Girard-Perregaux Watches

Swiss watchmaker company Girard-Perregaux was founded in 1791. The founder of the company is Jean-François Botte. In 1854, the watchmaker Constant Girard-Oaten married Mary Perregaux, her family was engaged in manufacturing of watches. In 1966 - Girard-Perregaux creates the first high-frequency (36 000 vph), with manual winding movement based on the caliber of 1957. In 1967, 73% of the movements that have received certification from the Newchatel Observatory Chronometer, were models Gyromatic HF.
In 1969 the Swiss watch industry was shocked with quartz movement. Many well-known companies wary of new invention, but the company Girard-Perregaux is not one of them: the company builds the mass production of Swiss Made quartz model. The oscillation frequency of the pendulum (32 768 Hz) would later be adopted as a standard throughout the world. In 1987, the market appears GP 7000, chronograph, which became a classic of modern production sports watches, his appearance pushes the company Girard-Perregaux in close contact with the world of sport. In 1995 the company introduced a complete collection of models of watches devoted to the Italian car firm Ferrari, which was called Girard Perregaux for Ferrari.
The range of companies is rather wide. Men's Watches: Girard-Perregaux Haute Horlogerie, Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945, Girard-Perregaux WW.TC, Girard-Perregaux 1966, Girard-Perregaux Richeville, Girard-Perregaux Laureato, Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk, Girard-Perregaux R @ D 01 . Women's Watches: Girard-Perregaux Haute Horlogerie, Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945, Girard-Perregaux WW.TC, Girard-Perregaux 1966, Girard-Perregaux Richeville, Girard-Perregaux Cats Eye, Girard-Perregaux Small Chronograph. There is also a special series: Girard-Perregaux ANF, Girard-Perregaux Borsa Italiana, Girard-Perregaux Colorado Grand, Girard-Perregaux Menuhin Festival Gstad, Girard-Perregaux Monte-Carlo Historic Car Rally, Girard-Perregaux WW.TC Enamel Dial, Girard -Perregaux WW.TC Sincere. The company also manufactures jewelry and pens.