this one on the wrist

Marc Michel-Amadry (MMA) is the Managing Director (MD) of Girard-Perregaux has said that collectors must be the core of what the brand is doing. 👏

Here are my own thoughts

Op-Ed:

Quartz saved the Swiss watch industry ...

Yes, the humble swatch quartz watch that many of us grew up with helped spur a revival of an ailing Swiss watch industry.

Lebanese-born Nicholas Hayek Senior was the CEO of the SWATCH Group and he realized that the Swiss watch industry needed to connect to a younger audience.

To build the habit of collecting... for aspiring collectors to not stop at just one watch. To build sets. A series. A collection.

This passion would then evolve into collecting mechanical watches when these collectors began working and earning more.

His vision was radical.

While often named the "Quartz" crisis, Hayek saw that the real underlying problem was the " Swiss Watch Inefficient Manufacturing" crisis ... what I refer to as SWIM. It was disjointed and supply-chain management was archaic in Switzerland.

Quartz technology didn't cause the crisis, the inability to scale manufacturing did.

So, the Swiss watch industry was sinking and it would need to swim.

Today, we again see a crisis for the Swiss watch industry. And some progressive brands are taking the initiative to take steps to preempt its effects.

For too long, the Swiss watch industry has disintermediated itself from collectors. And we are talking about existing customers here. Authorized Dealers were assigned the task (yes, looked at as a task or burden) of building a relationship with customers.

So what more for the 16 year-old gen Z/Alpha today?

Totally forgotten ... and in 10 years, the potential future customer for the brand?

Many Authorized Dealers today are entirely focused on sales and often less interested in brand protection and building lasting relationships with customers. "Relationship" to many an Authorized Dealer translates to "Buy more and I'll look after you".

Life doesn't work that way. It takes time to build relationships that last and this is what the Audemars Piguet collaboration with Swatch is about.

It's risky but it's necessary and urgent. For this, I salute AP. Perhaps it's telling that AP no longer sells watches via any Authorized Dealers. They have gone direct to the customer.

Today, the biggest risk to the Swiss watch industry is inaction.

Marc Naidu

GP Laureato Fanclub FB Group

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Image credit Swatch

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More pics and history ...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYHAgoVmSil/?igsh=Z3FnMGltYW9kNTV2