07/24/2026
Iāve always loved GIRARD PERREGAUX watches. The first 3 are mine. The fourth pitcher explains about the watch. I love the patina in it. Itās an excellent condition 10 KT GF
ļæ¼ I donāt know what kind of band to add to this beauty. Iām thinking either a rich Navy blue or of course I can go with Black.. He is well known for being one of the tap watch designers in the world. This one is just a vintage one which I love more than a new one.
A little history: The long and somewhat convoluted history of Girard-Perregaux begins in 1791, when watchmaker Jean-FranƧois Baute established a watchmaking atelier under his name. Another watchmaker, Constant Girard, founded Girard & Cie. in 1852, which became Girard-Perregaux after he married Marie Perregaux in 1854. Constantās son took over the company in 1906 (still following?) and acquired the Baute company to merge it into the family firm. This series of business maneuvers allows the modern Girard-Perregaux to claim a pedigree back to 1791 even though neither Girard nor Perregaux had yet been born. In any case, Girard-Perregaux boasts an undeniably historic pedigree in the annals of high horology as one of the top luxury watch brands out there, the most notable being the Three Gold Bridges Tourbillon, Constant Girardās patented, award-winning take on Abraham-Louis Breguetās hallmark horological invention; the āBridgesā design continues to influence Girard-Perregauxās watch innovations today from both an aesthetic and technical standpoint. A more recent milestone, the Laureato sport-luxury watch, conceived in the 1970s, heyday of that genre, has since its 2016 relaunch taken up the leader position in Girard-perregauxās collection, with recent models designed in collaboration with the brandās automotive partner, Aston-Martin.
Founded: 1791
Headquarters: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Ownership: Sowind Group
Notable models: Laureato, Bridges, 1966, Catās Eye
Did you know: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato was given its name, which is Italian for āGraduate,ā by an Italian distributor who was apparently a fan of the 1967 Dustin Hoffman film, āThe Graduate." New for 2023: A green-dialed version of the three-hand Laureato, reviewed here. I am going to add some of his very elite pieces from the Internet that are not mine. (I still love my little Gem I found)
