1960s Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels Plated
Ref: 3109681
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : None
Case Material : Gold-Plated
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original Girard-Perregaux box or paperwork. The watch comes paired with a 19mm leather strap. The watch is from Circa. 1960s and is sold in vintage condition, but an overall very fair condition for its age as you can see, the case has been re-gold plated in the past and the dial refinished. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
The Watch
Here we have a 1960s Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels with a 34.5mm gold plated case, elegant finely tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 41.5mm and a thickness of 9.5mm to ensure a comfortable fit on your wrist. A thin polished bezel holds a domed crystal, the stunning white dial has fine chamfer-edged applied baton 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 and at 6 39 Jewels. On the reverse, a screw-down case back, inside an automatic Girard-Perregaux Cal. 31, 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 captures every movement of the wearer according to Girard-Perregaux. The watch comes fitted on a 19mm leather strap.
Personal Note
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The Brand
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.