Girard-Perregaux
Introducing the Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Ceramic
Girard-Perregaux
Introducing the Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Ceramic
But this, of course, isn’t blacked out the way watches were turned dark in the days of the Laureato’s 1976 birth year, which was typically a DLC treatment on top of stainless-steel cases and bracelets. Rather, as is suggested in the name of the watch, the black here is the innate color of the ceramic used to form the new Laureato’s case, bracelet and even its clasp.
And as we’ve learned from yet another black ceramic watch, announced earlier in 2017, to create a timepiece that is mostly nothing more than ceramic, is no small feat. First there is the challenge of figuring out the right chemical formulation, in order to obtain the desired black color on the case and bracelet.
Simply put, it’s a knowhow that a lot of research and development must go into. It’s an effort that, no doubt, taxes a manufacture. Which is why completely ceramic cases and bracelets aren’t commonplace in the market. Plenty of ceramic bezels and mid-cases, though.
In this light, what is most impressive is that Girard-Perregaux is adding the Laureato 42mm Ceramic as a regular production piece to the collection; not as a numbered or limited edition timepiece.
Technical Specifications: Laureato 42mm Ceramic
Movement
Self-winding caliber GP01800-0025; hours, minutes and large central seconds; date; 54-hour power reserve
Case
42mm ceramic case; water resistant to 100m
Bracelet
Ceramic bracelet with ceramic with triple-blade folding clasp
Price: CHF 16,900 (Swiss recommended tax-inclusive retail price)