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·I've been eyeing a very attractive 1950s-60s Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk on ebay, and I noticed that the logo, while it looks like a typical stylized version of the Sea Hawk logo from the 60s, is different from the all-caps logo present on the only other versions of this watch I have found in an internet search.
Here's the one from the ebay auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/c-1960s-vi...-Stainless-Steel-mens-wristwatch/303092148283):
Note the stylized Sea Hawk logo.
I found other examples of the nearly identical watch here:
- http://bbwatches.info/gpseawhitelther.php
- https://forums.watchuseek.com/f11/any-vintage-girard-perregaux-experts-out-there-1806490.html
These images show an all-caps SEA HAWK logo:
The minute hand is also slightly different on the ebay one.
I wonder if the ebay example represents a watch made in a transitional period for the logo, or if it's a redial. Curious if anyone has experience with Girard-Perregaux watches of this period.
Also, here's a complete nube question: Is the number 1209851 on this movement (from the ebay listing) a movement series number or individual serial number? I ask because I saw another Sea Hawk of this vintage (but with a different dial) with the same number on the movement (https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Mens-Or...-S-Vintage-Swiss-Made-17j-Watch-/382548297596) .
Here's the one from the ebay auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/c-1960s-vi...-Stainless-Steel-mens-wristwatch/303092148283):
Note the stylized Sea Hawk logo.
I found other examples of the nearly identical watch here:
- http://bbwatches.info/gpseawhitelther.php
- https://forums.watchuseek.com/f11/any-vintage-girard-perregaux-experts-out-there-1806490.html
These images show an all-caps SEA HAWK logo:
The minute hand is also slightly different on the ebay one.
I wonder if the ebay example represents a watch made in a transitional period for the logo, or if it's a redial. Curious if anyone has experience with Girard-Perregaux watches of this period.
Also, here's a complete nube question: Is the number 1209851 on this movement (from the ebay listing) a movement series number or individual serial number? I ask because I saw another Sea Hawk of this vintage (but with a different dial) with the same number on the movement (https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Mens-Or...-S-Vintage-Swiss-Made-17j-Watch-/382548297596) .
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