Welcome to my Top Swiss Chronographs Boutique: Girard-Perregaux: Swiss Haute Horlogerie since 1791; more than two centuries of craftsmanship and perpetual commitment to perfection. In 1791, watchmaker and goldsmith Jean-François Bautte signed his first watches. He created a manufacturing company in Geneva, grouping for the first time ever all the watchmaking facets of that time. This included the engineering of the watch all the way to the final hand-assembly and hand-polishing of each piece. In 1832, Jacques Bautte and Jean-Samuel Rossel succeeded Jean Bautte, becoming the head of the company. In 1852, the watchmaker Constant Girard founded Girard & Cie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. He then married Marie Perregaux in 1854, and the Girard-Perregaux Manufacture was founded in 1856. In 1906, Constant Girard-Gallet, who took over control of the Manufacture from his father, acquired the Bautte House and merged it with Girard-Perregaux & Cie. Headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the company opened the Girard-Perregaux Museum near its headquarters in Villa Marguerite in 1999. It is best known for the historic Tourbillon with three gold bridges, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1889 International Exposition in Paris soon after the launch of the watch. Other notable models from the company include the collection 1966, Vintage 1945, and models such as Tri-Axial Tourbillon and Laureato, an icon inspired from the 1970s. Since 1999, the Villa Marguerite, building in La Chaux-de-Fonds from the beginning of the 20th century, has housed the Girard-Perregaux-Museum: selection of old watches, illustrating glorious history of famous brand. Girard-Perregaux relies on being a manufacturer of movements and watches, and a manufacturer of cases and bands. They bring together some tens of different components: watchmakers, engineers, movement decorators, polishers, etc. This global approach, founded on the traditional know-how of the watchmaking craftsmanship, allows them to create and direct high quality watches and movements from the assembly stages all the way to the final encasement. The Laureato was born in 1975. Its original design featured an integrated bracelet and an octagonal bezel. In the 1980s, the Laureato models mostly featured quartz movements. In 1995, to celebrate the Laureato’s 20th anniversary, the Manufacture decided to relaunch the model, this time equipped with a calibre GP3100 automatic movement, with three hands and a date. In 2005, a sportier version of the Laureato, named the Evo3, designating the model’s third major evolution, was presented. In 2016, for the 225th Anniversary of the brand, the Laureato collection returned to centre stage thanks to a re-design of its lines, aimed to be as close as possible to its original features: octagonal bezel and fully-integrated bracelet were back. However, the movement fitted into the steel case was not a quartz, but a GP3300 movement. Movement: - in-house calibre GP 33C0.A0 - 52 jewels - column wheel chronograph - power-reserve: 42 hours - Cotes-de-Geneve - frequency: 28.800vph Case: - titanium - fine-brushed - 44mm excl. crown, 47,8mm incl. - 15,2mm thick - unique Ti No. **6 (for buyer only), best confirmation of authenticity Bezel: - titanium - octagon - multi-level - fixed - polished/brushed Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective See through sapphire case-back Crown: - titanium - screwed-down with logo - push/pull - two chronograph pushers with security Dial: - black, looks blue at a certain angle because of anti-reflective coating - Clous-de-Paris pattern - luminescent hands and Arabic numerals - date at 12:00 o'clock - tachymeter round the outer rim - central chronograph seconds hand - three chronograph sub-dials: small seconds at 03:00 o'clock 12-hours counter at 06:00 o'clock AM/PM at 09:00 o'clock Titanium original Girard-Perregaux bracelet: - length ca. 19cm - width: 24mm by lugs, 18mm by clasp Double folding "butterfly" clasp with logo Weight: 120 grams Water-resistant 3ATM/30 meter High recognition level. Distinctive design. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop showcase. General professional pre-sale service was made in August 2024: the watch is keeping good time and working perfectly. My personal authenticity and quality warranty: you will get warranty card (as pictured), fully completed and signed on the back. Insured, registered shipping worldwide. My personal conclusion as a connoisseur and wristwatch lover with 30+ years of experience: Titanium chronograph manufactured in one of world's best watch dynasties, light and comfortable on your wrist, looking chic and stylish - what could be better for a cool guy with impeccable taste!? NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers!