Girard-Perregaux

A reference to one of the most beautiful, historic timepieces BASELWORLD 2016: La Esmeralda Tourbillon

As a tribute to one of its finest historic creations, and to celebrate the 225^th anniversary of its founding, Girard-Perregaux presents La Esmeralda Tourbillon. Distinguished by a Gold Medal at the Paris World Fair in 1889, the La Esmeralda pocket chronometer secured a place in watchmaking history for the refinement of its architecture, its precision, and for the incomparable quality of its finishing.

The art of stylish traveling A tribute to the inspiring past: The Girard-Perregaux Traveller WW.TC Roségold

Ever since the company was founded in 1791, Girard-Perregaux watch collections have contributed to the art of stylish traveling. The new Traveller WW.TC watch in pink gold continues this long tradition; the perfect accompaniment for those accustomed to long journeys, this model is now available in a seductive pink gold version.

A 10-piece limited edition BASELWORLD 2014: The Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon

The Tri-Axial Tourbillon represents a major success for Girard-Perregaux, a historic specialist in the mastery of this precision watch mechanism. This is a new step for the Manufacture in its quest for chronometric perfection with a high-speed tourbillon on three separate axes.

A new era of mechanical three-dimensionality BASELWORLD 2014: The Girard-Perregaux Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges

A radical reissue of an old tradition, the Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges ushers in the emblematic Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon into a new era of design and mechanical three-dimensionality.

For women who pay keen interest to Haute Horlogerie watches BASELWORLD 2014: The peonies of the Cat's Eye Bloom watch

Rare and instantly recognizable by its oval-shaped case, the Cat's Eye collection is a reference for women who pay keen interest to the delicacy of Haute Horlogerie watches. For the first time, its dial has been given a floral peony theme, created using a special technique.

The Cat's Eye Collection Celebrates 10 Years BASELWORLD 2014: Girard-Perregaux presents the Cat's Eye Anniversary

With its subtle and distinct traits, Girard-Perregaux’s signature Cat's Eye collection has been a favorite among female tastemakers for ten years. Its perfectly proportioned oval case captures a timeless elegance with unmatched design details from the purest simplicity to surfaces washed over in a sea of glittering diamonds.

New faces, new bracelets BASELWORLD 2014: The XXL Collection branches out

These are watches with a mechanism to measure time, and a design that goes way beyond mere mechanical measurement. The Vintage 1945 XXL Collection combines proven techniques with uncluttered aesthetics to give its time indications their maximum impact.

Spectacular avantgarde design BASELWORLD 2014: Girard-Perregaux Constant shows the Escapement L.M. Roségold

Girard-Perregaux opens a new chapter for its revolutionary Constant Escapement L.M.: the Aiguille d’Or award winning timepiece at the 2013 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève is now available in pink gold.

New faces, new bracelets! The Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL collection branches out

An iconic collections feminine signature BASELWORLD 2013: The Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Lady

The new Vintage 1945 Lady from Girard-Perregaux confidently assumes the collection’s identity codes to reveal its feminine side. Dressed in steel delicately hemmed with two rows of diamonds, the watch harmonizes the straight lines and curves inherited from the aesthetic of the early twentieth century. The Art Deco inspiration infused into every last detail of its lines seems to come straight out of the present time.

One Day at a Time BASELWORLD 2013: The Girard-Perregaux Traveller Kollektion

The perfect companion for time lived one day at a time, the new Traveller collection from Girard-Perregaux has a strong refined and modern style, while at the same time being both casual and elegant and inspires a new way of living.

High technology at the service of sport BASELWORLD 2013: The Girard-Perregaux Hawk Ceramic

The Hawk collection has managed to establish its own identity while remaining true to Girard-Perregaux’s manufacturier spirit. Today sees a new version in black ceramic, offering a high-tech casing for the concentration of mechanical perfection.

