Girard Perregaux

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Eξαιρετικη εταιρεια με το Seahawk να παραμενει ενας μεγαλος ποθος..

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Ιστορικοτατη εταιρεια αλλα εχει χασει εδαφος σε σχεση με τον ανταγωνισμο..

φαινεται ομως οτι κανει γοργα βηματα για να ανακτησει το χαμενο εδαφος

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Girard Perregaux Tribute to José Froilán González and Ferrari

The 14th of July 1951, Ferrari celebrated its first official triumph when José Froilán González finished the Silverstone circuit in first place at the wheel of the Ferrari 375 — giving Ferrari its first ever F1 World Championship. Today, the story goes on as Ferrari is the most popular brand in the motorsport world and José Froilán González is known as one of F1′s all time best. To pay tribute to these performances, Girard-Perregaux launched limited edition “Tribute to Froilán González”, producing just 6o pieces for the 60th Anniversary of that historic race. The first chronograph, numbered 00/60 , was presented to Gonzalez himself during a ceremony orchestrated for the occasion. A fitting tribute to one of one of F1′s greatest all-time drivers. Note that this is not a “Ferrari” branded watch (though GP used to make such watches, this torch has now passed to Hublot).

Girard Perregaux Tribute to José Froilán González and Ferrari

Limited edition 60 pieces

43mm steel case (13.7mm thick), automatic mechanical manufacture movement GP 33CO, rubber strap with folding clasp

Functions: hour, minute, chronograph with inverted push-pieces, internal rotating bezel, date, day/night indicator, small second





Case-back is sapphire crystal, secured by 6 screws with the drawing of the Silverstone circuit:h




Chronograph with inverted push-pieces

CASE
Material: steel
Diameter: 43.00 mm
Height: 13.70 mm
Crystal: antireflective sapphire
Case-back: sapphire crystal, secured by 6 screws with the drawing of the Silverstone circuit
Water resistance: 5 ATM

MOVEMENT
Movement: Girard-Perregaux GP33C0, automatic
Calibre: 13 ’’’
Frequency: 28,800 Vib/h (4 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 46 hours
Jewels: 52
Functions: hour, minute, chronograph with inverted push-pieces, internal rotating bezel, date, day/night indicator, small second

STRAP
Material: black rubber
Strap size: 22.00/19.00 mm
Buckle: steel, folding

Reference: 49930-11-612AFK6A

http://blog.perpetuelle.com/watches/gir ... d-ferrari/

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GIRARD-PERREGAUX Custom Watch for Christie's Green Auction



http://news.watchprosite.com/show-forum ... 80713/s-0/

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ωραια ιδεα........

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GIRARD-PERREGAUX - 1966 Chronograph 42 mm

The 1966 chronograph has now adopted a case with a diameter of 42 millimetres to make room for the measurement of short time periods.

Press release


New proportions. Performance guaranteed by Girard-Perregaux’s technical expertise. Perfect readability. The Girard-Perregaux 1966 chronograph has now adopted a case with a diameter of 42 millimetres to make room for the measurement of short time periods. The model’s discreet, classic elegance blossoms on a new dial that extols the virtues of functionality.

Thanks to its character and the excellence of its execution, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection has naturally established itself as one of the brand's icons. It beats to the rhythm of Manufacture movements and concentrates all the historical, technical and aesthetic craftsmanship of Girard-Perregaux. This new chronograph continues the quest for precision and reliability pursued by Girard-Perregaux, in terms of both function and style.



42 millimeters. A new diameter for this collection in response to demand from our clients. Girard-Perregaux has increased the size of the case while at the same time maintaining its pure lines, curve and horns that are carefully designed to hug the wrist. Crafted from pink gold at the Manufacture’s workshops, the case undergoes meticulous finishing work to reveal the brilliance of the noble material, without ostentation or compromise.

The dial in this new layout proposes the date at 6 o’clock. Silver-plated, it remains faithful to the classic, timeless elegance of the collection. With an elegant central second hand circling above it, the dial presents a tachymetric scale on its external circumference, highlighting its technical character. Two counters face one another at 3 o'clock and 9 o’clock. The leaf-shaped hour and minute hands indicate the applied Arabic numerals in pink gold. If it demonstrates subtle refinement in its production, the dial also offers an optimum time display.

