Girard-Perregaux teamed up with high-end Portuguese jeweller Torres Joalheiros in presenting the new Laureato collection in two legendary locations, respectively located on one of Lisbon’s best-known avenues, Avenida de la Liberdade, near the famous Marquês de Pombral Square, and on Alameda dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, in the picturesque town of Cascais. On the upper […]
Read MoreThe event began with a cocktail on the Rooftop of the Terrazza Gallia, the city’s “place to be”, and continued with a unique culinary experience at the famous Cerea brothers three Michelin-star restaurant in Milan’s Excelsior Gallia Hotel. Building on the success of its launch at the start of the year, the Laureato is pursuing […]
Read MoreGirard-Perregaux held a breakfast with the American financial, lifestyle and watch trade press in order present its new Laureato collection. An opportunity for Girard-Perregaux CEO Antonio Calce to retrace certain key milestones in the history of the brand, naturally including the story of the Laureato watch from its introduction in 1975 to its rebirth in […]
Read MoreThe iconic oval Cat’s Eye case embraces the curves of the wrist in order to adorn it like a jewel. Crafted in pink gold and set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds, it offers a guilloché hand-polished white mother-of-pearl dial. The guilloché motif, along with the gem-set drop-shaped hour-markers, draw the eye to the moon phase which […]
Read MoreThe Laureato was born in the mid-1970s, an era in which the art of design was undergoing profound changes. In watchmaking, for example, an unprecedented demand was becoming ever more pronounced: the need for a watch that was sporty, elegant, could be worn on every occasion and featured striking aesthetics distinguished by the integration of […]
Read MoreIt was a logical move. At the SIHH, less than one year after the launch of the limited edition 41 mm Laureato, Girard-Perregaux unveiled an entire range dedicated to its ’70s icon. A number of now legendary watches were born in the 1970s, and continued their growth into the following decade. They include the Royal […]
Read MoreHorological snobs will remind you that the tourbillon no longer has any practical use in a wristwatch, since it was designed to compensate for the effects of gravity on the constant vertical position of the pocket when worn. As the watch moved from the pocket to the wrist, it found itself in many different positions, […]
Read MoreThis timepiece defies gravity with the spectacular high speed 3D rotation of its tourbillon, but also with its terrestrial globe making a rotation in 24 hours, offering an intuitive view of the time all over the world. Its impressive case design incorporates two sapphire domes and a side opening allowing to admire the tourbillon from […]
Read MoreThe Laureato Skeleton was unveiled to the Swiss press by Girard-Perregaux CEO Antonio Calce himself, before he left for a world tour. He described this doubly innovative creation as a “very light” and “sparkling” watch, pointing out that the Laureato line already includes 34 references for men and women, in four sizes and with four […]
Read MoreAre you selling your entire collection?Yes, the 43 watches represent the vast majority of my collection. There are a couple of pieces that I withdrew from the sale on the advice of Aurel [Editor’s note: Aurel Bacs is co-founder of the watch department of auction house Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo] either due […]
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