Manufacturer: Girard Perregaux Year: 2009 Reference No: 99071 Movement No: 12 Case No: 12 Model Name: Laureato Evo3 Tourbillon Material: Titanium and platinum Calibre: Automatic, cal. 9600.0S, 31 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Black Girard Perregaux crocodile strap Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Girard Perregaux deployant clasp Dimensions: 42mm diameter Signed:Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: With a Girard Perregaux Certificate of Authenticity.
Catalogue Essay
The Laureato Evo3 Tourbillon was first introduced in 1998. This model successfully combines traditional watchmaking with cutting-edge contemporary design. The result is a classic tourbillon that was reliable enough to be incorporated into a sports watch.
Celebrating its 225th anniversary in 2016, the company earned its fame as the first vertically integrated Swiss watchmaking company, manufacturing high-grade movements, cases and dials within its premises. Particularly noteworthy are the brand's three-gold-bridge tourbillon pocket watches built by Constant Girard beginning in 1867 — considered amongst the most beautiful movement architectures ever made. An active participant in Switzerland's observatory chronometry competitions, the brand won so many precision awards that they were excluded from competing in 1901.
Key models include nineteenth and twentieth century pocket watches with three gold bridges, modern tourbillon wristwatches with three gold bridges, minute repeating pocket and wristwatches, as well as sport watches such as the Laureato and Sea Hawk.