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smg8 · 3 January 2022, 05:59 AM

Hi All,

Very pleased to have just added a blue dial GP Laureato to the collection.

My watch journey has been a bit odd, started with a PAM 312, then chopped and changed my way through a whole load of options (including Daytona, Bluesy, AP RO 15300, BLNR twice, etc). I consolidated down to a GMT Master II and an AP Royal Oak Chrono, before then adding a Patek Aquanaut in 2019.

For various reasons the Patek and ROC went, partly due to not being comfortable with the increased valuation/attention these pieces come with nowadays. These were replaced with an Omega Seamaster and a Hublot Classic Fusion Chrono Ceramic.

I felt the collection lacked something for special occasions and I loved my long departed blue dial 15300, so wanted something that did a similar job but a bit more under the radar than AP, which led me to the Laureato.

I can honestly say buying it is the quickest decision on watches I've made, normally I procrastinate, um and err, take ages weighing up options etc. With this one as soon as I tried it on my heart and head joined together to scream "buy it".

After a short wait for delivery it arrived a couple of days after Christmas, only worn it once so far but love the look, the feel, the comfort and the under the radar nature of this thing. It wears incredibly comfortable, far more so than my experiences of Royal Oaks. The slimmer profile means it tucks away under a sleeve a bit better too. If anyone isn't familiar with the GP's, I'd honestly urge you to check them out in person, they are SO much better than photos.

This slots into my current collection;

GMT - beater
Seamaster - holidays
Hublot - casual
GP Laureato - occasions

Thank you to the forum for bringing this great piece to my attention

hoppes-no9 · 3 January 2022, 06:15 AM

Huge congrats. Such a wonderful watch, enjoy it!

winst · 3 January 2022, 06:50 AM

Nice - congratulations!

RLROCK · 3 January 2022, 08:41 AM

Congratulations! Love the blue dial.

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GT23 · 3 January 2022, 11:11 AM

Congrats on the Laureato! Mine says hi!!

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brandrea · 3 January 2022, 11:33 AM

Congratulations, looks great

JayHantz · 3 January 2022, 12:10 PM

That’s a great looking watch! Congratulations!

RobHK · 3 January 2022, 12:34 PM

38 or 42mm?

Happy you found the perfect watch for you! For me it was the opposite, I loved it in pictures but was underwhelmed with the blue dial in person. I actually liked black more but not enough to pull the trigger. I do think the GPL could be the next one to take off now that VCO is also hard to get hold off..

smg8 · 4 January 2022, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hoppes-no9

Huge congrats. Such a wonderful watch, enjoy it!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by winst

Nice - congratulations!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by RLROCK

Congratulations! Love the blue dial.

Thanks, yes I love the look of a blue dial with a navy suit/jacket! Very classy

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Originally Posted by GT23

Congrats on the Laureato! Mine says hi!!

Thanks, very pleased to join the club!

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Congratulations, looks great

Thank you

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Originally Posted by JayHantz

That’s a great looking watch! Congratulations!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by RobHK

38 or 42mm?

Happy you found the perfect watch for you! For me it was the opposite, I loved it in pictures but was underwhelmed with the blue dial in person. I actually liked black more but not enough to pull the trigger. I do think the GPL could be the next one to take off now that VCO is also hard to get hold off..

This is 42mm, it wears smaller in my opinion, helped by the slim profile. I agree, if one is looking for a SS blue dial sports watch, and accepts that a PP 5711/AP RO and VCO is impossible to acquire at a reasonable price then this is where one looks next (or it certainly was for me!)

DJ2020 · 5 January 2022, 12:37 AM

Looks absolutely fantastic on you, Beautiful watch. Big congratulations to you!

bullies · 5 January 2022, 12:38 AM

Looks great, congrats!

May be the next "hype" piece... grey's are def pushing for it...

smg8 · 7 January 2022, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bullies

Looks great, congrats!

May be the next "hype" piece... grey's are def pushing for it...

Many thanks

They do seem hard to get now, Wempe in London had one in and said it's the first in 3 months and the grey I got mine from can't get another until March

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Originally Posted by DJ2020

Looks absolutely fantastic on you, Beautiful watch. Big congratulations to you!

Thank you very much

md3113 · 8 January 2022, 08:54 AM

Congrats! Beautiful watch which has caught my eye as well. They definitely seem under appreciated at the moment, hopefully they don’t get swept up into this awful grey market.

CoveWatch · 8 January 2022, 09:54 AM

Fantastic choice! That's a nice piece, enjoy!

GolfJunkie · 8 January 2022, 10:34 AM

Congrats! I love it and want one

lightcatcher · 8 January 2022, 07:27 PM

Mine says hello! Fantastic watch! Wear it in good health!

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Ichiran · 8 January 2022, 07:31 PM

Congrats! This looks great!

MDP_GTS · 9 January 2022, 04:20 AM

Looks great, love the blue dial!

KBM · 9 January 2022, 05:29 AM

Looks great! I recently had the opportunity to try on the skeleton versions and they're out of this world. Enjoy that beauty!

watchucallit · 9 January 2022, 05:57 AM

Looks great congratulations

Fanny Bay R1 · 9 January 2022, 07:18 AM

Beautiful!! Love mine as well!!

