Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Watch Creates A Plot Twist In “The Unusuals” TV Show

An enjoyable pastime of watch addicted individuals is catching glimpses of their favorite luxury timepieces in movies and television shows.  From Magnum PI’s “Pepsi-bezeled” Ref. 16750 Rolex GMT-Master and Rambo’s Panerai Luminor Marina watch, to the modern James Bond’s Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, the horological happenings on the silver screen can be a layer of entertainment almost as worthwhile as the film or show itself.

Recently, the Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Petite Second watch played an integral part in ABC’s new drama “The Unusuals”.  Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Haute Joaillerie: A New Star Among Extraordinary Diamond-Set Watches

Adjectives like “dazzling”, “splendid” and “extravagant” all seem pitifully inadequate when applied to Girard-Perregaux’s Cat’s Eye Haute Joaillerie watch.  When a prestigious brand like Girard-Perregaux, which has produced some of the most costly and exquisite watchmaking masterpieces in existence, muses that they may well have created their “most expensive” timepiece ever, you suddenly have some fascinating things to ponder.

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Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Perpetual Calendar: Practicality And Prestige

The Girard-Perregaux ww.tc is surely one of the most successful high luxury travel watches of all time.  A virtual “face” for the world time complication, the handsome ww.tc is as useful as it is easy to use and mechanically sophisticated.

One of the finest variations of this Girard-Perregaux classic is the ww.tc Perpetual Calendar.  In place of the chronograph function which usually supplements the world timezones, you have a superb complication that keeps track of day, date, and month Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk II Pro: A Standout Among Deep-Sea Diving Watches

In the category of depth-defying dive watches, Rolex’s new Sea-Dweller Deepsea has justifiably gotten a lot of coverage.  But, the SDDS by no means the only insanely qualified super professional dive watch.  Another great timepiece in this specialized genre is the Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk II Pro. 

A far more extreme version of the brand’s appealing Sea Hawk watch (itself water resistant to 300 meters), the Sea Hawk II Pro has been engineered to Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux “Challenger of Record” 1000M Tourbillon–Haute Horlogerie Reaches New Depths

Who says watchmaking’s star complication, the tourbillon, is appropriate only in dress watches?  The Girard-Perregaux Sea-Hawk Pro 3000 “Challenger of Record” Tourbillon, which is a part of the brand’s BMW-Oracle collection, clearly begs to differ.  This massive, beautifully finished timepiece showcases a flying one-minute tourbillon within a 44mm case crafted from 18K rose gold or titanium (considerably lighter than its gold sibling).  As far from a wilting violet as can be, this luxurious leviathan can descend to a staggering 3,300 feet below the ocean’s surface, enduring crushing pressures that it’s owner could not hope to survive. 

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Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Financial Titanium Watch; Casual Sophistication, Genuinely Useful Functions

When Girard-Perregaux introduced the ww.tc Financial watch, watch collectors everywhere expressed their pleasure.  By adding an ingenious display of the major world stock markets to their already excellent ww.tc watch, the great Swiss manufacture produced a truly outstanding Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Perpetual Calendar Stuns In Square Format

Girard-Perregaux has impressed me with a beautiful new addition to the appealing Vintage 1945 watch collection.  The Vintage 1945 Square Perpetual Calendar has all the charm of classical calendar watches, with its beautifully symmetrical displays, elegant 18K gold case, and fine detailing.  Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux Bi-Axial Tourbillon Watch–Beautiful, Virtuoso Haute Horlogerie

2008 has been generous to fans of Girard-Perregaux!  Alongside remarkable horological innovations (which have broader implications for watchmaking in general) such as the Constant Escapement and the Microvar Balance, the brand has shown a fantastic array of tantalizing new watches, which are both beautiful and horologically accomplished.

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Tom Brokaw Helps Fight Cancer, Gets A Girard-Perregaux Watch!

National news anchor Tom Brokaw has been awarded a watch perfectly suited to his restrained, gentlemanly demeanor. Thanks to his contributions to the fight against cancer, Mr. Brokaw is now the proud owner of a Girard-Perregaux 1966 timepiece, which he received at the recent Circle 1000, Twenty-First Annual Hoag Hospital Foundation Founders’ Brunch.

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Chef Mark Ayers Cooks Up Interest in Girard-Perregaux Watches

What does a top chef like Mark Ayers do when he is not preparing tastings or cooking incredible dinners at the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event? He looks at Girard-Perregaux watches on display from a luxury watch and store store located in nearby Carmel.

Chef Mark Ayers joined the staff of the Park Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn as Executive Sous Chef in 2002. Soon after, in July 2003, he was appointed Executive Chef. As part of the Chefs Menu at the Pacific’s Edge restaurant, patrons can taste the wonders of such dishes as: (a) black truffle crusted ahi, petite herb salad with truffle vinaigrette, (b) seared bay boat scallops, maple smoked steelhead roe with parsnip puree, (c) grilled breast of quail, white truffle risotto with parmesan foam and (d) braised veal cheeks, white bead cassoulet with chorizo reduction.

While many patrons were discovering the fantastic gourmet food of Chef Mark Ayers, it seems he was discovering the mechanically complex, and precision timekeeping of Girard-Perregaux watches. I highly recommend the menu and the chef expertise of the Pacific’s Edge Restaurant in Carmel as well as Girard Perregaux watches; they all capture the senses and renew ones passion for the good life.