PeterCDE
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This reminds me of a story...
GP does have a pocket watch with a case that doesn?t stand back the vintage ones in any aspect. It?s probably the most underappreciated piece they made and arguably, the best and most elaborate watch the brand ever came up with. Just few know. Well, maybe a few forumners here and less than 20 owners world-wide... 
As to the Bautte creations, these don?t stand back a fine piece by J*D or any other high-end maker. It?s a truly fine work and some of them come with interesting mechanics, but usually they don?t go for a million CHF. Sure they are not cheap, but some didn?t excess four digits prices. One may regard these quite a decent catch, for the fine work they represent!
Truth to be told, i think a collection should include at least one pocket watch. Not because they are "just old", but because it?s interesting to see the differences towards modern creations. And the Bautte pieces are a good choice in this instance.
The only downside - the Bautte pieces were so coveted that there were a lot of fake ones and as early as 100 years ago! This was overcome when Girard-Perregaux took over the old Bautte brand in 1905. The twists and turns of the brands do have some surprise here and then
Greetings,
Peter
With the kind support of Kelvin, a few details and anecdotes of GP and JeanRichard
thanks Peter...very informative...
Thank you! Yes and no
