Girard-Perregaux Laureato Three Gold Bridges
Swiss luxury watch manufacture Girard-Perregaux celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic Laureato collection by introducing the new Laureato Three Gold Bridges.
In 1867, Girard-Perregaux introduced the Three Bridges, one of the oldest and most enduring design signatures in watchmaking. In 1975, the Maison launched the Laureato, an octagonal icon that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Laureato Three Gold Bridges unites two legends.
Following the reveal of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato FIFTY, the Laureato Three Gold Bridges watch marks the second chapter of the Laureato’s 50 year anniversary celebration.
This new timepiece is introduced in a new 41 mm size, revealing a renewed Laureato design where every detail has been refined for perfect aesthetic balance and ergonomic comfort.
At its heart, it incorporates a purpose-built tourbillon movement, the new in-house calibre GP9620. This new calibre, personally signed by the master watchmaker who assembles it from start to finish, embodies the highest standards of finishing — featuring sandblasted, circular and straight satin surfaces, and no fewer than 418 hand-polished angles, of which 362 are inward angles.
The Calibre GP9620, designed, developed and crafted in house specifically for the Laureato Three Gold Bridges, is structured around three white gold open-worked bridges that form its visual and functional backbone. The upper bridge secures the barrel, beneath which the platinum micro-rotor is ingeniously positioned, the central bridge supports the gear train and motion works, and the lower one anchors the tourbillon.
This alignment – barrel, gear train, and tourbillon on a single axis – remains a rare technical feat, both rational and poetic. This inverted construction brings components usually hidden at the back to the front.
Crafted in titanium, the iconic lyre-shaped tourbillon cage combines lightness and strength to counter the effects of gravity on timekeeping accuracy, while a small seconds hand enhances functionality and rhythm. Every element of the Calibre GP9620 is designed for harmony: the gear train, bridges, and cage form a meticulously balanced geometry, ensuring visual equilibrium as well as optimal mechanical performance.
The platinum micro-rotor, placed behind the barrel, ensures automatic winding without interrupting the transparency of the design. It delivers a power reserve of at least 55 hours.
The baton-shaped hands, lined with luminescent material, glide above this technical landscape with serene clarity, guided by a minute track affixed to the inner case — a detail that enhances legibility without disturbing the purity of the skeletonised layout.
The Laureato Three Gold Bridges’ movement architecture reveals 418 hand-polished bevels, including 362 inward angles.
Each internal corner, among the most challenging to polish, captures and reflects light in endlessly shifting ways, making the movement appear alive, breathing with brilliance. The arrow-shaped ends of the six bridges epitomize this mastery: their sharp, mirror-polished edges require hours of meticulous hand-finishing.
The Laureato Three Gold Bridges breaks with convention by forgoing a traditional dial to reveal its full mechanical architecture. Suspended white-gold indexes float above the movement, glowing with a soft blue luminescence in low light — a modern touch that enhances both legibility and allure. At the base, a small arrow-shaped plate in white gold discreetly bears the initials of the master watchmaker who assembled and finished the piece.
Visual harmony extends across the case and bracelet. White gold and steel compose a refined palette of light, each surface designed to reflect and sculpt it with precision. The 41 mm case, just 10.85 mm thick (11.25 mm for the diamond-set version), strikes a perfect balance between presence and elegance offering an optimal fit on the wrist.
The edge of the octagonal white-gold bezel now features a newly defined polished bevel contrasting with a circular satin finish, creating a dynamic play of shapes that unites the octagon and circle.
The reworked case displays sharper lines, deeper bevels, and broader polished facets that catch light from every angle.
The integrated steel bracelet flows seamlessly, its domed links adding movement and depth, while the triple folding clasp with octagonal pushers not only ensures comfort and aesthetic balance, but also integrates a ingenious tool-free fine-adjustment system that lets the bracelet extend by up to 4 mm in an instant.
Girard-Perregaux is also offering a sparkling version of the Laureato Three Gold Bridges watch set with 32 baguette cut diamonds (~3.2 carats).
In this model, the bezel’s height is optimised to enhance the brilliance of each diamond while contributing to the harmonious appearance of the composition.
The intricate setting is further refined for the Laureato’s octagonal bezel, subtly widening towards each corner to fit the various sizes of stones. Secured using an invisible setting technique, the baguette-cut diamonds are renowned for their remarkable proportions and extraordinary play with light.
The Laureato Three Gold Bridges is limited to 50 pieces, while the diamond-set version is not limited. Both versions will be available worldwide in Girard-Perregaux retailers.
Model: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Three Gold Bridges
Movement
Reference: GP09620-2206
Self-winding mechanical movement with platinum micro-rotor
The Three Bridges are made of white gold
Diameter: 32.00 mm (141/4’’’)
Height: 6.90 mm
Frequency: 21,600 Vib/h – (3 Hz)
Number of components: 303
Number of jewels: 33
Power reserve: min. 55 hours
Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds on the tourbillon
Reference 99112-58-3576-1CM
Case
Material: Stainless steel with white gold octagonal bezel
Diameter: 41.00 mm
Height: 10.85 mm
Glass: anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case-back: sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 30 meters (3 ATM)
Dial
Ring displaying suspended indexes, white gold indexes with luminescent material (blue emission)
Hands: ‘Baton’ type, white gold hands with luminescent material (blue emission)
Bracelet
Material: Stainless steel
Clasp: Triple folding with up to 4 mm of fine adjustment
Edition
Limited edition of 50 pieces, engraved “ONE OF 50”
Reference 99112-58S3451-1CM
Case
Material: Stainless steel with white gold octagonal bezel set with 32 baguette-cut diamonds ~3.2 cts
Diameter: 41.00 mm
Height: 11.25 mm
Glass: Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case-back: sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 30 meters (3 ATM)
Dial
Ring displaying suspended indexes, white gold indexes with luminescent material (blue emission)
Hands: ‘Baton’ type, white gold hands with luminescent material (blue emission)
Bracelet
Material: Stainless steel
Clasp: Triple folding with up to 4 mm of fine adjustment
