Looking at a GP Ferrari Chrono 330/P4

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I have this F 40 with box and papers. Best , Kirk.

 

Nice watch.

I think GP made/makes beautiful underrated watches. They don't advertise much and, I am told, mostly make now bespoke and bejeweled one-off watches.

I bought a GP from Spain via Chrono24! Here is my story:
My 1997 Girard Perregaux Ferrari model 8020 chronograph wristwatch

 

Nothing wrong with GP watches. Good value nowadays if you buy them right. I had the F1-047 to match my 355 back in the day and I always found myself staring at it. I sold it then got it back from the same guy and wore it another year to get it out of my system before I sold it again.

What I liked the most was how the rubber strap design matched the creases in the body lines at the rear of the car. They did a good job on those back then.

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I like the 330 P4 watch and GP/Ferrari collaboration in the mid 90s etc.

Like what others mentioned, the GP/Ferrari watches of that era are underrated. Great looking watches with quality “manufacture” movements. At that time, there were only a few watch companies that claim to have their own in-house movements. I have a GP 250 TdF I bought new in 1997 and wore it through my motorsports career, etc. and early entrepreneurial ventures. Still works fine and has never been opened. Can dress up or down - very versatile. Definitely an heirloom piece.

Good that you are considering a watch that has personal relevance to you. I believe this is important in watch collecting. Why 250 TdF for me? First off, it’s the first Macaluso/di Montezomulo - both motorsports gearheads (Macaluso was Euro ex-rally driver) and CEOs of their respective companies at that time - GP/Ferrari collaboration watch which featured a quintessential dual-use race/street car. I now wear this watch particularly when playing with my same-era, dual-use, street-registered 355 Challenge. I also bought the watch during my peak Ferrari motorsports fandom (Schumacher, F1, etc.) and last indulgence before leaping from corporate world to follow a passion.

The 330/P4 is a car that is on top of my car-to-drive (if not own) list. It’s the only Ferrari that can replace my 355 Ch; at least this is how I’ve felt for last 5+ years. The watch you’re considering may have been one of the last (if not last) Ferrari car model tribute via a GP watch IIRC. Nice piece.

 

As stated by others it’s a pretty cool watch at a reasonable cost. I would not buy new because of the cost. If you can find a nice preowned that’s the ticket. Best , Kirk.

 

I still love it. No problems or complaints. Still nice and shiny: no dings or scratches. The thing just sparkles. I get complements on it.

I like running the chronometer while wearing it just to have the full-face second hand active. I read somewhere (on the internet!) that doing so is less stress on the movement than some chronometers due to the 8020's "horizontal clutch" configuration.

If you google "girard perregaux review" you'll get a list of a few reviews of GP in general. If you google "girard perregaux 8020 review" you'll get a couple of reviews of the 8020 model although the watch you are looking at seems to have been given a different referece number. It looks like there were 2,000 made of your watch.

I have been checking Chrono24 occasionally over the almost 2 years since I got the watch. I have not seen another watch exactly like mine in the same mint condition with boxes and papers come up again. I seem to have gotten lucky.

 

The 047 was 4400, MSRP. I think these were similarly priced?

 

... hummm, I thought I saw the vintage price list showing a MSRP for the 8020 as circa $9,500. (I may have a copy somewhere.)

 

In gold maybe, but the 047 was aluminum.

 

Steel 250TdF was mid $5k. Steel 8020s were mid $4k.

 

great looking watch

 

WOW! Awesome! Very cool watch! Enjoy!!

 

Cool beans!