Girard Perregaux Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph, 42 mm, Stainless steel

Girard-Perregaux traces its roots to Jean-François Bautte’s Geneva watchmaking business of 1791. The Girard-Perregaux name itself dates to Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux in 1856. In 1867, the Three Bridges tourbillon made the movement’s architecture part of its appearance. La Esmeralda, with three gold bridges, won a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition. The Laureato brought an octagonal bezel and integrated bracelet to the range in 1975. The Constant Escapement reached production and won the GPHG’s top prize in 2013. Kering sold Sowind, owner of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin, to its management in 2022. The brand remains within independent Sowind, with its manufacture based in La Chaux-de-Fonds.