A Girard Perregaux Quartz, the worlds first analogue Quartz watch with stepping second hand. GP movement Caliber 352, Date at 3. Signed front: “GP, Girard Perregaux, Quartz”, inside: ”Girard Perregaux, 352-543, 144253, unadjusted, Swiss, No Jewels”, black leather band. Bought NOS 12/2004. This watch is an early model, using the brazilian natural quartz, the later models after 1971 then used the artificially grown quartz in tuning fork shape, as used in all quartz watches since then.
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