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    • Girard-Perregaux

    Girard-Perregaux, also know as GP, is a leading Swiss luxury watch brand. It founded in 1791 and since 1906 is known under its current name Girard-Perregaux. It is owned by the Sowind Group/Kering (Gucci, Ulysse Nardin). Shortly after its launch, the predecessor of Girard-Perregaux became the first watch workshop to control all workflows of watchmaking in-house.

    GP watches have featured many new and innovative concepts. Girard-Perregaux started the first commercial production of a wristwatch, namely two thousand watches for German Kaiser Wilhelm I and his military corps. In the 1960s, Girard-Perregaux invented the a high-frequency mechanic movement. In the 1970s it set the standard for quartz watches, still valid today: a movement that vibrates with 32,768 hertz. Early in the 21st century, GP developed a constant force escapement. Notable Girard-Perregaux watches are the Gyromatic, Sea Hawk, Richeville, Hawk, 1966 Full Calendar, 1966 Minute Repeater.

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    Monochrome Monday: The Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon (Now In White Gold)

    As with every object located on earth, a watch is subjected to several forces. Together with magnetic fields, the worst enemy of an escapement is gravity, a force strong enough to deregulate a watch if it remains constantly in the same position. Brice Goulard of Monochrome Watches writes that in order to counteract this undesirable effect, a well-known...

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    Mar 30, 2015 by Brice Goulard

    Baselworld 2015 Preview: New Versions of the Girard-Perregaux 1966

    Among Girard-Perregaux’s releases at Baselworld this year are new pieces in the 1966 collection for men and women. The new Girard-Perregaux 1966 features a rose-gold case and fine guilloché on the dial.

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    Mar 18, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

    Complicated Watches: 7 Standout Tourbillon Watches

    Baselworld 2015 is over, and we’ve seen a number of new tourbillon watches among the offerings. Here’s a look back at the most interesting, clever, and daring variations on the now-ubiquitous tourbillon watch presented in this year and last year.. For its Breguet Classique Tourbillon Quantième Perpetuel, which combines a tourbillon with a perpetual calendar,...

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    Mar 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Monochrome Watch Review: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Dual Time

    The 1966 Collection by Girard-Perregaux is defined by its clean, pure and refined design. We at Monochrome Watches have hailed its styling before, when we reviewed the 1966 Blue Dial and the more recent 41-mm edition. This collection also includes numerous complications, such as an Equation of Time and Annual Calendar, a full calendar and even a Minute Repeater. The only...

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    Jan 15, 2015 by Brice Goulard

    Monochrome Essentials: Introducing the Girard-Perregaux Traveller WW.TC Titanium DLC

    Here at Monochrome Watches, we love world time watches. It’s probably the most useful complication in this modern day and age for savvy travellers, whether for business or leisure. Girard-Perregaux introduced the WW.TC – the initials stand for World Wide Time Control – in 2000, and last year the model got a major update, both...

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    Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

    Fratello Classics: 5 Interesting Pre-Owned Watches Under $4,000

    I wrote a Fratello Friday article on the things you need to consider when buying a pre-owned or vintage timepiece. I suggest that if you are not familiar with buying pre-owned watches, you read that article first to familiarize with the things you need to consider before buying a pre-owned watch… which is the subject...

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    Jan 10, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

    Harry Winston Ocean DualTime Monochrome

    At the 2013 Baselworld, watch-and-jewelry brand Harry Winston had the watch press’s collective tongue wagging about its haute horlogerie creations, the Histoire de Tourbillon 4 and Opus XIII. Not to be overlooked, however, is the interesting new GMT watch in the brand’s sporty Ocean collection, the Ocean Dual Time Monochrome.

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    Jan 10, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Which Watch Brand Spends the Most on Advertising?

    We take a look at the top watch advertisers in the U.S. - including Cartier, Rolex, Movado and Patek Philippe - and reveal how much they spend, and who spends the most.