Time with feminine elegance BASELWORLD 2013: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Lady 38 mm

Elegant, scintillating and graceful: Girard-Perregaux’s newest feminine creation finds a choice stage to make the hours dance by in the GP1966 collection. Its design is solidly backed up by the regular beat of a manufacture mechanical movement.

The Maison’s new caliber BASELWORLD 2013: Girard-Perregaux 1966 integrated Column-wheel chronograph

Girard-Perregaux is presenting a new manufacture movement to join its 3000 family: the caliber GP0 3800-001, a hand-wound column-wheel chronograph. For its first appearance, this new development is housed in the elegant case of the Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection.

Preview BASELWORLD 2013 The high-tech revolution in motion: Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement

A true technical revolution that stunned connoisseurs when some prototypes of the innovative mechanism were first presented, the Constant Escapement is now integrated into the movements driving the new models of Girard-Perregaux’s Haute Horlogerie collection. It has taken five years of research and development in virtually unexplored territory to consolidate and ensure the reliability of this significant step in watchmaking history.

Preview BASELWORLD 2013 One Day at a Time: The Girard-Perregaux Traveller collection

“Traveller”- The collection’s very name says it all. It describes the globetrotter juggling time zones; or anyone for whom the passing hours are a journey to be savored at every instant. Like its two models – one a chronograph with time zone indication, and the other with moon phases and large date - Traveller journeys in time, within its own time.

The Mechanics of Time Captured in Three Complications Girard-Perregaux 1966: Minute Repeater, Annual Calendar & Equation of Time watch

Minute Repeater, Annual Calendar and Equation of Time: in its 42 mm diameter, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 houses three illustrious watchmaking complications. They are displayed on the dial in perfect harmony, orchestrated by a mechanical caliber with over 400 component parts.

Sharing ideas for a common destiny Girard-Perregaux and the Nobels Colloquia

The "Nobels Colloquia" event was created ten years ago, based on an original idea by Giovanni Battista Vescovo – founder of the Promostudio International consultancy agency and the late lamented Franco Modigliani who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1985 for his work on domestic savings and the financial markets.

One of the greatest British watchmakers Exceptional limited serie: The ww.tc John Harrison

As part of its ww.tc collection, which indicates the time around the world, Girard-Perregaux introduces an exceptional limited series dedicated to John Harrison, one of the greatest British watchmakers.

SIHH 2011 News Girard-Perregaux: A heritage of tradition

Carrying the legacy of Girard-Perregaux’s clean, refined style, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection embodies the Brand’s all-encompassing expertise in creating great watchmaking classics. The latest creation in this line, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Small Second model, with a design of the utmost purity, bears the distinctive hallmarks of a refined timepiece right down to the smallest details.

Revenue transferred to World Association of Children's Friends Girard-Perregaux sponsors World Stars Football

Over the years, World Stars Football has become an essential date for all sports enthusiasts who have come from all corners of the globe to attend the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. Every year more top-level sportsmen answer the call of the “Star Team MC” to participate. The F1 drivers' team captained by Fernando Alonso beat the “Star Team” led by HRH Prince Albert II, and comprising internationally renowned sportsmen.

BASELNEWS 2010 Girard-Perregaux: ww.tc small second

Girard-Perregaux has unveiled a new model in the ww.tc Small Second collection, marrying the brilliance of pink gold with the depth of a black dial. This exquisitely elegant interpretation emphasises the watch's clean lines while reinforcing the bold style which is the collection's signature.

40th anniversary of Girard-Perregaux quartz watches 35TH anniversary of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato

In 2010, Girard-Perregaux will celebrate a double anniversary: thirty-five years of the ‘Laureato’ collection and forty years since its first quartz wrist watches. The Manufacture, now renowned the world over for its mechanical movements, also played a pioneering role in the story of quartz watches. It was in fact Girard-Perregaux that set the decisive frequency of 32,768 Hz, since adopted by all manufacturers as the universal standard.

Timeless character Limited Edition: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar

Brought to life by its palladium case, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar combines the functions and style of a great watchmaking classic, reworked in a unique metal. This limited edition integrates a full calendar displaying the date, day of the week, month and moon phases.

