Girard-Perreguax adds a grand feu enamel dial to their Laureato 42mm collection with a new model with a dial with a subtle blue-grey enamel over a sunray flinqué motif.
Press Release information with commentary in italics.
New: Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm grand feu enamel dial
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Ref. 81010-11-3475-1CM retails at CHF 17,100 / SGD 26,400.
Commentary
This is a model which adds to the 42mm Laureato collection. We covered the pink gold edition released in 2024 here. This novelty is essentially the same watch but now in a stainless steel case and bracelet with a new dial.
The dial is where the speciality of this model is. Made in the Donzé manufacture owned by the GP-UN company, the dial features a flinqué sunray motif which is then covered with a transluscent grey enamel layer.
The flinque sunray is akin in its pattern to a spider’s web, with spikes enamating from the center to the outer periphery of the dial. Between each of these radiating spokes are cross linked by further engravings making the web pattern.
Release details
Since its debut in 1975, the Laureato has become an icon of fine watchmaking, celebrated for its instantly recognizable design, in-house movement, and refined finishing. To pay tribute to this timeless symbol of horological excellence, Girard-Perregaux proudly unveils the new Laureato 42 mm, featuring an ancestral savoir-faire, a breathtaking grey Grand Feu enamel dial.
A Dial that Defies Time
At the heart of this new watch lies a dial of exceptional depth and brilliance. Bearing a refined bluish hue, it owes its beauty to the demanding Grand Feu technique. Crafted in-house, the artisanal process underscores Girard-Perregaux’s commitment to craftsmanship of the highest order.
The enamel is composed of a precise mixture of silica, minium, potash, and soda, finely grounded into powder and combined with metal oxides to achieve its nuanced hue. Layered carefully into the dial, it is then fired at around 800°C in a kiln – repeated five to ten times – to achieve its flawless, radiant surface. Dur to the unpredictability of this process, some of the dials are rejected as they feature slight imperfections. But those that survive emerge as enduring masterpieces – impervious to time, fading, or aging.
Adding to the allure of its subtly bluish grey colour, a sunray flinqué motif lies beneath the transluscent enamel layer, revealing both the dial’s brilliance and its sense of depth. The choice naturally fell on enamel for this Laureato: a texture that gives the dial depth and subtle variations in colour. It is also a captivating material, selected to eternally adorn this new watch, unchanging as time passes.
Honoring the Laureato Heritage
While the dial captures attention, the rest of the watch remains true to the unmistakable Laureato design language. The distinctive octagonal bezel, set atop a circular plinth and tonneau-shaped case, created a harmonious play of shapes and light. Alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces enrich the steel case’s visual complexity.
Thanks to its slip profile and integrated bracelet, the Laureato is known for its exceptional comfort and timeless style. Rhodium-plated baton hands mark the hours and minutes, while the slender central seconds hand features a counterweight inspired by the iconic Girard-Perregaux Gold Bridge – a discreet tribute to the Maison’s horological DNA. The date aperture at 3 o’clock is elegantly executed, with white numerals on a colour-matched disc, in perfect harmony with the dial.
Precision Powered from Within
Like the original model launched in 1975, the new Laureato 42 mm is driven by an in-house calibre, not the GP01800 automatic movement, entirely developed and assembled at the Manufacture in La Chax-de-Fonds. Measuring just 3.97 mm thick, this self-winding movement offers a power reserve of at least 54 hours.
Every detail of the calibre reflects Girard-Perregaux’s rigorous standards: a pink gold oscillating weight adorned with circular Côtes de Genève, straight Côtes de Genève on the bridges, mirror-polished screws, beveled edges, circular graining on the main plate, and gilded engravings. These exceptional finishes are hallmarks of the high watchmaking that has defined the brand’s reputation for more than 230 years.
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm grand feu enamel dial Specifications
Reference 81010-11-3475-1CM
CASE Material: steel, polished and satin finished * Diameter: 42.00 mm * Height: 10.68 mm * Glass: anti-reflective sapphire crystal * Case-back: sapphire crystal * Dial: grey enamel with a flinqué sunray motif, rhodium-plated GP logo and indexes * Hands: ‘baton’ type, rhodium plated * Water resistance: 100 metres (10 ATM)
BRACELET Material: steel, polished and satin finished
