Chronographe Flyback 'Monte Carlo 1973'
49585-11-131-BA6A
| Brand : | Girard-Perregaux |
| Collection : | Monte-Carlo Historic Car Rally |
| Model : | Chronographe Flyback 'Monte Carlo 1973' |
| Reference : | 49585-11-131-BA6A |
| Nber of pieces : | 250 |
| Complement : | Steel |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Is not commercialised any more | |
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Brand : Girard-Perregaux Collection : Monte-Carlo Historic Car Rally Model : Chronographe Flyback 'Monte Carlo 1973' Reference : 49585-11-131-BA6A Nber of pieces : 250 Complement : Steel Year : 2009 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 40 mm Thickness : 13.10 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Calibre : Girard-Perregaux GP0337A Complication : 12-Hour Counter Tachymeter Small Seconds Flyback Chronograph 30-Minute Counter Case material : Steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down caseback Tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial color : Black Grey Display : Luminescent hands Indexes : Baton-type Glass : Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Folding buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Power reserve: 46 hours
63 jewels
Frequency:
28.800 vibrations per hour
DESCRIPTION
- THE MANUFACTURE SPIRIT
Girard-Perregaux’s strength continues to be built on two fundamental principles: the desire for constant progress, which is behind numerous innovations and the respect for its heritage, rich in inspiration since 1791. By cultivating these two pillars, in a subtle blend favouring integration of the watchmaking crafts, the Haute Horlogerie Manufacture preserves its authenticity and solidity, while demonstrating its great creativity.
Haute Horlogerie, Vintage 1945, ww.tc, Girard-Perregaux 1966, Cat’s Eye: the Brand’s flagship collections are developed through new interpretations with unprecedented complications, with creative displays and with timeless allure. The creations dedicated to ladies vie in terms of delicacy, while the gentlemen’s models are rich in variety: the black ceramic ww.tc Shadow asserts a dynamic, technical style, while the classicism of the Vintage 1945 and Girard-Perregaux 1966 is enhanced by new concepts. Two sporty and elegant watches have again been born from the partnership with the Monte-Carlo Historic Rally.
True to its Manufacture strategy, Girard-Perregaux is continuing with the development of its constant force escapement, the Constant Escapement, and its unique portfolio of high-end movements, thereby consolidating one of the most complete collections there is in the world of watchmaking. In particular two annual calendars are being presented this year, one accompanied by the equation of time indication, the other combined with the display of the signs of the zodiac.
With nearly 80 filed patents, the Manufacture continues to reinvest a high proportion of its turnover in its Research & Development Centre, a genuine cornerstone of the business. It is reasserting its interest in pioneering techniques and materials, as shown in particular by the use of silicon or new technologies for certain movement components. It is consolidating its comprehensive approach, which enables it to design and produce both the external components of watches and their mechanisms. Girard-Perregaux makes in-house complete collections of movements: from Haute Horlogerie to high-end automatic winding mechanical to quartz.
The Manufacture integrates tens of different skills, from engineers to master watchmakers via dial enameller, from experts in movement decoration or to technicians in the case and wristlet manufacturing workshops. Brought together in La Chaux-de-Fonds, all these specialists are at the service of Girard-Perregaux watches, which are subject to painstaking care, and now reveal their latest secrets.
All of this has to happen while honouring the history of the Brand. The world-renown Museum is undergoing a major renovation effort and is due to reopen in the first half of 2009. In the meanwhile the already stunning collection has been augmented by newly acquired pieces dating from the second half of the 19th Century, attesting to the exceptional expertise Girard-Perregaux watchmakers have been displaying through the years. One of these magnificent pocket watches was a source of inspiration for a new Haute Horlogerie model: the Vintage 1945 Tourbillon with three gold Bridges. Brilliantly illustrating how the Brand reinterprets its past to design modern creations, this limited edition is aimed at connoisseurs, with codes common to all Girard-Perregaux’s new products for 2009: a design with highly developed details, making for elegance and comfort; a manufacture mechanism aiming for excellence; a rare item, born from the attention and passion of craftsmen fully mastering their disciplines; a watch conceived to generate strong emotions.
FLY-BACK CHRONOGRAPH “MONTE-CARLO 1973”
The 42nd edition of the Monte-Carlo Rally was memorable for different reasons. 1973 was marked by the launch of the new World Championship for car Brands. The race itself was intense. Full of suspense –with a duel between Jean-Claude Andruet and Ove Andersson–, it ended with a mind-blowing finale.
Jean-Claude Andruet and Mademoiselle “Biche” won with their Alpine Renault A110 n°18. For the first time, a woman entered in the history of the rally as overall cowinner. This edition was also a great success for the Alpine, which took the first three places in the overall classification and all six crews finished in the top 10.
