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Friday shot: GP 1966 Column-wheel chronograph

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 22nd, 2014-10:46
Friends, I just wanted to share one shot of the GP 1966 integrated column-wheel chronograph in PG. A novelty from last year. Such a classic looking watch. Perfect size, 40 mm in diameter and 11.25 mm thick. The inside is equally beautiful, GP 03800! Don't...  

I will post in a few weeks a review on the 1966 Chrono, manual and automatic.

 
 By: amanico : August 22nd, 2014-13:37
There are some interesting things to think about, here! Best, Nicolas

Looking forward to that

 
 By: Seeks : August 23rd, 2014-02:27
Vey much looking forward to your post, Nicolas! Thanks for posting these pics Blomman, the 1966 chronograph has been on my mind for awhile. :)

You and me both....

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-03:11
The 1966 line is eating my brain right now... Best Blomman

Yes? Which one..?! :) [nt]

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-14:07

OK, am in! :) [nt]

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-14:11

YES! :) [nt]

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-14:14

We will discuss it again, when I put my review on line.

 
 By: amanico : August 24th, 2014-14:15
They are not far from offering an EXCELLENT Chrono. Best, Nicolas

Please do!

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-03:10
Yes, a lot of interesting details. Looking forward to read your thoughts about this one! Best Blomman

I'm still not sure...

 
 By: crown comfort : August 24th, 2014-01:01
I must see it in the flesh I think. Absolutely love the movement, but the dial doesn't speak to me. The framed date window, the hour/minute hands, the markers, just cannot see an improvement over the previous 1966 chronograph.

My thoughts exactly...

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-03:23
CC, you point out exactly my concerns here... Love the manual movement, but the dial on the automatic version speaks much more to me... Let's see Nicolas thoughts on this one when he posts his review. Best Blomman

+1 blomman

 
 By: Alex83 : August 24th, 2014-04:15
The new dial and size seems less attractive to me -not having tried any in the wrist-. I was seriously looking a while ago to the previous automatic version, the beautiful blue dial one; finally my attention went somewhere else, but still keep it in a cor...  

Yes, the blue is ....

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-14:04
One of my favorites! :) Well, problem is that most watches reminds us of another watch. A classic two register with blue dial will always reminds us of the most famous two register / blue dial out there... Same for all other watches unless you go for some... 

Let's do our mantra.....

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : August 24th, 2014-04:15
No date No date No date ;) :) Yours my friend Damjan

I'm probably...

 
 By: crown comfort : August 24th, 2014-04:32
not such a radical "no date" person. I can live with a date window if the rest of the package is well designed, but on the new 1966 Chrono, why on earth put a golden frame around the date ???

+1 on the frame! [nt]

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-09:22

LOL! You are under the spell of a very ....

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2014-09:22
Powerful source! ;) But, you know that his powers are not as strong here in GP land as in JLC...! ;) I agree, the date mess the dial, but not totally. In another design/configuration I think that I even would like the date window... Best, my friend Blomma...