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A Winning Ferrari 360 GT and the
Chronograph to Fit
The question on everyone's minds at Girard-Perregaux at the beginning of
this year was would the Girard-Perregaux-sponsored Ferrari come out on top
again in 2003 like it did in 2002? To the elation of all, when the
Girard-Perregaux / Scuderia Ferrari of Washington 360 GT roared first to
the finish during the season-ending race in Daytona in November, the GP
Ferrari not only won the race but accrued enough points to claim a host of
other honors.
The Girard-Perregaux sponsored
Ferrari ended the year tied for top place in the GT Drivers Championship,
and earned solo top honors in the GT Team Championship and GT Manufacturers
Championship. In addition to the excitement at the track, which included
races in Phoenix, Atlanta and Philadelphia, the
series of races allowed Girard-Perregaux marketers to socialize with our
esteemed customers.
Throughout the year, the team
took the opportunity to spend time with partner retailers, meet with
customers and prospective watch buyers and tempt all with the special-edition
360 GT chronograph, an homage to the winning car
and a testament to bold style. The limited edition timepiece, with a
fitting 360 pieces manufactured, is almost sold out, making it another
Ferrari win for Girard-Perregaux!
"For
Girard-Perregaux, Scuderia Ferrari of Washington and our
racing-minded customers, this was a dream season," said Ron
Jackson, CEO of Tradema USA,
distributors of Girard-Perregaux. "The combination of the racing
schedule, store events and customer interactions provided all the ingredients
of a great year." Click here and here for related informations on ThePuristS.com.
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Team Manager Glen Marquis, Cort Wagner & Brent
Martini
photo by Juha
Lievonen www.photosbyjuha.com
GP's Limited Edition F 360 GT Chronograph
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Great Cars, Fine Food and
Precious Watches at Concorso
Italiano
August 2003 found Girard-Perregaux once again holding court at the elegant Concorso
Italiano. Each year for the past few
summers, Girard-Perregaux has been proud to take part in this gathering of
lovers of Italian cars, fashion, opera and food in stunning Carmel, CA.
Some 10,000 people from across the United
States, Europe, Canada and South
America come to Carmel to soak
up the splendors of Italian culture and manufacturing. Amid the priceless
Ferraris, Maseratis and Bugattis, attendees made their way to the
Girard-Perregaux booth, where they admired our collection. Click here for our coverage on ThePuristS.com.
Barry Maguire interviewing GP's CEO Ron
Jackson at Concorso
Italiano
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Girard-Perregaux's Booth at Concorso
Italiano with the GP
Ferrari Challenge Rally Car
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Girard-Perregaux Sponsors the Colorado Grand
This September, Girard-Perregaux once again was the proud sponsor of the
Colorado Grand, possibly the most fun gathering of classic automobile
lovers in the country. In this, the 15th annual rally, some 75 car owners,
many of them luminaries in the business and entertainment worlds, started
their engines and toured the beautiful Rocky Mountain towns
of Vail, Aspen,
Telluride and Grand Junction.
Over the days, Jackson, CEO of
Tradema USA,
distributor of Girard-Perregaux watches, built on already strong relationships
among this exclusive crowd of customers and potential watch buyers. Keeping
with custom, Girard-Perregaux donated two watches for Colorado Grand
officials to auction in benefit of its favored charities. Click here for our coverage on ThePuristS.com.
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Jerry Seinfeld & Ron Jackson of Girard
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Ferrari Challenge Provides the Ultimate
Test for Amateur Drivers
For the seventh year in a row, Girard-Perregaux signed on as a sponsor of
the Ferrari Challenge, an event orchestrated by Ferrari USA in
six-plus U.S. cities.
The Ferrari Challenge puts amateur owners of racing-quality automobiles on
the track in real, high-energy tests of speed and skill.
The top drivers then proceed to beautiful Mugello, Italy, in the
verdant Tuscan hills, where they competed in the 2003 Ferrari-Maserati
World Finals for the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy cup. This year's
races took place October 15-19 and as in year's past, Tradema USA CEO Ron
Jackson was on hand to enjoy the
atmosphere, personally congratulate all the drivers and award the top-three
winners with Girard-Perregaux Pour Ferrari timepieces, the perfect memento
of their successes. Top prize winner was Jim Kenton,
an American.
The Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy finals also proved to be a wonderful
venue for Girard-Perregaux to connect with high-profile customers, promote
the precision, fine craftsmanship and beauty of the watches, while reveling
in the excitement of the track.