Traditional watchmaking Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection: The chronograph

Girard-Perregaux's latest creation offers a stylish take on traditional watchmaking, integrating a column-wheel chronograph in an elegant case from its Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection. Combining technical virtuosity and authentic design in the same vision of perfection, this beautifully co-ordinated model is a consummate example of the Manufacture's wide-ranging expertise.

Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Annual and Zodiac Calendars

A tribute to the fascinating dance of the stars, the Cat’s Eye Annual and Zodiac Calendars presents an attractive version of time passing by. In the heart of this watch made of mother-of-pearl, gold and diamonds, a movement crafted by Girard-Perregaux allows to unite civil time, the lunar cycle and the zodiac cycle.

Exclusively feminine model Discreet luxury: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Lady

For the first time, the Manufacture has enhanced its elegant Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection with an exclusively feminine model. Combining graceful proportions with a self-winding movement, this highly refined watch possesses the authentic charm of a timeless classic. Pure lines, a combination of precious materials and a sophisticated calibre: the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Lady concentrates on the essential features to meet the demands of a refined clientele, with just as much interest in the timepiece’s highly researched design as in its mechanical quality.

Sixty manufacturing steps Complex calibre: Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye

Pianist Hélène Grimaud and cellist Jan Vogler Girard-Perregaux organised private concert in the Allerheiligenhofkirche in Munich

The last Saturday of October, an exceptional event took place in the Allerheiligenhofkirche, the court church of all saints in Munich. In collaboration with the business consultancy Booz & Company and the long-established watch and jewellery shop Uhren Huber, Girard-Perregaux organised a private concert of the French pianist Hélène Grimaud and the famous cellist Jan Vogler.

Watch-Highlight at Sotheby’s in Geneva A creation of Jean-François Bautte seduces Geneva

On 13th November, Sotheby’s Geneva adjudged a very rare pair of gold, enamel and pearl set perfume sprinklers/watches in the form of flint lock pistols with matching keys, made in Geneva about 1806. Extremely beautiful, this lot is attributed to the master watch-maker Jean-François Bautte (the roots of Girard-Perregaux) and his partner Moulinié. It used to be part of the prestigious Sandberg Watch Collection. Estimated at CHF 350'000- 450'000, the hammer price was CHF 855'400.- (with buyer’s premium).

Prix Suisse de la campagne horlogère 2007 Girard-Perregaux communication campaign awarded

Girard-Perregaux advertising campaign has been awarded by the Jury of the “Prix Suisse de la campagne horlogère 2007”, with a special prize for its concept. With “WAIT”, Girard-Perregaux chose to re-assert the value of time. For the really good things in life, the most precious ones, the rarest, the authentically unique ones, all need time. Time for them to be created, or simply for being understood. For those who can foretell their immense value, it’s well worth waiting for all the time that is needed.

New watch-boutique in Beijing Girard-Perregaux opens its first ever boutique in China

Girard-Perregaux has invited a hundred of journalists to the Grand Opening of its new watch-boutique in Beijing. Located in the financial district, this modern and refined shop is the first-ever boutique in China, and the third in the world dedicated exclusively to the Brand. During the press conference, Luigi Macaluso, President of Girard-Perregaux, expressed its pride to inaugurate this boutique. Indeed, this opening testifies the importance the Brand attaches to China.

Exclusive presentation in Berlin Girard-Perregaux at the BMW Markenschaufenster in Berlin

Against a background of jazz, GIRARD-PERREGAUX gave an exclusive presentation in Berlin of a limited series of 50 World Time ww.tc chronographs that are only available in Germany.

Cat's Eye in Hong Kong Girard-Perregaux launched new CAT'S EYE line

Girard-Perregaux's new CAT'S EYE line of ladies' watches was launched in Asia at the end of October at the Hong Kong Grand Hyatt. The presentation took place in sumptuous surroundings and aroused tremendous enthusiasm among the female guests.