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1976 Girard-Perregaux Olimpico 9238 FA - Serviced Valjoux 726

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Price: CHF 6'200.00

In 1976 GP produced 1000 pcs. of the Olimpico reference 9238, of which some were available with white dial and black bezel and some with black dial and silver bezel, as this example. There is no record of how many of which were made.

Model
Olimpico
Year of manufacture
1976
Reference
9238 FA
Serial number
270183
Zubehör
V-O watch pouch, invoice with 1yr warranty, copy of the extract of archive - no GP box or other papers
Watch category
Herrenuhr/Unisex
Case
very nice original stainless steel cushion shaped case with a few minor signs of use and some case-opener marks on the case back that screws down tight (7)
Movement
great original GP cal. 27-0, column wheel chronograph movement based on the Valjoux 726 beating 21600 A/h, with running second on 9h, central second counter, minute counter at 3h and hour counter at 6h, in very good working condition
Aufzug
manual
Dial
beautiful original reverse panda chronograph dial in nice condition with aged tritium dots and perfectly matching tritium hand set
Bezel
nice original bi-directional rotating bezel in polished steel in good condition with some colour loss in some of the minute markers
Crystal
very good acrylic crystal with hardly any signs of wear
Strap / bracelet
new brown V-O leather strap with steel pin buckle in nice vintage look - not GP
Durchmesser
ca. 42mm
Service
freshly serviced by our watchmaker