Girard-Perregaux

Name: Girard-Perregaux
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ISBN: 9782080304650

ISBN-10: 2080304658

ISBN-13: 9782080304650

Edition: 2004

Authors: Francois Chaille

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Timepieces are among the most-favored collectibles, and proud indeed is the owner of a Girard-Perregaux, maker of the most precious watches the world over. This work tells the story of Girard-Perregaux, who, for over two centuries, has represented the cutting edge of Swiss watchmaking.

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Flammarion et Cie
Publication date: 4/12/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.136
Language: English



Foreword



It all begins with beauty


Awareness of passing time


Measuring time before clocks


Inventing mechanical clocks


From clocks to watches


Complications


The race for greater accuracy : pendulum and balance


The timelessness of fine watches


The forerunner : Jean Francois Bautte


Watchmaking tradition in the Jura


Constant Girard


Tourbillon with three gold bridges


The birth of wristwatches and the conquest of America


From Girard to Graef


Technological innovation


The return of mechanical movements


A new creative spirit


"Pour Ferrari" : Girard-Perregaux encounters a legend


New models, new lines


The spirit of La Chaux-de-Fonds


A watch is born


The temple of Haute Horlogerie


The high art of complications


Villa Marguerite a thriving tradition


An independent spirit


An innovating tradition : the vintage 1945 tourbillon with three gold bridges


Girard Perregaux's grand tourbillons


Vintage 1945


Richeville, classique elegance, classic sport


Four Ferrari