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    Dec 31, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

    Fratello Classics: My Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2014

    Fratello Classics takes a look back at the many Baselworld 2014 appointments, and in this article, I will show you the five watches that impressed me the most during the show. Actually, it is virtually impossible to come up with just five, as there were 1,500 exhibitors showing their goods. So, my selection is taken only...

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    Dec 30, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

    Time is Money: The 26 Richest Swiss Watch Barons

    Each year the respected Swiss business magazine, Bilan, publishes a list of the 300 richest Swiss with a rough estimate of their fortunes. For this article we examined the list for you to see which members of the watch industry made the ranking. Here they are:

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    Dec 3, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

    Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Large Date Moon-Phases

    Girard-Perregaux reveals the complexity behind the dial, adding a level of mechanical involvement to an already dramatic timepiece. The movement’s wheels and levers co-star with the large date and moon-phase displays to increase appreciation of the intricate inner engine.

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    Nov 26, 2014 by WatchTime

    Kering Acquires Ulysse Nardin

    Kering, the luxury goods conglomerate formerly known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR), has acquired 100 percent of Swiss luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin, an independent brand that had long been the subject of takeover rumors. Ulysse Nardin now joins the Sowind Group brands, Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard, in Kering’s expanding “Luxury – Watches and Jewellery” division.

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    Jul 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    Press Release: WatchTime Presents the Watches of Baselworld 2014

    New York City (NY): America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has released its complete Baselworld reporting from 2014 as a downloadable E-Special. This E-Special is packed with informative product news (with photos) on 79 new watches introduced at Baselworld — the world’s largest and most important watch fair — along with sidebar articles and an investigative piece...

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    Jul 31, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

    The 5 Top Patek Philippe Watches in Antiquorum’s June Watch Auction

    Antiquorum’s next “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on June 28. More than 532 watches will be on the block and highlighted, as per usual, by several important models from Patek Philippe. Here are the five Patek Philippe watches expected to draw the most...

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    Jun 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    JCK 2014: New Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk in Rose Gold (With Live Photo)

    Another new watch that was previewed at Baselworld makes its official press debut at JCK 2014 in Las Vegas: an all-new rose-gold version of the Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk, the brand’s flagship chronograph watch.

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    May 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    Monochrome Monday: The New, Cobalt Blue Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk is a modern version of a classical Girard-Perregaux sports watch, and we have to admit, it’s a pretty good one. On Monochrome-watches.com, we presented you the new Sea Hawk, before its launch at Baselworld 2013, as well as its chronograph brother, the Chrono Hawk. For 2014, this chunky dive watch has been updated with...

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    Apr 28, 2014 by Frank Geelen

    Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon Debuts at Baselworld 2014

    Following up last year’s Constant Escapement, Girard-Perregaux flexes its horological muscles again at this year’s Baselworld with the introduction of the Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon, a limited edition of 10 watches in rose-gold cases.

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    Mar 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    WatchTime E-Special: The Watch Cities of Switzerland

    New York City (NY); Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has published a new E-Special: “The Watch Cities of Switzerland.” This downloadable e-special can be found here: http://watchtime-shop.com/specials/watchtime-e-special-the-watch-cities-of-switzerland.html This E-Special compiles four feature-length articles about four watchmaking cities in Switzerland: Bienne, where Rolex, Omega, and the Swatch Group make timepieces; La Chaux-De-Fonds, which...

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    Mar 27, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

    Ticking the Blues: 2 New Girard-Perregaux Watches With Blue Dials

    In case you haven’t noticed, blue is the hot color in the watch world, recently appearing all across the horological spectrum on dials, bezels, straps, et cetera. Recently, Girard-Perregaux reminded us that its founder, Jean-Francois Bautte, was one of the first watchmakers to incorporate the color into his timepieces.

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    Feb 25, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

    5 Things You Should Know About the New Jeanrichard Aeroscope “208 Seconds”

    In honor of "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Jeanrichard has released a special-edition timepiece, the Jeanrichard "208 Seconds" Aeroscope. Here's what you need to know about it.

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    Jan 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo
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