The Luxury Watch Blog

Girard-Perregaux are great watches! We love their style and class and so does Men’s Vouge

Gravity is a constant pest, and if you’re not paying attention, it can affect the precision of your watch. This problem was rampant in the days when gentlemen kept their pocket watches in one position hour after hour. The Jackpot Tourbillion from Girard-Perregaux is designed to counter these affects. And as an extra touch, this timepiece features a fully functioning slot machine, so you can keep lady luck close by at all times.

Girard-Perregaux (G-P) is a Swiss manufacturer of complex timepieces. The company can trace its origins to 1791 making it one of the older manufactures within the industry. The current name, however, would not appear until 1854 when watchmaker Constant Girard married Marie Perregaux and the modern company was born.

G-P is well known within the world of horology for the “Tourbillon under Three Gold Bridges” or Tourbillon Sous Trois Ponts d’Or. The company can also claim true manufacture status, meaning that it produces the vast majority of the movements used within their timepieces, rather than relying on stock or ébauche parts made by companies such as ETA SA.

MD: Stefano, can you describe your role at Girard-Perregaux and tell us what areas you oversee?

SM: That is the one billion-dollar question! (laughing) I have three main roles inside Girard-Perregaux. First, I’m involved in product design. Second, I am responsible for the global Girard-Perregaux corporate image including our retail concept. And third, I am in charge of the BMW-Oracle Racing partnership. From the relationship with the Challenge to the design of limited editions dedicated to our America’s Cup partnership. In general, I’m working on keeping the brand image and the design consistent in different fields. We have a clear vision of what makes Girard-Perregaux and pay close attention to our brand’s integrity.

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To honor the closeness between classical music and haute Horlogère -two ancestral arts still instilling an incomparable emotion-, Girard-Perregaux is associated to of one of the most unusual and prestigious musical event in Europe: the Menuhin Festival Gstaad. Exceptional concerts with international artists will take place until the 8th of September.

In tribute to this 51st Festival, Girard-Perregaux has dedicated a 10-pieces limited edition: Menuhin Festival Gstaad. In addition, the company organizes in its lounge located in the Festival tent, an exclusive presentation of two artists immersed in their work: a Girard-Perregaux master watchmaker and the renowned violin maker Claude Lebet.

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