not many quartz watches can hold a candle to the Girard-Perregaux Casquette. The sci-fi-inspired original from 1976 was one of the world’s first digital watches, and its retro-futuristic design still ...

Girard-Perregaux added a pair of new models this ... Typically used in aircraft, spacecraft, and premium watches, Grade 5 titanium is made from an alloy of almost 90% titanium, 6% aluminum ...

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.

We love a mechanical watch. Who doesn't!? But there are times when you'll need a quartz-powered, easy-to-read screen. Here's ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to Girard-Perregaux, the Laureato is also one of the few ... Today, only the Laureato in the 34 mm-wide case is equipped with a quartz movement; all other Laureato watches in larger cases ...

STAINLESS steel watches ... in 1972. Girard Perregaux’s Laureato followed in 1975 and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus, as well as IWC Schaffhausen’s Ingenieur, the year after. All four were launched to stop ...

This limited edition had a quartz movement ... which owns Girard-Perregaux. “It’s very interesting to go back to that spirit of the mid-70s — to make great high horology watches, and we ...

If you were on the hunt for a slightly unorthodox timepiece during the mid-seventies, you may remember the stir that Girard-Perregaux ... the 2.0 also has a quartz movement running the LED ...

The Girard-Perregaux Laureato has been on fire the last couple of years as collectors seek to find good-looking quality alternatives to less attainable metal sports watches. But for those looking for ...