At Baselworld 2016, Girard-Perregaux gave its Laureato collection a retro-style facelift, bringing the watches closer to their original 1975 designs. This year, the revamped Laureato family welcomes an all-new model with a skeletonized movement.
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton in steel (Ref. 81015-11-001-11A)
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton, available in either stainless steel or 18k rose gold, retains the classical Laureato design elements: its 42-mm-diameter, 10.88-mm-thick case features an octagonal bezel framed by a circle and is integrated via the lugs into a bracelet whose links have alternating matte and polished surfaces. A peripheral ring with suspended hour markers replaces a traditional dial, allowing the watch’s skeletonized movement, Caliber GP01800-0006, to be admired in its full, filigreed glory, from the front as well as the back. The movement’s balance is positioned at 12 o’clock, directly beneath the suspended “GP”-logo hour marker, and oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vph. Developed and manufactured entirely in-house by Girard-Perregaux, this is the first in the company’s GP1800 family of calibers equipped with a variable-inertia balance. Baton-shaped, luminous-coated central hands sweep over the openworked face of the dial to indicate hours and minutes, while the small seconds hand is unconventionally placed at 10 o’clock. Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton in rose gold (Ref. 81015-52-002-52A)...