crown comfortAnother novelty we see this year is the continuation of the Bridges Collection without Tourbillon. Last year we saw the modern interpretation, the Neo Bridges, which was and still is one of the top highlights of 2017. And this year, GP follows up with a more classic interpretation of the same design. Instead of Titanium case and arched bridges, we now have classic pink gold and traditional arrowhead bridges...">Story

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crown comfortAt SIHH 2018, Girard-Perregaux is extending its Laureato line with the introduction of the Laureato Chronograph in 42mm and 38mm with a variary of case/bracelet materials and dials. After the Laureato from 1996, the Laureato Chronograph Olimpico (Ref 80170) and the Laureato Evo3 Chronograph (80180), GP goes back to the tradition of bringing a sports bracelet Chronograph with the iconic Laureato case to its customers. Please find below some details from the press release: Girard-Perregaux launches The Laureato ... ...">Story

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crown comfortFriends, There is something that really gives me deep pleasure in this hobby of ours. Surprisingly, it is not so much fulfilling big dreams of grail and expensive watches. Yes, that can also be exciting. However, what really gives me something special, is to uncover hidden gems, that others have neglected, that often cost not more than a bag of crisps, but when cleaned up, they have that Cinderella transformation...">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, Not long ago we got news about the Laureato Ceramic and now Girard-Perregaux released the Laureato Skeleton Ceramic! These are still watches I am waiting to see in real but from the look of the PR material I am very hopeful! Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Ceramic: This new ceramic version has the same base as the steel version: 42mm case, Calibre GP01800-0006, integrated bracelet. So, what’s new? The movement, PVD treated to match the black ceramic. Giving the movement a bit more focus, IMO. .....">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, Girard-Perregaux is really pushing the rebirth of the Laureato, new versions of this year are not over yet… This time it is one for the ladies, the Laureato 34 mm Royalty Limited Edition! Or should we call it “Blue Diamond”? This Limited Edition has a different blue dial, clearer, brighter blue. The dial still with the beautiful Clous de Paris pattern, but the date disk is not matching as on the regular version which gives a good contrast to read the date. The blue dial is surrounded by 56 diamonds ... ...">Story

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foverstaAs you know, the Laureato collection has become the key pillar of the Girard-Perregaux catalogue. When it was released at the beginning of the year, I thought that we were seeing all the Laureato novelties during the SIHH. I was wrong since during the next months several other models like the Laureato Skeleton were added. And it is not over! Three new models have just been released...">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, “I saw the light” … Often when we approach watches, we zoom in on details or objects that are possible to take on, to touch. But when it comes to the Girard-Perregaux Three Golden Bridges reference 99280, I think the big difference is in things we can’t really touch. The Light and the Space! Creating a “Room”! This is not unique for the 99280 or the Three Golden Bridges, I think this is something GP master on many of their models, but in this post, I will try to focus on the 99280. When approaching .....">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, This year’s surprises are not over from the Blue House on the Hill in La Chaux de Fonds! Earlier this year we saw the birth of the Laureato Skeleton… Now, here is the Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton! Same-same but different? No. Same-same BUT very different! Same 42 mm Laureato base. White Gold or Pink Gold. Same complication: Skeleton, but executed in an entire different way, I will get back to that...">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, Last week Girard-Perregaux launched a new member in the Laureato family, the Laureato 42mm Ceramic! From the press shots it looks big and bold. Dark and dangerous. My feelings very similar to my first reaction of the Neo-Bridges with DLC coating. From being used to see the Neo-Tourbillon in Pink Gold, suddenly there was a dark version… Same here, used to my steel version with blue dial, to suddenly see an all-black version makes you think...">Story

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blomman Mr BlueFriends, We all know that Girard-Perregaux have some very nice watches with the Large Date complication in their current collection. For example, the 1966 Large Date Moon Phases: Or the Vintage 1945 XXL: GP has a very nice Large Date mechanism. Seamless, no bar or edge separating the two numbers. Lightning fast, date change is completed in under 5 milliseconds when triggered! (Me and CC once tried to capture the date change on video, but even on slow-motion it was too fast for the naked eye) But the Large .....">Story

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