Hi Suitbert, Thanks for your response; I do think there are semantic questions here that are playing a role perhaps toward inadvertent misunderstandings. I certainly don't want to split hairs if it does not add anything to the discussion. If we leave watchmaking completely, and go to the world of mu
Hi Suitbert, It is really great to have interesting discussions about movement design like this, ignited by Gary's wonderful story. Reminds of the old days at Purists when there would be heated discussions about the real or imagined value of wolf's teeth gearing ;-) ! I would just like to briefly co
Hi everyone, Great post and interesting read, many thanks indeed for your insights. Also congratulations on your watch! I would just like to add a little bit to the discussion: 1. If we go back in time to the beginnings of horological history, we will see that all advances have been accomplished in
Hello all, I could not resist coming back to the amazing GP Casquette. Here are some views of the watch with an alligator strap that was ordered directly from GP with a steel deployant. It makes the watch look much more elegant in my view. The original steel straps were, like many steel straps in th
I have one of these also; it is am amazing watch, unique within the quartz high end. GP did an amazing job in its design and realisation, even going so far as to bake the quartz crystals to guarantee accuracy, something which is never done even today. It was a watch far ahead of its time, and today
Glad you enjoyed the review! Now off to prepare for the SIHH….It is going to be pretty insane this year with lots of new timepieces. As usual ! Ciao tutti, Theodore
Stepan had mentioned to me that he had some kind of waterproof alligator also available ? But I really love rubber for every day usage anyway… Cheesr, Theodore
When my Korona “Moonshine” in red gold had to go in for a servicing to Stepan, it formed the perfect excuse for me to have a test run with his new K0 Diver’s Watch that I had seen presented at Baselworld 2012. Since I now live on an island and have almost no real watches for everyday use that can al