1960s Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels Automatic 33.5mm

Here we have a 1960s Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels Automatic with a 33.5mm round stainless steel case, elegant finely tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 41mm and a thickness of 11.5mm to ensure a comfortable fit on your wrist. A thin polished bezel holds a domed crystal, and the stunning off-white dial has fine facet-edged applied dagger indexes marking the hours; as you rotate your wrist, they shimmer in the light and elegant dauphine hands are complemented by a tapered sweeping second hand. Text is precisely printed at 12 with the Girard Perregaux motif “Gyromatic” and at 6 “39 Jewels”. On the reverse, a screw-down case back, inside an automatic Girard Perregaux Gyromatic, 39 jewels, 21,600 beats per hour, the movement was a joint development of Doxa, Eberhard, Favre-Leuba, Girard-Perregaux, and Zodiac. Invented by a Swiss Horology engineer, It has a bidirectional rotor with roller Ruby bearings that capture every movement of the wearer, according to Girard-Perregaux. The watch comes paired with a well-suited 19mm strap.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and, therefore, comes with no original Girard-Perregaux box or paperwork. It is paired with a well-suited 19mm strap. The watch is from the 1960s and is sold in vintage condition, but overall, it is in fair condition for its age, with a refinished dial, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

Vintage Girard-Perregaux has always been incredible value for money on the market and that hasn't changed a lot in recent years, some models have certainly shot up, but most have remained relatively underappreciated and therefore continue to provide collectors with a ton of watch for not a lot of money. This 1960s Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic is a great example of that, featuring an impressive in-house movement and at a great size for the era, it ticks a lot of boxes and is amazingly under £500. I would snap this up today if you are interested!

Reference : Gyromatic
Movement : Automatic Girard Perregaux Gyromatic
Age : Circa. 1960s
Year : Circa. 1960s
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 11.5mm
Lug to Lug : 41mm
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

The brand’s origins date back to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1791, where Jean-François Bautte, a fine pocket watchmaker and goldsmith, built workshops and created his first watches. It wasn’t until 1906 that the two companies became acquainted when Constant Girard-Gallet bought the Bautte company from Jacques Bautte, and the modern Girard-Perregaux was formed. The brand name was established in 1856 in the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, thanks to the marriage of Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux.