Showing posts with label Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945. Show all posts

Monday, October 3, 2011

Vintage 1945 XXL and its three white gold Bridges

Vintage 1945 Tourbillon with three gold Bridges, Limited Edition in White Gold

Courtesy of Girard-Perregaux

Limited to a grand total of  50 pieces!

This new time keeper from Girard-Perregaux features their famous Tourbillon with three gold Bridges. The limited-edition features rhodium-plated skeleton bridges. In a time when watches are slapped together in some "off-shore" location in minutes, it is comforting to know that there is still a company investing the time to create masterpieces like this - seven days are invested in the pursuit of achieving just the right finish.  The Tourbillon's 72 components demand a perfect assembly within an unforgiving diameter of 12 millimeters!

Courtesy of Girard-Perregaux
Here are the details - straight from the folks at Girard-Perregaux -

White Gold Case
Diameter: 36.10 mm x 35.25 mm
Glass: anti-reflective sapphire
Case-back: secured by four screws, anti-reflective sapphire glass
Water-resistance: 30 metres
Hand-engraved individual numbering

Girard-Perregaux 9600C movement
Automatic winding mechanism with platinum micro-rotor mounted on the barrel arbor, Girard-Perregaux patent
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds on the Tourbillon
Dimensions: 28.60 mm x 30.30 mm
Total thickness: 6.25 mm
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour (3 Hz)
Jewels: 31
Power reserve: minimum 48 hours