GP has recently added a nice entry to its Traveller collection of watches. Although the new Girard-Perregaux Traveller Moon Phases and Large Date timekeeper lacks a second time zone indicator or a city disk (something that you really expect from a traveler’s companion), it can still be a very nice acquisition for a proud member of a Million Miles Club.
In a couple of months, during the upcoming Baselworld 2013 trade show, which is scheduled for the end of April, the Swiss watchmaker will re-introduce its Girard-Perregaux 1966 Tourbillon Gold Bridge limited edition automatic wrist watch. Not only dressy, but also extremely classy, the watch has always been a signature model for the brand. Judging by the 2013 model’s specs, this one seems to be more of a mild face-lift, rather than a full-fledged next-generation model with new movement and all.
Presented as a limited edition of just 15 numbered pieces, the new Girard-Perregaux 1966 Minute Repeater, Annual Calendar & Equation of Time (Ref. 99651-52-131-BKBA) wrist watch looks like a mildly refreshed version of the gorgeous (and even stately) Girard-Perregaux 1966 Annual Calendar & Equation of Time model that was presented just over a year ago. However, this timekeeper is a completely different story.
The new Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye automatic ladies watch features the same level of refinement and understated elegance that we love so much about the collection, but comes in a fairly affordable stainless steel body. Besides being less prone to scratches compared to white gold, the light-grey metal also serves as an almost perfect frame for the 56 diamonds that adorn the thin, oval-shaped bezel of the watch.
The Swiss watchmaking specialist enters the year 2013 with a radically redesigned version of its Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk “professional” diving watch. Rated for a pretty much impressive water resistance of whole 1000 meters, the refreshed Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk 1000M watch gives you probably the best possible combination of reliability, build quality and design.
GP has just announced a new addition to their Vintage 1945 collection of dress watches. Compact yet solid-looking, the Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 2588352121-BB6C) gracefully blends old school design of the timekeeper’s body and face with a modern self-winding movement that animates it.
Presented in a white composite body, this new Girard-Perregaux WW.TC Chronograph White Ceramic (Ref. 49820-32-712-FK6A) seems to be inspired by the gorgeous Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Cabinet de Curiosites Thomas Erber (Ref. 49820-32-788SFK6A) model: a limited edition watch that was created for the 2011 Cabinet de Curiosites event in London.
The new Girard-Perregaux 1966 dressy three-hander brings you the easily recognizable styling of the 1966 family that soon comes to market in a medium-sized body 41 millimeters in diameter and features one of their highly reliable automatic movements with increased power reserve. Compared to the previously available ref. 49525-52-131-BK6A model, the new 1966 three-hander is not only 10 percent larger and thicker, but also offers eight more hours of guaranteed power reserve.
Based in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the famous watchmaking house that still maintains its own in-house production of high-end movements will soon start selling its new Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 “The Le Corbusier Trilogy” family of watches that pay homage to the world-famous architect and artist Charles-Edouard Jeanneret. Also born in the same Swiss town on October 6, 1887, he later became known as Le Corbusier.
The gorgeous Series 99810 family of bi-axial tourbillon watches has been around for some time already, but a couple of days ago the renowned Swiss manufacturer has presented yet another, super-limited edition of the timekeeper. Called Girard-Perregaux DLC Titanium Bi-Axial Tourbillon, the new hand-wound watch features a nice combination of matt-black, lightweight titanium body and decorative elements on the dial that are crafted from 18-carat white gold. However, partly due to its impressive size, the timepiece will probably become a purely collector’s item, since I can hardly imagine anyone wearing such a (very expensive) hamburger of a watch on a daily basis.
