Welcome to my Top Swiss Chronographs Boutique: Girard-Perregaux: Swiss Haute Horlogerie since 1791; more than two centuries of craftsmanship and perpetual commitment to perfection. In 1791, watchmaker and goldsmith Jean-François Bautte signed his first watches. He created a manufacturing company in Geneva, grouping for the first time ever all the watchmaking facets of that time. This included the engineering of the watch all the way to the final hand-assembly and hand-polishing of each piece. In 1832, Jacques Bautte and Jean-Samuel Rossel succeeded Jean Bautte, becoming the head of the company. In 1852, the watchmaker Constant Girard founded Girard & Cie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. He then married Marie Perregaux in 1854, and the Girard-Perregaux Manufacture was founded in 1856. In 1906, Constant Girard-Gallet, who took over control of the Manufacture from his father, acquired the Bautte House and merged it with Girard-Perregaux & Cie. Since 1999, the Villa Marguerite, a building in La Chaux-de-Fonds from the beginning of the 20th century, has housed the Girard-Perregaux Museum. A selection of old watches and documents illustrating the history of the brand is presented there. Girard-Perregaux relies on being a manufacturer of movements and watches, and a manufacturer of cases and bands. They bring together some tens of different components: watchmakers, engineers, movement decorators, polishers, etc. This global approach, founded on the traditional know-how of the watchmaking craftsmanship, allows them to create and direct high quality watches and movements from the assembly stages all the way to the final encasement. Girard-Perregaux designs, manufactures and develops its own movements: - a large collection of high-end watch making movements, of which the Tourbillon with three gold bridges is the emblematic piece; - a complete range of mechanical movements at automatic reassembly (GP2700, GP3200, GP3300, GP4500), that can fit all the types of watches, all by serving as the base for the module constructions of mechanisms with complications; The Manufacture has approximately 80 patents in the watchmaking domain and is the originator of many innovative concepts: - 1965: Girard-Perregaux designed the first mechanical movement at high frequency, with the balance beating at 36,000 vibrations/hour: the Gyromatic HF.[9] - 1967: Girard-Perregaux received the Centenary Award from the Astronomical Observatory de Neuchatel in recognition of the accomplishments of the Manufacture generally, and specifically for the Observatory Chronometer wristwatch that used the Gyromatic HF movement. - 1970: Girard-Perregaux presented its first wristwatch to the world to be equipped with a quartz movement and the following year a second one which vibrates at 32,768 hertz, the frequency remaining the universal standard for quartz watches today. - 2008: Girard-Perregaux presented prototypes of a constant-force escapement, distinguishing itself from all the other known escapements to this day. The first watch housing the constant escapement was presented in 2013. - 2016: Girard-Perregaux re-launched its model Laureato, born in the 1970s, in the form of a limited edition of 225 timepieces. In 2017, the Laureato became a full collection The offered Girard Perregaux 'Olimpico' is one of the lesser-known GP chronographs from the 1990s, making it an attractive choice for collectors looking for an established Swiss manufacture. Compared with contemporary chronographs from Rolex or Omega, the 4910 has a distinctly dressier appearance. Collectors generally praise the watch for: - Excellent case finishing - Sharp polishing - High-quality dial work - Thin, elegant profile - Strong value compared with more famous brands Girard-Perregaux has long been regarded as one of Switzerland's historic manufactures, with a heritage dating back to the late 18th century and numerous technical innovations, including the pioneering high-frequency 36,000 vph movements. Movement: - self-winding manufacture calibre GP 800-914 - 39 jewels - frequency: 28.800 A/h, 4 Hz - power-reserve: 42 hours Case: - 316L stainless steel/18 K pink gold - polished - 38,5mm excl. crowns, 40,5mm incl. two crowns - 11,1mm thick - length: 43,6mm from lug to lug - unique limited BR-***8 (for buyer only), best proof of authenticity Case-back: - 316L stainless steel - polished with engravings - as this watch spent decades being placed on a display stand each morning and removed again each evening, the case back naturally acquired microscopic hairline marks over the course of nearly 30 years. During our pre-sale preparation, we therefore gave the case back a very light professional polish to eliminate these superficial traces of handling, while preserving the watch's overall originality Bezel: - 18 carat pink gold - solid - finely ribbed - polished - fixed - multilayer - tachymeter scale inside Dial: - silver color, iridescent - beautifully guilloche in the middle - blued Breguet chic shape hands - printed black Roman numerals - golden date aperture at 03:00 o'clock - minute markers along the outer rim - three chronograph sub-dial:: running seconds at 12:00 o'clock 12 hours totalizer at 06:00 o'clock 30 min. counter at 09:00 o'clock - chronograph central seconds hand Crystal: - sapphire - flat - anti-reflective Crowns: - 316L stainless steel - polished - pull/push - two polished chronograph pump pushers Strap: - brand new black leather, RIO's alligator grain on cow - length: ca. 21cm incl. wristwatch itself - width 21mm by lugs, 18mm by clasp Pin buckle: - 316L stainless steel - polished - with JR logo .Water resistant to 30meter/3ATM/100feet: OK for light splashes, rain, hand-washing; highly risky for showering or swimming Weight: 71 grams Chic lacquered wooden Girard Perregaux box. Distributor's stock: the card isn't stamped. For watches older than two years, “original warranty” means that the warranty card is included. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop showcase; that's why the strap is replaced with brand new one, alligator grain on cow (leather straps often suffer from temperature in shop windows due to powerful spotlights). General professional pre-sale service was made in July 2026: the watch is keeping good time and working perfectly. My personal authenticity and quality warranty: you will get warranty card (as pictured), fully completed, stamped and signed. My impeccable seller reputation speaks for itself: look at my feedbacks and sales ratings. Insured, registered shipping worldwide with Intl. Express service: it’s not cheap, and yet fast and reliable, two days in Europe, three days for the rest of this world. What you see in my pics is what you get. All photos were taken personally by me and correspond to the exact wrist watch you are placing your bid on. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers! My personal opinion as an expert and connoisseur, formed over more than 30 years of love for quality wrist watches: this 'Olimpico' watch is surprisingly pleasant to hold in your hand or on your wrist: the aftertaste is exactly the same as after a Breguet.