Girard-Perregaux Adds a Perpetual Calendar to the Laureato Collection
“Laureato” translates to “Graduate” in English, and the Girard-Perregaux Laureato, the 1970s luxury sports watch whose modern incarnation was launched in 2016, graduates to the haute horlogerie big leagues with the just-unveiled Perpetual Calendar model, which makes its official debut next month at the SIHH watch salon in Geneva. Here’s what you should know about it, and what sets it apart from other perpetual calendar timepieces.
The Laureato Perpetual Calendar ? a model several steps up in complexity from last year’s extension of the core line, the Laureato Chronograph ? makes an instant impression with its all-steel look. The 42-mm diameter steel case flows ergonomically into an integrated steel bracelet; both case and bracelet sport a combo of satin-brushed and polished finishes. The octagonal bezel that made its 1970s predecessor a contemporary standout dominates the front, framing a galvanic blue dial with the clous de Paris hobnail pattern emblematic of Laureato models historical and modern. Contrasting baton hands and hour appliqués in blued steel with luminescent coating ensure an easy reading of the time amidst the distinctive, asymmetrical calendar indications. Girard-Perregaux Laureato Perpetual Calendar – angle
The dial’s unconventional calendar-subdial dial layout features the day of the week at 9 o’clock, a pointer-type date display between 2 and 3 o’clock, and the month in a semicircular aperture a...
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