3 January 2022, 05:59 AM	#1
smg8 Banned Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: England Posts: 391	Incoming - blue dial stainless steel sports watch Hi All, Very pleased to have just added a blue dial GP Laureato to the collection. My watch journey has been a bit odd, started with a PAM 312, then chopped and changed my way through a whole load of options (including Daytona, Bluesy, AP RO 15300, BLNR twice, etc). I consolidated down to a GMT Master II and an AP Royal Oak Chrono, before then adding a Patek Aquanaut in 2019. For various reasons the Patek and ROC went, partly due to not being comfortable with the increased valuation/attention these pieces come with nowadays. These were replaced with an Omega Seamaster and a Hublot Classic Fusion Chrono Ceramic. I felt the collection lacked something for special occasions and I loved my long departed blue dial 15300, so wanted something that did a similar job but a bit more under the radar than AP, which led me to the Laureato. I can honestly say buying it is the quickest decision on watches I've made, normally I procrastinate, um and err, take ages weighing up options etc. With this one as soon as I tried it on my heart and head joined together to scream "buy it". After a short wait for delivery it arrived a couple of days after Christmas, only worn it once so far but love the look, the feel, the comfort and the under the radar nature of this thing. It wears incredibly comfortable, far more so than my experiences of Royal Oaks. The slimmer profile means it tucks away under a sleeve a bit better too. If anyone isn't familiar with the GP's, I'd honestly urge you to check them out in person, they are SO much better than photos. This slots into my current collection; GMT - beater Seamaster - holidays Hublot - casual GP Laureato - occasions Thank you to the forum for bringing this great piece to my attention

3 January 2022, 08:41 AM	#4
RLROCK "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Richard Location: New Jersey Watch: Depends on my mood Posts: 515	Congratulations! Love the blue dial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 116333, 116610LV, 116710LN, 126300, 126710BLNR, Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-axial, Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph, Breitling Superocean 42, PAM 392, PAM 973 Submersible

5 January 2022, 12:37 AM	#10
DJ2020 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Real Name: Wayne Location: NC Watch: 226570 Posts: 3,482	Looks absolutely fantastic on you, Beautiful watch. Big congratulations to you! __________________ In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln __________________________________________________ Rolex 226570, Explorer II Club

5 January 2022, 12:38 AM	#11
bullies "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: USA Posts: 1,432	Looks great, congrats! May be the next "hype" piece... grey's are def pushing for it... __________________ ♛16610 ♛116655 ♛116619 AP 15400 ♛228238

8 January 2022, 10:34 AM	#15
GolfJunkie 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Eric Location: USA Watch: 252 Posts: 4,854	Congrats! I love it and want one __________________ 2FA Enabled

3 January 2022, 06:15 AM	#2
hoppes-no9 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: DC Metro Posts: 327	Huge congrats. Such a wonderful watch, enjoy it!

3 January 2022, 06:50 AM	#3
winst "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: UK Posts: 6,496	Nice - congratulations!

3 January 2022, 11:11 AM	#5
GT23 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 302	Congrats on the Laureato! Mine says hi!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 January 2022, 11:33 AM	#6
brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 74,220	Congratulations, looks great

3 January 2022, 12:10 PM	#7
JayHantz 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: Texas Watch: @Escapementt Posts: 9,843	That’s a great looking watch! Congratulations!

3 January 2022, 12:34 PM	#8
RobHK "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 190	38 or 42mm? Happy you found the perfect watch for you! For me it was the opposite, I loved it in pictures but was underwhelmed with the blue dial in person. I actually liked black more but not enough to pull the trigger. I do think the GPL could be the next one to take off now that VCO is also hard to get hold off..

8 January 2022, 08:54 AM	#13
md3113 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: USA Posts: 161	Congrats! Beautiful watch which has caught my eye as well. They definitely seem under appreciated at the moment, hopefully they don’t get swept up into this awful grey market.

8 January 2022, 09:54 AM	#14
CoveWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: SoCal Watch: Rolex & AP Posts: 4,535	Fantastic choice! That's a nice piece, enjoy!

8 January 2022, 07:27 PM	#16
lightcatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: India Posts: 114	Mine says hello! Fantastic watch! Wear it in good health! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

8 January 2022, 07:31 PM	#17
Ichiran 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Real Name: Michael Location: Dotonbori Watch: Mostly blue dials Posts: 7,678	Congrats! This looks great!

9 January 2022, 04:20 AM	#18
MDP_GTS "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: OHIO Posts: 9	Looks great, love the blue dial!

9 January 2022, 05:29 AM	#19
KBM 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: K. Location: 780 Posts: 10,402	Looks great! I recently had the opportunity to try on the skeleton versions and they're out of this world. Enjoy that beauty!

9 January 2022, 05:57 AM	#20
watchucallit "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: San Fran Posts: 2,214	Looks great congratulations

9 January 2022, 07:18 AM	#21
Fanny Bay R1 Banned Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 54	Beautiful!! Love mine as well!!

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