Help - Girard Perregaux Vintage 1945 Chrono

[TimboCD1]

Hi Guys I am in NYC and have just been offered one of these for circa £2.4k
to compliment my PO Chrono.
Strap is a bit worn but other than that looks ok with no visible scratches.
In a dilemma over wether to take the plunge - what should I be aware of
purchasing over here and bringing back to uk & with this manufacturer?
Thanks for your knowledge

Not actual watch - picture shamelessly robbed from Chrono24

[westberks]

i've a GP (one of the Richville tonneau cased range) and it's given me no trouble at all. the strap is worn and needs replacing but it looks like you're there already on this one.

you certainly don't see many around when wrist watching, so makes a nice change from the usual suspects. will also make a nice alternative to your sports watch, rather than buying something else similar.

hope that helps

[yeti]

That's very lovely.

According to tz-uk, GP are trying to position themselves slightly higher in the market than they're often considered so their servicing has gone through the roof from TAG levels (4-500) to JLC levels(1000+). That's the only slight concern.

Any service history with that watch?? How old is it?

Haven't got time to google the movement, if it's an ETA jobbie then any indie can do it. If it's a manufacture movement, probably a GP job at service time.

[TimboCD1]

Thanks for the responses guys.

Yeti - it's a 2001 with I am assuming an ETA movement as they have offered free servicing
for the entire time I own the watch, which seems a little generous to me.

The old saying "If it seems too good to be true...." springs to mind.

Didn't check the service history & not had a chance to get back today.

[yeti]

If it's an ETA movement, a) it's cheap to service and b) probably very reliable!

Seems a great deal to me.