Girard Perregaux two coloured movement?

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Mr Watch

·Mar 30, 2023

This was a surprise....

Any information is appreciated..

Best wishes
Peter

 

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Spruce

·Mar 30, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

GP movements can be very attractive. This is my Gyromatic

 

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gatorcpa

·Mar 30, 2023·ΩF InvestiGator

Some GP movements are gold-plated, most are not. Looks like you have a replaced bridge, but I don’t think it is gold-plated.
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X350 XJR

·Mar 30, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

gatorcpa

Looks like you have a replaced bridge

That was my first thought, except you can still see traces of the plating (probably rhodium) on the "golden" bridge.

Strange.

 

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gatorcpa

·Mar 30, 2023·ΩF InvestiGator

My thought is that the part was from another, similar movement, where the bridge was harshly cleaned. The nickel plating looks damaged, showing the brass underneath.

Either way, it's a bit of a frankenwatch.
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Mr Watch

·Apr 29, 2023

X350 XJR

That was my first thought, except you can still see traces of the plating (probably rhodium) on the "golden" bridge.

Strange.

Perhaps this golden bridge was done by purpose at the factory. There are other movements from Girard Perregaux with two coloured bridges on automatic movements.