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Offline daleyusof

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Girard Perregaux
« on: December 08, 2010, 02:18:54 PM »
Guys,

Between Jaeger LeCultre and Girard Perregaux, which one is the better buy in terms of value, heritage, prestige and workmanship, lets say between a GP Vintage 1945 and an entry level Jaeger?

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 02:33:23 PM »
Apples and oranges bro, at least give us a JLC model to compare to so we can gauge better.

But overall GP is a very much under rated brand. They produce some really nice watches but the problem with them is the price point is set too high.
Coupled with the low resale value and high discounts given is not helping their image.

When looking at dial design, i say nothing beats a 3 golden bridge.

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2010, 02:47:28 PM »
Apples and oranges bro, at least give us a JLC model to compare to so we can gauge better.

But overall GP is a very much under rated brand. They produce some really nice watches but the problem with them is the price point is set too high.
Coupled with the low resale value and high discounts given is not helping their image.

When looking at dial design, i say nothing beats a 3 golden bridge.
I agreed with Takashi.
Personally I prefer JLC

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2010, 02:59:46 PM »
Any idea why the resale value is not as good as JLC?

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 04:25:12 PM »
Depend on model...
3 golden bridges resale value better than jlc
the sea hawk also not bad

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2010, 06:30:18 AM »
lets say between GP Vintage 1945 and JLC Reverso Grande Date?

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2010, 07:13:52 AM »
Jlc

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2010, 07:56:30 AM »
ya agreed with Takashi and depend on which model you are comparing...
btw - JLC Reverso Grande Date + 1

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2010, 08:03:40 AM »
Wahh, i thought GP is the same level as JLC since it has a rich heritage being in the market for more than 200 years.....

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2010, 09:20:16 AM »
i prefer jlc .... esp reverso line.




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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 11:55:54 AM »
Nice JLC.... :thumbsup:

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2010, 10:08:51 AM »
how much would a entry level jls costs.. ?

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2010, 01:11:03 PM »
 a very nice JLC..op no...on LC...before jaeger come to the brand
i wish i can have it....

 

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 06:12:46 PM »
prefer GP, but JLC also nice, wish to own both

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2012, 07:24:01 PM »
JLC +1

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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2012, 07:53:50 AM »
JLC is my pick
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Re: Girard Perregaux
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2012, 01:22:34 PM »
GP has a very rich history being amongst winners at chronometry competition winners n 60s.
Of course the company has also changed hands since the orginal founder and the now deceased Macaluso (Sowind) was the last guy who bought over the name. At least the company will be passed down to his sons continuing the legacy something like PP.
 
The thing abt GP is that they have very few base calibers in their repertoire and their complications such as world timer,etc are modules built on the base caliber.
They do not have a huge base of calibers for various complications unlike JLC and yet their price levels are sometimes even higher than JLC pricing hence I do not see the attraction. The level of finishing is not at VC, PP, Lange, Brequet or even Cartier,JLC level so I do not see the premium value  that they are asking for.
Had they been priced below JLC, I would have considered some of their watches such as their ww.tc, Seahawk or Laureto Evo series.
Good watches but not priced attractively viz-a-viz their movt/finishing quality.
 
« Last Edit: February 27, 2012, 09:21:16 AM by JOS2012 »
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