There’s a notable dearth of clean, reasonably sized, mechanical world-timing watches on the market, which is a shame because not only are they super cool, the complication is exceptionally useful. Well that’s about to change with the Girard-Perregaux WW.TC 1966 – a classic world-timer with thoughtfully reserved proportions, and the answer that many business travelers […]
There is something uniquely special about a nicely executed, simple chronograph. At a time, when everything has to be explained, scrutinized and analyzed, every once in a while, it just feels sweet to be able to lean back and enjoy the perks of a job done well. Once you cut the whole “’70s vintage-inspired” malarkey, that is […]
Last year, Girard-Perregaux celebrated its 225th anniversary by releasing a new Laureato that we saw hands-on here, a totally new all-steel watch and the first redesign of the series since the 2003 Laureato Evo 3. Bringing the aesthetic focus back to the style of the original 1975 model, the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato was intended to serve […]
Let’s all wish Girard-Perregaux a happy 225th birthday and share a virtual cake, right along with a closer look at this beautiful tribute to the brand’s Gyromatic watches from the 1960s. The Girard-Perregaux 1957 Gyromatic watch pays stylistic tribute to early models that used a technical solution by Girard-Perregaux to improve automatic winding efficiency from around […]
At SIHH 2017, I enjoyed seeing the interesting new Girard-Perregaux Neo Bridges Automatic Titanium watch – that takes an aesthetic concept the brand began a few years ago and makes it just that much more accessibly priced (but still pretty high-end). Luxury watch brands have been pushing to release more models with appealing and distinctive […]
“Siri, what time is it in Worcestershire?” “OK Zach, here’s what I found on the web for recipes using Worcestershire sauce.” We already know that mechanical watches are at a perpetual disadvantage when it comes to practicality in an increasingly connected world, but if there’s one complication that’s routinely both easier to reference, and easier […]
Girard-Perregaux celebrated its 225th anniversary last year by releasing a new Laureato watch in stainless steel, which I thought was rather handsome with some interesting design elements. And earlier this year, Girard-Perregaux updated the Laureato collection with new gold options. Now, there’s a new skeletonized version called the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton that we are looking […]