Traditions have dictated the use of either precious metals like gold for watch cases. This eventually extended to include technical materials like steel and titanium. But more recently, we have seen the use of innovative and novel materials. Some are metal alloys like bronze and aluminium. Others are composite materials like carbon fibre, ceramic and [...]

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Only Watch revealed 62 lots for the 2023 season, marking the 10th edition of this biennial charity auction of unique watches. We sieve through the lot, and pick six of the best. This year, the theme is to celebrate bright and colourful stories by including all colours of previous editions and adding the colour green [...]

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We continue with our rather popular “Oldies But Goodies” series, where we bring back some of the finest and rarest watches from the yesteryear. As usual, we have no specific criteria for the selection today. Rather, we will be looking at some of the more significant and interesting watches that have since been discontinued. Of [...]

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Girard-Perregaux extends its Laureato Absolute lineup with two new models. The Light & Shade model in monochromatic grey colour scheme and a Light. & Fire in stunning red . Press Release information with commentary in italics. New: Girard-Perregaux Light & Shade and Light & Fire Suggested Retail Price for the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Light [...]

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In a world where many know the price of everything but the value of nothing, it can get a little tiresome sometimes. This is especially true in the world of watches, where only a few selected brands are favoured by the majority thanks to its resale value. There are, of course, reasons to the popularity [...]

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This mid-week, we have a reader submission. Michael Ho talks about his collecting journey. Michael is a long time friend of the Chief Editor. Text and photographs by Michael Ho. Collector profile: Michael Ho Introduce yourself:  Hello, my name is Michael and I am a watch nut. I have been collecting/exploring this wonderful hobby for [...]

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Girard-Perregaux partners with Aston Martin F1 to release a new Laureato Absolute Chronograph in charming, very British inspired dial in British Racing Green and the innovative Absolute titanium carbon case. Press release information with commentary in italics. New: Girard-Perregaux Laureato AbsoluteChronograph Aston Martin F1 Edition Retail price CHF 26,500 / GBP £21,500 / USD $27,800 [...]

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For Throwback Sunday this week, we thought we’d take a look at the pre-owned watch market and recommend 6 discontinued of the best. The pre-owned market is heating up. Auction Houses have been pushing record sale after record sale. So we thought a handy guide to pick up “bargains” might just be the thing for [...]

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Girard-Perregaux expands its Laureato Absolute collection with a new version of the automatic hour, minute and central seconds with date watch in Titanium – the Ti 230. Press Release information This year marks the 230th anniversary of Girard-Perregaux. As part of its celebrations, the Manufacture is revisiting its iconic models and releasing a number of [...]

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Girard-Perregaux is releases a new timepiece created exclusively for the Chinese market: the Laureato Absolute Infrared. Press Release with commentary in italics. Commentary It is clear that the watch world is highly dependent on the Chinese market. And have been for the last decade or so. Before the pandemic cut down travel to a bare [...]

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Girard-Perregaux releases two new watches, the Free Bridge and Free Bridge Infinity. These new models pay respect to GP’s legendary Three Bridges of 1867. The Free Bridge is the base model, and the Free Bridge Infinity is limited to 88 pieces. Both are in stainless steel with the Infinity Edition with black DLC. Girard-Perregaux Free [...]

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We polled some of you, and asked you to tell us your grail watches. Here are 6 watches picked by our readers. Here they are, in alphabetical order of their surnames. In their own words. Prof. Michael Biercuk IG: @mjbiercuk It’s not a secret that I’m an enormous fan of Lange. So it should come [...]

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We had the opportunity to visit Girard-Perregaux in La Chaux-de-Fonds last November, and here is our account of the tour and photographs. I have always been fascinated by the grand old maison of Girard-Perregaux, even from my early days. I first visited the manufacture and Villa Marguerite sometime in the early 2000s, and have not [...]

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The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute collection – first revealed at the 2019 SIHH, and represented the re-inventing GP icons. The Laureato Absolute Light was recently revealed in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Nov 2019). We managed to photograph the watch, and had some time to examine it in detail. Here is our hands-on review. We covered another Laureato Absolute [...]

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The genre of luxury steel watches has been seeing some real strong competition, especially in these last year. The category has been keenly contested in since it began life as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo in 1972, but this last 12 months has seen the most intense growth in the landscape since. We pick [...]

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Girard-Perregaux presents the Laureato Absolute Chronograph in a revolutionary new material: Carbon Glass – a world premiere. We were at La Chaux-de-Fonds recently where the new watch was revealed, and here is our hands-on review of the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Rock. We see this as a new spark in Girard-Perregaux. Whom we have always [...]

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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Chronograph After bringing Laureato firmly back into the spotlight, Girard-Perregaux increases the case size and makes the watch look more sporty. Laureato Absolute is entirely clad in black PVD-treated titanium and water-resistant to 300 metres.  The Case and Dial The Laureato Absolute Chronograph measures 44 mm in diameter, with a solid caseback [...]

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Girard-Perregaux launches the new Cosmos, stemming from the Bridges collection, the piece highlighted by the brand in 2019, reveals the hidden portions of the night sky and glows with a black light. The centrepiece of the “Earth to Sky” theme, this watch is armed with tourbillon, sky chart and world time complications. Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos [...]

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We kick off with the Girard Perregaux novelties. The new collection: Laureatto Absolute with a magnificent blue dial in a titanium PVD, 44mm and water resistant to 300m. The wwTC. And the Chronograph. The Chrono can be be operated under water. And the hero piece: the GP Cosmos – celestial and terrestrial globes giving the [...]

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When it comes to high-end luxury sports watches, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is perhaps the timepiece that kick-started the trend. The timepiece, which was designed by the legendary Gerald Genta, shocked the industry when it debuted in 1972. The rest, as they said, is history. The Royal Oak had not just changed the fortune [...]

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