Times change ... and the same goes for timepieces. At one time, making a precision wristwatch and tucking the works into an elegant case was enough. But in the 21st century, a mechanical watch has to ...

Counted among the oldest watch brands still in operation, Girard-Perregaux claims roots going back over 200 years, which includes the founding of the Jean-François Bautte manufacturing facilities that ...

Girard-Perregaux wants in on the vintage craze too. The Swiss watchmaker has announced it’s bringing back a cult-favorite from the 1970s, the Casquette. But it’s not just the watch’s throwback ...

Dive watches from the late 1960s and early 1970s share a distinctive design language that fans of the genre, myself included, can’t get enough of. The so-called “Golden Age of Dive Watches” ...

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If you want a digital watch that doesn’t look like a miniature smartphone on your wrist, there aren’t a lot of stylish options. One alternative to Timex and Casio’s offerings is from Girard-Perregaux, ...

Girard-Perregaux’s Le Corbusier Trilogy pays tribute to the pioneer of modern architecture and design who shares the brand’s hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Three Vintage 1945 watches—each ...

Girard-Perregaux, a high-end Swiss watchmaker that’s buffing up its reputation, has a wallet opener. That, to adoring watch enthusiasts, is its three-gold-bridge tourbillon, the lust-inducing whimsy ...