Last week i was extremely lucky to be one of the few in Malaysia to see first hand the one watch that i have been looking forward to from Girard-Perregaux for a very long time.
With the help of the GM of FJ Benjamin Mr. Tong and a senior executive from GP i had this watch in my hand.
I cant possibly explain the entire architecture of the movement which is a major breakthrough, that i will have some press material info in my next post.
I first saw the picture of the escapement design many years ago and was instantly attracted to it.
Something which is so different and none that i had ever seen, it's shape, almost poetic and dare i say "feminine".
Well what makes this one such a breakthrough is, other companies improve or modify existing escapement design to deliver a "constant force" while GP's design is totally from the ground up and thus is something which no one has seen before.
5 years pass and we finally have the finished product.
Basically what this escapement aims to do is, usually when a power reserve of the watch runs low, the rate and amplitude drops thus making timing not "accurate".
We see companies like IWC with their 7-day movement which actually has more than 7 days of power reserve just to counter this effect.
Well GP's design has been shown in such form for many years until BASEL 2013 where the finished watch actually was shown.
So i jumped at the chance when i was offered first glimpse at this watch.
Seen here still in prototype form.
But still the case is in white gold so it has quite a bit of heft to it.
This very watch is the one the senior executive wears on his tour and visit to Malaysia.
Lighting was quite tricky and i tried to capture the watch in different light reflections.
A big departure of what we are used to see with GP this past few years in their classically styled watches.
Traces of the new Hawk collection can be seen in the dial design.
Look of the movement, gorgeous!
Notice elements of their iconic "Golden Bridges" design incorporated into the movement.
Size of the case is 48mm. Necessary to showcase the escapement and also to hold the twin barrels.
This time, GP has gone with a "technical" look i would say. For myself, i am a fan of these dials as i get to see whats underneath.
As Arnie would have said "I'll be back.......with Part-2" of the report later.