Behind the scenes, a Girard-Perregaux manufactured self-winding mechanical movement is at work. Equipped with a power reserve of over 46 hours, it boats an oscillating weight in engraved pink gold whose beautifully-crafted decoration is visible through the transparent case back.
The product of over 220 years of watchmaking experience, the movement comes from the famous calibre 3000 family that is at the root of the Girard-Perregaux 1966 collection.



GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 CHRONOGRAPH 42 MM
Technical specifications

Case in pink gold with anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case back: with sapphire crystal
Diameter: 42.00 mm
Water resistance: 30 meters
Crown: pink gold, engraved with the GP logo
Dial: opaline silver
Hand: “leaf” type

Girard-Perregaux 3300-0057 Movement
Self-winding mechanical movement
Functions: hour, minute, small second, chronograph, date
Calibre: 11 ½ '''
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations / hour (4 Hz)
Jewels: 57
Power reserve: minimum 46 hours
Winding: self-winding, oscillating weight in pink gold with “Côtes de Genève” engraving

Alligator-skin strap
Ardillon buckle in pink gold

Reference
49542-52-151-BK6A

http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... aph-42-mm/

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Ωραιος χρονογραφος!

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Girard-Perregaux Foudroyante Rattrapante Watch Hands-On



This was one of the more interesting products I saw at SIHH 2012 and I don't even know if Girard-Perregaux is going to market it that much. The piece is sort of half-new half-existing, but you can of course call it a new model. A few years ago Girard-Perregaux was one of the brands making Ferrari-branded timepieces. At the time they had a gold watch called the Scuderia Ferrari Foudroyante Rattrapante. The Ferrari name departs and the watch gets a totally new dial for 2012. I don't know how many of these watches will be around, but I really want one.

The piece will be simply called the Girard-Perregaux Foudroyante Rattrapante watch. It is a great value for the movement and the two exotic complications. Essentially the watch has a 30 minute split second (rattrapante) chronograph that measures 1/8 of a second on a dedicated hand (foudroyante). It also has the time. In my opinion this new dial is a lot nicer than the previous one on the Ferrari model. A lot of that has to do with the hands and the colors.



While the case is just 40mm wide the piece does sit a bit larger on the wrist due to the larger lugs and the prominent crown and pushers. The split second pusher is located in the crown itself for a cleaner look. As I state in the video what I love about this watch are the retro looks and use of dauphine hands on a sports watch. You rarely see that and I think the dial is able to pull it off really well. You also have applied hour markers and a very legible face. All it is missing is lume.

As a sports watch it is hard to call it modern looking. The case is rather modern - if not a bit chunky, but the dial is all old school, but in a good way. Proportions are pretty good and all the hands are easy to see. Watches like this tell other watches with stubby hands to suck it. Someday I know I am going to get into a fist fight with some industrial designer that makes watch dials with hands so short they mock clocks everywhere. For the sake of the children, please let's focus on not totally forgetting how to design analog watch dials. Thanks for keeping it real GP. The dial itself has a sprinkling of red color and watching that arrow style foudroyante hand mechanically spin is a real pleasure. The periphery of the dial has a minute scale and a really covert tachymeter scale as well.



Inside the GP Foudroyante Rattrapante (say that five times fast) is an in-house made Girard-Perregaux Caliber 8020 automatic movement. The case of the watch is highly polished with brushed sides and I like the no frills caseback which is just a nice piece of polished steel. Attached to the watch is a fitted reptile strap for a nice refined look. There is a lot to like about this incredibly unpretentious high-end timepiece. Price isn't that bad either considering the complications and the brand. Another upside is that this is a chronograph mechanism you'll love to use because watching it in action is so fun. Brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre even built watches with constant foudroyante hands because some people like watching them all the time.

For me this is a stellar watch that might have never got the attention it deserved back a few years ago when the previous version was released. For people with a trained sense of taste and understanding of horology, this will make a great timepiece. Price is a very reasonable 13,200 Swiss Francs.

http://www.ablogtoread.com/girard-perre ... -hands-on/

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