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SEAFARING AND WATCHMAKING – The Girard Perregaux Collection
Today I would like to bring your attention to Girard Perregaux Collection specially made for individuals involve in Seafaring activities. These watches of Girard Perregaux were produce in limited numbers and maintain their ‘exclusive’ presence on the wrist of its lucky and remarkable owners.
Seafaring and watchmaking have enjoyed a long shared history. The patience, skills and craftsmanship associated with the Haute Horlogerie, the domain which Gerard-Perregaux excels, are akin to those needed to excel in the various disciplines of the sea. And what sporting event better embodies the heritage of centuries of seafaring than the America’s Cup, with its use of cutting-edge technology and solid team spirit.
Since 2004, Girard-Perregaux has teamed up with the BMW ORACLE Racing in its challenge for the America’s Cup in 2007. The collection developed for BMW Oracle is tantalizing glimpse into the rich and varied world of Girard-Perregaux.
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The Team Watch
The BMW Oracle Racing Team is home to “the best of the best” in their fields of activity, people from 16 different nationalities creating a wondrous organism where the world is, indeed, stronger than the sum of its parts. Girard-Perregaux dedicates to each crew member an individually personalized watch with his own crew number engraved on the back. A special series of watches is also produced with the number ‘18’ engraved on the back for non-sailing Team members and close supporters of the Challenge. This year Girard-Perregaux is dedicating an R&D Chronograph to the 18th man, with a steel case and vulcanized natural rubber bracelet.
watch description : Steel case. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Girard-Perragaux GP033C0 movement. Mechanical with automatic winding. Inverse push-pieces chronograph with 2x5’ “regatta pre-start” indication. 24hr indication. Vulcanized natural rubber strap with folding buckle.
Lady’s Team Watch
In a sport dominated by men, Girard-Perregaux has decided to create a watch testifying to the unique and fundamental contribution to the Challenge by female members of the Team. Some of them are sailing designers, other are responsible for the equipment of the sailing team, and others are lawyers and experts in finance and management. They are contributing their unique savoir-faire and sensibilities to the objective of the syndicate : winning the 32nd edition of the America’s Cup.
watch description : Steel case with 48 0.96 carats diamonds or steel case. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Girrard-Perragaux GP030C0 movement. Mechanical with automatic winding. Column wheel chronograph with 2x5’ “regatta pre-start” indication. Alligator strap with folding buckle.
R&D 01 Perpetual Calendar
As the name of the watch itself testifies, “R&D” speaks volumes about Girrard-Perregaux’s dedication to Research & Development and attention to detail.
The watch design is unique for a chronograph. The start/stop buttons are place on the left hand of the watch dial as opposed to the right. This allows optimum comfort of operation of the chronograph during a race.
Watch description : White gold case. Anti-refelctive sapphire crystal. Girard-Perragaux GPMV3170L movement. Mechanical with automatic winding. Reverse-side chronograph with 2x5’ “regatta pre-start” indication. Perpetual calendar with moon-phase and 24hr indication. Vulcanized natural rubber strap with folding buckle. Limited and numbered edition of 156 pieces.
“USA 87” represents a significant milestone in BMW ORACLE Racing’s challenge for the 32nd America’s Cup. The Yacht unveiled at the end of march 2006 in Valencia is the fruit of 3 years of intensive research and development efforts.
Weight being one of the constraints confronting the Team, Titanium is among the materials most widely employed on board, as it provides an optimum mix of durability and lightness. In line with Girard-Perregaux’s modern interpretation of traditional Swiss watch-making, the timepiece is powered by a self winding movement, featuring and original central chornograph minute hand allowing optimal readability.
Watch Description : Titanium case. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Girrard-Perregaux GP033C0 movement. Mechanical with automatic winding. Inversed push-pieces chronograph with 2x5’ “regatta pre-start” indication. 24 hour indication. Vulcanised natural rubber strap with folding buckle. Limited and numbered edition of 750 pieces.
Sea Hawk Pro 1000m – Golden Gate YC
The name ‘Sea Hawk’ is particularly evocative of Girard-Perregaux’s traditional association with sea-faring activities. It came into us during the 2nd World War designating watches for “active service” and particularly product within a nautical connotation. Starting in the 60s and 70s, the Sea Hawk line evolved into a series of high performance diving watches, a characteristics that remains to this day.
Watch description : Steel case. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Girard-Perragaux GP033R0 movement. Mechanical with automatic winding. 1000 meters water resistant with screw-down water resistant crown. Helium relief valve. Unidirectional rotating bezel. Power reserve indication. Vulcanized natural rubber strap with folding buckle. Limited and numbered edition of 1000 pieces.
Sea Hawk II Pro Challenger of record – Flying Tourbillon
Just as the America’s Cup is an extreme sporting challenge, the Tourbillon watches designed and produced by Girard-Perregaux push back the boundaries of watch-making even further. Who else can claim having a Tourbillon water-resistant to 1000 or even 3000 meters? The challenge was first laid down for Girard-Perregaux designers and engineers. To produce something that would combine the finest Swiss watch-making tradition with today’s technologies creating an object whose exclusivity and performance would set the connoisseurs’pulses racing. Girard-Perregaux is dedicating a series of this exquisitely complex mechanism to BMW Oracle Racing in seriously limited numbers.
Watch description : Gold-Case. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Girard-Perragaux GPV97 Flying Tourbillon Movement. Mechanical with manual winding. 1000 meters water resistant with screw-down water resistant crown. Two lateral decompression valve. Unidirectional rotating bezel. Alligator strap with folding buckle. Limited and numbered edition of 32 pieces.
