Girard Perregaux watch for men and women
Girard-Perregaux is a high-end Swiss watch manufacture with its origins dating back to 1791.
Owned by the Torino-native entrepreneur and current President since 1992, Luigi Macaluso, it is situated in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and is a part of the Sowind Group.
Jean-François Bautte was a talented watchmaker and became well-known for his ultra-thin models. He founded a manufactory in Geneva which, in a revolutionary move, housed all the watchmaking crafts of the period under one roof. There, he modestly welcomed the most distinguished visitors of his day, one of whom was the future Queen of England, Victoria.
A brilliant craftsman and a shrewd entrepreneur, he did business with all the courts of Europe, making him one of the most celebrated watchmakers of his time.
In 1791, the watchmaker J. F. Bautte created his first timepieces and soon built up a reputation for his ultrathin models. He established a factory in Geneva and, in an innovative move, housed all the watchmaking crafts of the period under one roof.
In 1837, Jacques Bautte and Jean Samuel Rossel took over from the eminent Jean François Bautte, who left them an extremely valuable industrial and cultural legacy.
In 1854, Constant Girard married Marie Perregaux. It was from the union of their two names that the GIRARD-PERREGAUX Company was born in 1856.
In 1867, Constant Girard presented his Tourbillon with three gold Bridges after years of research into the functional use of gold in watch movements. This masterpiece was awarded the gold medal at the Universal exhibitions of Paris in 1867 and 1889, but declared ineligible in 1901 because it could not be equalled.
In 1880, Constant Girard developed an extremely innovative concept for watches, the wristwatch, following an order by Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany for his naval officers. Two thousand were made, the first large-scale production of wristwatches in history. But the idea was considered outlandish and production was discontinued. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the wristwatch became popular and enjoyed the industrial development that has made watchmaking one of the flagship industries of the Swiss economy.
In the early 20th century, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin used a GIRARD-PERREGAUX watch to time the aeronautical trials of his airships. As wristwatches came into their own around 1910, GIRARD-PERREGAUX's reputation spread far and wide.
2001 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
GIRARD-PERREGAUX introduced a movement with a new date system, with a large display window, and a moon-phases indicator.
The same year, in keeping with its long chronograph tradition, the Manufacture launched the ww.tc (World Wide Time Control), a large model combining chronograph function and hours of the world indication.
2003 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
True to its key role in the history of quartz movements, GIRARD-PERREGAUX presented a new quartz movement.
2006 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2006, GIRARD-PERREGAUX presented two additions to its portfolio of self-winding mechanical movements, the GP 2700, a 8 ¾ lines calibre, and the GP 4500, a 13 ¼ lines calibre.
With the model Laureato Evo3 Tourbillon with three sapphire Bridges, the Brand presented a technical and innovative version of its renowned Tourbillon.
Girard-Perregaux is a high-end Swiss watch manufacture with its origins dating back to 1791.
Owned by the Torino-native entrepreneur and current President since 1992, Luigi Macaluso, it is situated in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and is a part of the Sowind Group.Jean-François Bautte was a talented watchmaker and became well-known for his ultra-thin models. He founded a manufactory in Geneva which, in a revolutionary move, housed all the watchmaking crafts of the period under one roof. There, he modestly welcomed the most distinguished visitors of his day, one of whom was the future Queen of England, Victoria.
A brilliant craftsman and a shrewd entrepreneur, he did business with all the courts of Europe, making him one of the most celebrated watchmakers of his time.
In 1791, the watchmaker J. F. Bautte created his first timepieces and soon built up a reputation for his ultrathin models. He established a factory in Geneva and, in an innovative move, housed all the watchmaking crafts of the period under one roof.
In 1837, Jacques Bautte and Jean Samuel Rossel took over from the eminent Jean François Bautte, who left them an extremely valuable industrial and cultural legacy.
In 1854, Constant Girard married Marie Perregaux. It was from the union of their two names that the GIRARD-PERREGAUX Company was born in 1856.
In 1867, Constant Girard presented his Tourbillon with three gold Bridges after years of research into the functional use of gold in watch movements. This masterpiece was awarded the gold medal at the Universal exhibitions of Paris in 1867 and 1889, but declared ineligible in 1901 because it could not be equalled.
In 1880, Constant Girard developed an extremely innovative concept for watches, the wristwatch, following an order by Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany for his naval officers. Two thousand were made, the first large-scale production of wristwatches in history. But the idea was considered outlandish and production was discontinued. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the wristwatch became popular and enjoyed the industrial development that has made watchmaking one of the flagship industries of the Swiss economy.
In the early 20th century, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin used a GIRARD-PERREGAUX watch to time the aeronautical trials of his airships. As wristwatches came into their own around 1910, GIRARD-PERREGAUX's reputation spread far and wide.
2001 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
GIRARD-PERREGAUX introduced a movement with a new date system, with a large display window, and a moon-phases indicator.
The same year, in keeping with its long chronograph tradition, the Manufacture launched the ww.tc (World Wide Time Control), a large model combining chronograph function and hours of the world indication.
2003 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
True to its key role in the history of quartz movements, GIRARD-PERREGAUX presented a new quartz movement.
2006 GIRARD-PERREGAUX collection:
At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2006, GIRARD-PERREGAUX presented two additions to its portfolio of self-winding mechanical movements, the GP 2700, a 8 ¾ lines calibre, and the GP 4500, a 13 ¼ lines calibre.
With the model Laureato Evo3 Tourbillon with three sapphire Bridges, the Brand presented a technical and innovative version of its renowned Tourbillon.
