Girard-Perregaux

The news from Geneva 2003
spotted by AlexG, pictured by AlbertoS

Here´s what AlexG noted and AlbertoS pictured in the SIHH Geneva 2003 report:

Girard Perregaux this year was presenting past models with new dials.

However, horological Nirvana was reached when we were taken to the "Haute Horlogerie" room!! If heaven exists it probably looks like this!! And we could actually play around with the watches: The skeletonized three-bridges tourbillon with an automatic movement. I am not a fan of skeleton watches but due to the automatic movement there was more "matter" in the watch and therefore more depth. Gorgeous piece
The Vintage 1945 in the XL case featuring perpetual calendar and chronograph.
The prototype of the Tourbillon Magistral, in a Vintage 1945 case, beautiful slate grey dial, tourbillon and hour striker! Fascinating watch.
The 3 bridge tourbillon in the XL Vintage 1945 case:
Lady's skeleton model (gorgeous engravings)
Finally we got to see the Opera 3, a musical hour striker. You can select between 2 airs: Mozart and Tchaikovski, pushers on the side of the case enable you to choose silence, hour striker (at every hour the watch will play the air you have chosen) or you can hear the music by pressing a push piece. The design of the watch is excellent, the case beautiful and the sound absolutely perfect, a truly stunning piece, a tribute to GP watchmakers. Movement developed in collaboration with Christophe Claret

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