The Graduate

It's nice to own an important part of quartz watch history, and a piece that traces its history from the present day back to 1975 when the Laureato (graduate in Italian) first appeared with a quartz movement.

GP played an important part in the history of the quartz watch movement when they produced the first Swiss Made quartz watch in 1970. The price back then was actually higher than the mechanical watches of the day. In addition, the quartz resonance frequency of 32,768 Hz that is still used in quartz watches today was the frequency that GP used in their first pieces.

The Laureato that you show was produced in the mid 1980's. Is it still running well? Does it hold any particular significance for you?

Hope you enjoy it.

Regards

Andrew

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GP girard perregaux laureato LES CHRONOMETRIES MODEL? HELP

By: mnorman : August 9th, 2012-12:13

Hello everyone I have an older GP Laureato LES CHRONOMETRIES and i was looking for some more info on it. I have not had any luck searching for it It says GPI what does the I stand for thanks for any help...

I've seen that hallmark on other...

By: dxboon : August 10th, 2012-00:16

...vintage GP movements. I believe it's a manufacture code. Cheers, Daos

The Graduate

By: AndrewD : August 10th, 2012-03:56

Watch running

By: mnorman : August 10th, 2012-10:48

Hello, I have brought it to my jeweler to put a new battery in this watch. It was my fathers, he had a lot of watches, this is not one of my favorites but i think it is a beautiful watch. Heavy well made the band is very comfortable to wear. =There is so ...

Finding history can be challenging ...

By: AndrewD : August 10th, 2012-15:14

... as you have found. Keep searching and if you can find out more about your model, add that information here with more pictures. Vintage watch information is like a huge jigsaw puzzle that is a lot of fun to put together. And enjoy your fathers watch. S...