The weight of this housing is immediately noticeable when one first picks up the watch. This case is virtually perfect and has not been near a soldering iron since the day it was made. A lot of the gold cases we have offered to us look fine upon casual examination, but inspection in greater detail, particularly with the movement removed, reveals that repair work, usually to the lugs, has been carried out at some stage. The large gold case is almost mint, with only the faintest imperfections that are almost invisible to the naked eye. This would have been a costly purchase when new, which may explain why it has clearly seen very little use. Today, production remains at a much lower level than that of Rolex and Omega, and Girard-Perregaux watches are for sale new only a very limited number of prestigious specialist outlets. In 1957, Ian Fleming wrote on the first page of his James Bond novel “From Russia with Love” that a gold Girard-Perregaux watch was “a typical membership badge of the rich man’s club” but even this exposure didn’t expand the audience for the brand beyond its cult following. Interestingly, the relative position of the firm hasn’t changed a great deal and its image today is still one of a niche brand that is appreciated by horological connoisseurs but still largely unknown to the general public.
Queen Victoria was a customer, as was and.
Founded in 1791, it set out to cater for a social elite made up of aristocrats, European Royalty and the wealthy business community. Girard-Perregaux is the oldest of all the top tier Swiss houses and one of the most prestigious. Despite being the product of one of the most highly regarded watch makers in the world, it isn’t prohibitively expensive and offers quite remarkable value for money when compared to new timepieces in the high street.
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