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Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Tourbillon Limited Edition with three gold Bridges

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Tourbillon Limited Edition with three gold Bridges

One of the famous achievements that’s ascribed to Girard-Perregaux watches is the creation of an unusual pocket watch in 1860s, known as Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with three gold Bridges. It was the predecessor of another masterpiece to appear the new vintage Girard Perregaux watches named Vintage 1945 Tourbillon Three Gold Bridges. Deservedly the unique rarity timepiece was granted a first-class prize at Neuchâtel Observatory for using 3 parallel nickel-plated bridges in its design. Whereas the usage of gold was yet to come along with sharper appearance of the bridges in the shape of arrows.

The Girard-Perregaux limited edition Vintage 1945 Tourbillon approached the heritage from a different angle with more modern techniques. The bridges boast contemporary geometry in shape in addition with rhodium-plated skeleton. Therefore, the preparation of this perfect construction requires over a week’s meticulous work. Firstly, they are hollowed, then neatly hand-polished to achieve a great visual effect. Read more…

Latest creation of Girard-Perregaux – Sea Hawk Pro 1000m

Latest creation of Girard-Perregaux - Sea Hawk Pro 1000m

Sea Hawk” is a name of Girard-Perregaux watch models which made to be applied in extreme terms. Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk Pro 1000m is the model of divers watch with its own history, with the same design since 2002, with the identical large case and original branded crown located at 4 o`clock.

In this GP Sea Hawk Pro 1000m watch everything is maximum convenient and thought for divers – minute and little second hands are bright orange and visible even in the underwater gloom. Tthe same applies to the indicator of power reserve in the centre of the dial. The window date takes its place in a zone of 1 and 2 o`clock. Read more…

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Lady Limited Edition at SIHH 2011

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Lady Limited Edition

The Geneva watch company Girard-Perregaux has pleased women with an elegant novelty Vintage 1945 Lady watch in a rectangular case made of pink gold. It is a very well-known watch company. The foundation of the company Girard-Perregaux refers to 1791 year. Among the first outstanding watches with the  hallmark of the company was a model Tourbillon with Three Bridges, this model  won twice a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris (1867 and 1869 years). But the history of prosperity of the company and gaining of the international fame associated with implementing the principle of “global manufacturing”, which implies the creation of an industrial complex that includes both the manufacture of individual parts and arrangements of any type and design of exclusive models of high artistic value. Read more…