Hands-On: With The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Column-Wheel Chronograph (Live Pics, Pricing, Thoughts)
One of the most exciting new launches at Basel World 2013 was Girard-Perregaux's manually wound integrated chronograph.? We told you about it on the very first day of the show here, and now we're back with live photos and thoughts.First things first, this watch was a long time coming.? GP has been making nice looking chronos for years in its 1966 collection, but, as Jason said in our Week On The Wrist review of one, its a high-price to pay for a modular chronograph.? Of course others charge even more for modular chronos - we're looking at you AP Royal Oak Offshore - but that's a sport watch for a sporty guy who may not care so much about mechanics or horological purity.? The 1966 looks like a purist's watch, and now, finally, it has a purist's movement.? 2 OF 18 The old chronograph caliber in the 1966 was a GP3300 base with a dubois-depraz module attached.? It was self-winding, and rather nice, really, but just didn't make sense in a watch like this.? The rotor blocked h

What do you think about this DeVille?
Hey everyone!I have this Omega on its way to me and I am thinking - keep or not?and here are the details:.omega.ch/index.php?id=597...031&no_cache=1What are your thoughts - or What attracted me to it was the complication - a co-axial split level chronograph (Rattrapante). This would be my first Omega, should I decide to keep it. I Thank You for your input in advance!

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Had my name on the waiting list for this for some time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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