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2003 Ferrari Challenge Winners - Jim Kenton,
Emmanuel Anassis & Doug Peterson
Photo by Chris
McNeal
Unique Girard-Perregaux Watches Were Presented to
the Top Three Finishers
Photo by Bruce
Miller
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The Newest Watch Collection Honors
a Ferrari Legend
The late president of FIAT, Giovanni (Gianni) Agnelli, is honored by
Girard-Perregaux's latest timepiece collection. With the Pour Ferrari F2003
GA, both Agnelli and the 2003 Formula 1 World Championship car, built by
Ferrari are aptly recognized for their affinity for the track. It was
Agnelli who gave the Maranello, Italy-based Scuderia Ferrari his passionate
support and attention for 30 years, which allowed racing legends like the
2003 winning Ferrari to be built.
The F2003 GA watch collection, a limited-edition set of three styles, will
feature individually numbered case backs. Available in North
America, will be 32 steel case and
bracelet models; 15 with titanium cases-divided between strap and bracelet
styles-and five in white gold, also in strap or bracelet. Girard-Perregaux
collectors will note that the company rarely uses titanium.
The F2003 GA watch collection is also a Girard-Perregaux ww.tc (hours of
the world function) chronograph. The ww.tc is one of Girard-Perregaux's most
sought after and remarkable product lines. With it, wearers can plot the
hour in every time zone of the world. Fittingly, the city marker
representing Western Europe's time
zone is Maranello and Turin, two
cities closely intertwined with the life of Gianni Agnelli. Click here for more informations and pictures on ThePuristS.com.
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The Limited-Edition F2003 GA Front
The
Limited-Edition F2003 GA Back
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The 330/P4 Chronograph
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A Highlight of 1967, the Ferrari
330/P4, Fondly Recognized in 2003
One of the most fascinating Ferraris ever manufactured, the Ferrari 330/P4
sport prototype, which won the World Constructors Championship in 1967,
came back to the forefront in 2003, with the Girard-Perregaux 330/P4 watch.
The 330/P4 chronograph sports a round and streamlined case, reminiscent of
the sleek lines of the legendary 330/P4. With this racer, Enzo Ferrari was
able to confirm the competitiveness of his cars at a time when American
auto makes were vying to compete with Ferrari in the endurance-racing
field. With this memorable racing car, Ferrari won endurance races at
Daytona and Monza in
1967.
Only 2000 pieces are available worldwide, with each watch featuring an
individually numbered serial number engraved on the case back. The
Girard-Perregaux 330/P4 collection ranges from $5,250 for steel and $13,500
for rose gold. Click here for more informations and pictures on ThePuristS.com.
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Striking Opera Three is Girard-Perregaux's Newest
Complication
In 2003, just one of Girard-Perregaux's latest achievements in
timekeeping-the Opera Three-will ship to the United
States. This rarity,
priced at $475,000, is so mechanically refined, it
can play 12-second selections from Mozart and Tchaikovsky. That is because
the Opera Three literally contains a miniature music box inside its case, a
delicate metal comb representing a scale of notes, upon which the work of these classical composers are chimed.
Complicated watches like the Opera Three are the passion of a growing
population of watch collectors who pine for timepieces that use old-world
skills to create miniature mechanical masterpieces. In addition to the
Opera Three, Girard-Perregaux has spent the last 214 years of its existence
creating such incredible watches from the hills of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Next year, production will allow the purchaser to select his/her own pieces
of music for the watch to play. The Opera Three is available by calling the
company's U.S. arm at
877.846.3447 or by making an inquiry via the company's website - www.girard-perregaux-usa.com.
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The Opera Three
Front
The Opera Three
Front
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Girard-Perregaux Meets the Times
Square Jumbotron
Girard-Perregaux's stunning Opera Three timepiece, featured in a story in
this issue of the newsletter, really put the
company in the news. The innovative watch was featured in the October issue
of THE ROBB REPORT, which then led to coverage on both CNBC and the CNNfn
(financial network) cable stations.
The CNBC feature was then broadcast on Times
Square's massive Jumbotron television,
putting the Opera Three at the "crossroads of the world".
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Times Square Jumbotron Featuring
the Opera Three
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Departures Puts Spotlight on Girard-Perregaux
Departures,
the up scale travel magazine, featured Girard-Perregaux in its popular Favorite
Places/Readers' Survey issue, appearing in summer 2003. The magazine's
editors selected the ww.tc (hours of the world chronograph), a fitting
selection for a travel magazine. The particular model featured is a bold
beauty with a deep-blue face, brushed titanium case and a black crocodile
strap.
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For
more information about Girard-Perregaux, luxury Swiss watches, please visit
http://www.girard-perregaux-usa.com
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