I posted about this last year shortly after I bought it from @seekingseaquest.
This is one of my better buys. A lovely watch, great to wear and so light it’s easy to forget you’re wearing it, accurate and pretty. I’m a fan.

 

Do you have more infos on the Gyromatic?

 

Nice looking 17 jewels movement

 

Thanks

 

It is very difficult to say what is the worlds most underrated high end brand. How do we define that objectively? We certainly can say many brands are no less complicated or accurate time keepers than other mechanical watches of the same time period ,but certain brands have less value retention. If you appreciate a GP, FP Journe, Parmigiani, Moser, Roger Smith, Carl Bucherer or other smaller so called "independent" watches then that is all part of the variety of life. Today consumable items are sold by internet influencers. Why Rolex is so popular is unexplainable to me. I have owned many and it's only the fact that people are willing to spend greater money on a watch that has more instagram, reddit, facebook, youtube posts than another brand that propel product placement and therefore "value" to the new wave of consumer.

 

I was under the impression GP was one of the brands that is basically out of the watch market now. That market is so competitive with so many independents rising. So much in watches is not about quality but brand acceptance and I think GP may have made some missteps that have really hurt the overall brand. As said, GP is a high quality product with lots of interesting models but it is heavily discounted and loses value from there.

 

For me also, as I am a fluid collector and I cannot keep everything as my taste's change.

 

If you are looking to buy new watches and have them retain, let alone appreciate in value, good luck!

 

This nice-looking thing is coming up at Christie's:

 

Interesting the calculus that goes into determining resale value of luxury watches. Brand is not necessarily everything, althought I'm sure that the folks at Rolex would disagree with that statement. I have a very nice JLC moon phase and two Omega Speedmaster Professionals among my collection. From a technological/build quality perspective, the JLC is better than my Speedmasters in every way (IMO), but it has merely held its value while the Speedmasters are both worth more than what they were purchased for. Go figure. I've never owned a GP, but I do like some of their modern watches.

 

This thing is so freaking cool, I love the idea of a bezel date and weekdays on the edge. Anyone got other examples of this kind of design?

 

That Olimpico is absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

 

I think both GP and JLC are extremelly underatted. Both brands are great. Can't go wrong

 

I love the breguet numverals

 

JLC and GP have to me the most underrated

 

I am fine if they stay under appreciated for awhile, it makes for some great deals

But yes, Kering does seem to be poorly managing both GP and UN

 

Hodinkee Editor-in-Chief, Jack Forster, is a fan. Look up some of the articles he has written on GP watches, you'll find he is quite perplexed about their underrated position in the market…and his articles haven’t changed opinions.

 

At three now:

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