Girard Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux 1966 Tourbillon With Gold Bridge

 

Many of you responded very positively to the previous incarnation of the 1966 Tourbillon With Gold Bridge, celebrating the 220th anniversary of the Manufacture.  What do you think about this latest incarnation?  I think it is lovely and bursting with elegance!  Looking forward to hearing your collective thoughts on this model.  For those of you who must add the white gold variant to your collection, better pick up the phone to your AD ASAP!  I had to double-check that I had the edition numbers correct (25 in pink gold / 5 in white gold)! -- Daos

From the press release:

Girard-Perregaux’s new Tourbillon with Gold Bridge is the expression of a unique heritage. The tourbillon mechanism is a combination of the Manufacture’s expertise, tooled with the precision required by the Maison’s GP 09600 selfwinding mechanical movement. This creation is presented in two very limited editions – in both white and pink gold, to underline the piece’s exclusive nature. Its 40 mm diameter houses a silvered dial with sunburst-motif that harks back to the classic watches of the time. Four applied hour markers give aesthetic balance while the leaf-shaped hour and minutes hands fly elegantly over the dial. The tourbillon sits majestically at 6 o’clock.

Opulently decorated, each piece respects the sophistication of the work. The carriage is mounted with gold adjusting screws, and is chamfered and polished by hand, as are the escapement and pallet bridges. This
new arrival features a tourbillon bridge fashioned in an unusual shape called “bassiné”, with rounded arms. The craftsman dexterously files the ends with regular movements to give them a soft, semi-cylindrical form, before finishing the work with traditional tools such as buffs, stones, diamond paste and boxwood sticks. Underpinning it all is the history of the Tourbillon with Gold Bridge and the Maison’s remarkable craftsmanship. The interior of the case houses the famous Girard-Perregaux caliber GP 09600 whose architecture and decorations are inspired by the pocket tourbillons of the nineteenth century.

This new Tourbillon with Gold Bridge dedicates its beauty and technical excellence to the Girard-Perregaux heritage and takes its rightful place among Haute Horlogerie’s finest creations. The inheritor of “savoir-faire” from the Fine Watchmaking Heritage.

Technical specifications
Pink or white gold case
Bezel: satin-brushed with diamonds
Diameter: 40.00 mm
Glass: anti-glare sapphire
Hands: in pink or white gold
Crown: pink gold 5N18 or white gold with engraved GP logo
Back: closed with 6 screws
Water resistance: 30 meters
Girard-Perregaux self winding mechanical movement GP09600-0014
(pink gold), GP09600-0021 (white gold)
Caliber: 12 ¾ ’’’
Frequency: 21,600 Vph - (3 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 48 hours
Jewels: 31 rubies
Number of components: 228
Main plate: rhodium plated, circular-grained, circular-grained and beveled
recesses
Bridges: Geneva stripes, polished inside angles
Tourbillon bridge: gold with rounded arms, hand-polished, polished
corners, satin-brushed edges
Balance spring: Philips terminal curve
Balance wheel: variable inertia with gold adjustment screws
Functions: Tourbillon, hour, minute, small seconds on the tourbillon
Strap in brown (pink gold) or black (white gold) alligator
Pink or white gold pin buckle

References
99535-52-131-BKBA (pink gold, limited edition of 25)
99535-53-131-BK6A (white gold, limited edition of 5)





This message has been edited by dxboon on 2013-01-23 07:58:31