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Anne
WHEN I WAS a little girl, I’d watch eagerly as my mother returned from the library, arms cradling a big pile of books. Reading, she explained to me, was “a doorway to other worlds and other lives.” That’s a enchanting notion to a small child: books as the portal to a universe whose limits were bound only by one’s imagination.

Ever since, I have rarely been without the company of books. As an adult, I turn to them for refuge when life gets especially challenging — and I find that no matter what I’m reading, something therein will speak to me. One particular time, did it ever: Years ago, browsing through an old bookstore, I came across a delightful story called Qui à Piqué Mon Fromage? (English readers know it as Who Stole My Cheese?) It’s about a group of mice who discover their favorite snack has been stolen — but instead of waiting for someone to bring them more, they head out to get it themselves.

As it happened, I read this at the exact time I was restless and in need of a change in my life. Inspired by the tale of the self-reliant mice, I decided to pursue a new career instead of waiting for an opportunity to fall into my lap.

Not much later, I happened to pick up a magazine, which fell open to a random page. I felt an almost magnetic pull to the Girard-Perregaux advertisement staring up at me. I placed a call. Just as my mother had told me, reading was about to open a door to a new life. One thing led to another, and now here I am — making my own cheese, you might say.


Favorite GP Watch: Vintage 1945 Le Corbusier — Marseille:

Vintage 1945 Le Corbusier — Marseille
Concrete Dial

CASE
Material: Steel
Dimensions: 36.20 x 35.25 mm
Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire
Case-back: Sapphire crystal, secured by four screws
Water resistance: 30 meters

MOVEMENT
Movement: Girard-Perregaux GP3300-0078, automatic
Calibre: 11½ ‘‘‘
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Jewels: 26
Power reserve: Min. 46 hours
Functions: Hour and minute
Limited edition of five pieces
Reference: 25880-11-101-BB6A



Gregory
KING OF HEARTS — AND CHORES

My friends and I were hanging out one day, in that common teenage state of mind between bored and content, and someone suggested poker. We started playing, and I got hooked.

As the years passed, I came to realize that all the clichés were in fact, true: poker was much more than just a card game; it’s a fascinating real-time social-anthropology study. You can tell a lot about people by the way they examine their cards, the way they bluff and move around the table. Strangers and friends alike — they all have “tells.”

I’d been playing for a while when I met the woman who would become my wife. Within a week, she asked me to teach her — so to mollify her, I shared the basics. Little did I know she’d end up a much better player than I am!

When we moved in together, we started to compete. We would play a hand and the loser does the chores. More often than not, well, I’m the one cleaning the place or buying the groceries. Thankfully, when I’m playing others I am typically on the winning side of things.


Favorite GP Watch: Vintage 1945 Jackpot:

VINTAGE 1945 JACKPOT TOURBILLON
CASE
Material: pink gold
Dimensions: 43.00 x 43.95 mm
Height: 17.30 mm
Crystal: antireflective sapphire
Case-back: sapphire crystal, secured by 4 screws
Water resistance: 3 ATM (100 feet)

MOVEMENT
Girard-Perregaux movement GPE0001-0001, manual
Caliber: 38.60 x 32.60 mm
Frequency: 21 600 Alt/h (3 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 96 hours
Jewels: 38
Functions: Tourbillon, hour, minute, slot machine with chime mechanism, small second on the Tourbillon
Pink gold folding buckle with alligator strap
Reference: 99720-52-651-BA6A



Original Language: English