Girard-Perregaux

47°05′54″N 6°48′59″E / 47.09843°N 6.8163°E / 47.09843; 6.8163

Girard-Perregaux SA
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryLuxury watchmaking
Founded1791
1852 (Girard & Cie)
FounderJean-François Bautte
Constant Girard
HeadquartersLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Patrick Pruniaux
ProductsWatches
ParentSowind Group
Websitewww.girard-perregaux.com

Girard-Perregaux SA (French: [ʒiʁaʁ pɛʁəɡo]) is a luxury Swiss watch manufacture with its origins dating back to 1791.[1][2] In 2022, then-owner French luxury group Kering sold its stake in Sowind Group SA, the parent company of Girard-Perregaux, via management buyout.[2][3] Headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the company opened the Girard-Perregaux Museum near its headquarters in Villa Marguerite in 1999.[4] It is best known for the historic Tourbillon with three gold bridges, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1889 International Exposition in Paris soon after the launch of the watch.[2][5][6] Other notable models from the company include the collection 1966, Vintage 1945, and models such as Tri-Axial Tourbillon and Laureato, an icon inspired from the 1970s.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Girard-Perregaux (2017-10-13). "The History of Girard-Perregaux". Girard-Perregaux. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Girard-Perregaux". www.kering.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. ^ Forster, Jack (February 2, 2022). "Interview: Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux CEO Patrick Pruniaux on the Brands' Departure from the Kering Group". Hodinkee.
  4. ^ "Girard-Perregaux Museum - Villa Marguerite - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie". www.hautehorlogerie.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  5. ^ "Girard-Perregaux - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie". www.hautehorlogerie.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  6. ^ a b "Girard-Perregaux". hodinkee. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Forster, Jack (February 3, 2016). "Introducing: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato 2016 (Could This Be The Watch That Puts GP Back On Top?)". Hodinkee. Retrieved 2020-06-30.