Category: Girard-Perregaux

Live from SIHH 2017 – The new Girard-Perregaux Laureato collection ticks all boxes

On the SIHH’s opening day, last Monday, we had a spectacular start of the show with Vacheron Constantin, where we got to see and enjoy the impressive Atelier Cabinotier Celestia, and later that morning we got a nice surprise at Girard-Perregaux. Last year the brand, which is by the way one of the oldest manufactures in the world, launched a renewed Laureato limited edition. This year they further improved the watch on many, small bit very significant details, and now I’m convinced that this is a serious competitor in the field of luxury sports watches, plus it’s in a price range that is only half of its competitors. Sounds good, doesn’t it? 

8 years ago

SIHH 2017 – Girard-Perregaux Laureato in 42mm

The Girard-Perregaux Laureato is back. Of course, there was an introduction last year as well, but this year we see that GP is offering a full range of these 1970s marvels. Sizes 34mm, 42mm and a tourbillon in a whopping 45mm are being presented at the SIHH 2017. We have a look at the one […]

8 years ago

SIHH 2017: Girard-Perregaux Introduces the 1966 ww.tc

Originally introduced as a chronograph with world time some 16 years ago, the Girard-Perregaux ww.tc has been whittled down to its essentials for SIHH 2017. Short for “World Wide Time Control”, the new ww.tc is a pure travel watch, with a cities disc around the dial for the world time function that shows the time […]

8 years ago

GPHG 2016 – Ferdinand Berthoud wins the Aiguille d’Or (plus all the results by category)

Just like the media and entertainment industry, the watchmaking world also has its awards, in the name of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève or GPHG 2016 – also known as the Watchmaking World’s Academy Awards. Last year, the Grand Prix was given to Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey, with their Tourbillon 24 Secondes Inclined Vision, and a Jury Award for Watchmaking was given to Vacheron Constantin’s three master watchmakers who created what is the most complicated watch in the world, the 57260. This year, we have our own Xavier Markl attending the show and me, behind my keyboard, writing live so you can have the results as soon the ceremony finishes. And this year, the Ferdinand Berthoud Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud FB1 is awarded with the Grand Prix / “Aiguille d’Or”.

8 years ago

5 Cool Finds – 5 Multiple Time-Zones Watches to Inspire the Traveler in you

Last week’s 5 Cool Finds’ selection was for the pleasure, to awake the horology enthusiast in you. This week, we move to practical functions – which does not mean the watches you’ll are not nice pieces… Today, we want to inspire the traveler in you, with 5 watches that will help you to keep track of time in (at least) two regions of the world. GMT, dual-time, world-timer… All of these names result in the end in watches that can be seen as the most practical pieces those days. Together with our partner Chronext, here are 5 multiple time-zones watches that will benefit the travelers that all of us are these days.

8 years ago

Predictions In The Tourbillon Category Of The 2016 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

Our panel members choose their winners in the Tourbillon category of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie between the Ulysse Nardin Executive Skeleton Tourbillon, Bovet 1822’s Ottantasei Flying Tourbillon, Girard-Perregaux’s La Esmeralda Tourbillon, Louis Moinet’s Sideralis Evo, the Rudis Sylva RS 16 Harmonious Oscillator, and the De Bethune DB28T Kind of Blue Tourbillon.

8 years ago