Despite the fact that it’s named after a specific year, Girard-Perregaux ... field of quartz timekeeping, launching Switzerland’s first commercially produced range of quartz watches.

was subsequently adopted as the universal standard for quartz watches. Five years later, Girard-Perregaux unveiled a head-turning new kind of timepiece that would go on to be known as the Casquette.

Girard-Perregaux reveals a new titanium-cased ... and making the Casquette one of the oldest serviceable quartz watches around today.” Carrying a retail price of CHF 4,750 (£4,215), the ...

At Girard-Perregaux, there’s probably ... “a reaction against the banal products that watches had become due to the massive use of quartz. We wanted to prove that we could still work at ...

The very first electronic digital watches used LEDs ... In 1976, the esteemed Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux introduced a quartz digital watch that eschewed the conventional watch face in ...

It costs 450,000 JPY, more than $11,550 today. 1971: Girard-Perregaux introduces the Caliber 350, which sets the standard for quartz oscillation at 32,768Hz, is faster than previous quartz watches and ...

Girard-Perregaux wants in on the vintage craze too ... Most people think of dress watches when they think of Girard-Perregraux, but the brand isn’t afraid to branch out. Just look at the ...

If you did, kudos – you must know your watches. We're still ... Another thing going for Girard-Perregaux was it was one of the pioneers of quartz technology. “When GP launched the first ...

This quartz movement, developed by Girard Perregaux, vibrated at 32,768 Hz ... Seiko’s Grand Quartz line exhibited some of the most refined watches you could buy, with high-end finishing and beautiful ...

The Girard-Perregaux Cosmos, an exuberant celestial ... Amandine: Which Watch Collector Is a Bigger Horological Superstar? Gold Watches Are Making a Comeback. Here Are the 18 Best to Buy Right ...