In memory of this remarkable competition, Girard-Perregaux designed a new fly-back chronograph equipped with a tachymeter scale. Its functions are dedicated to sport. Thanks to the fly-back function, pressing once the push-piece replaces the traditional sequence of operations: stop-reset-start. The tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel enables to calculate the speed of a body in motion.
Manufactured in-house, the steel case is immediately recognizable thanks to its characteristic round chronograph push-pieces. With a sapphire “Box” crystal and the tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel, the design of this timepiece is typical from watches in the beginning of the 1970s.
To commemorate the 1973 edition of the Rally, the dial has been personalized with the inscription “Monte-Carlo 1973”.The case-back is engraved with the winners’ number plate, the names of the car and its drivers.
- THE MANUFACTURE SPIRIT
Girard-Perregaux’s strength continues to be built on two fundamental principles: the desire for constant progress, which is behind numerous innovations and the respect for its heritage, rich in inspiration since 1791. By cultivating these two pillars, in a subtle blend favouring integration of the watchmaking crafts, the Haute Horlogerie Manufacture preserves its authenticity and solidity, while demonstrating its great creativity.
Haute Horlogerie, Vintage 1945, ww.tc, Girard-Perregaux 1966, Cat’s Eye: the Brand’s flagship collections are developed through new interpretations with unprecedented complications, with creative displays and with timeless allure. The creations dedicated to ladies vie in terms of delicacy, while the gentlemen’s models are rich in variety: the black ceramic ww.tc Shadow asserts a dynamic, technical style, while the classicism of the Vintage 1945 and Girard-Perregaux 1966 is enhanced by new concepts. Two sporty and elegant watches have again been born from the partnership with the Monte-Carlo Historic Rally.
True to its Manufacture strategy, Girard-Perregaux is continuing with the development of its constant force escapement, the Constant Escapement, and its unique portfolio of high-end movements, thereby consolidating one of the most complete collections there is in the world of watchmaking. In particular two annual calendars are being presented this year, one accompanied by the equation of time indication, the other combined with the display of the signs of the zodiac.
With nearly 80 filed patents, the Manufacture continues to reinvest a high proportion of its turnover in its Research & Development Centre, a genuine cornerstone of the business. It is reasserting its interest in pioneering techniques and materials, as shown in particular by the use of silicon or new technologies for certain movement components. It is consolidating its comprehensive approach, which enables it to design and produce both the external components of watches and their mechanisms. Girard-Perregaux makes in-house complete collections of movements: from Haute Horlogerie to high-end automatic winding mechanical to quartz.
The Manufacture integrates tens of different skills, from engineers to master watchmakers via dial enameller, from experts in movement decoration or to technicians in the case and wristlet manufacturing workshops. Brought together in La Chaux-de-Fonds, all these specialists are at the service of Girard-Perregaux watches, which are subject to painstaking care, and now reveal their latest secrets.
All of this has to happen while honouring the history of the Brand. The world-renown Museum is undergoing a major renovation effort and is due to reopen in the first half of 2009. In the meanwhile the already stunning collection has been augmented by newly acquired pieces dating from the second half of the 19th Century, attesting to the exceptional expertise Girard-Perregaux watchmakers have been displaying through the years. One of these magnificent pocket watches was a source of inspiration for a new Haute Horlogerie model: the Vintage 1945 Tourbillon with three gold Bridges. Brilliantly illustrating how the Brand reinterprets its past to design modern creations, this limited edition is aimed at connoisseurs, with codes common to all Girard-Perregaux’s new products for 2009: a design with highly developed details, making for elegance and comfort; a manufacture mechanism aiming for excellence; a rare item, born from the attention and passion of craftsmen fully mastering their disciplines; a watch conceived to generate strong emotions.
FLY-BACK CHRONOGRAPH “MONTE-CARLO 1973”
The 42nd edition of the Monte-Carlo Rally was memorable for different reasons. 1973 was marked by the launch of the new World Championship for car Brands. The race itself was intense. Full of suspense –with a duel between Jean-Claude Andruet and Ove Andersson–, it ended with a mind-blowing finale.
Jean-Claude Andruet and Mademoiselle “Biche” won with their Alpine Renault A110 n°18. For the first time, a woman entered in the history of the rally as overall cowinner. This edition was also a great success for the Alpine, which took the first three places in the overall classification and all six crews finished in the top 10.
In memory of this remarkable competition, Girard-Perregaux designed a new fly-back chronograph equipped with a tachymeter scale. Its functions are dedicated to sport. Thanks to the fly-back function, pressing once the push-piece replaces the traditional sequence of operations: stop-reset-start. The tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel enables to calculate the speed of a body in motion.
Manufactured in-house, the steel case is immediately recognizable thanks to its characteristic round chronograph push-pieces. With a sapphire “Box” crystal and the tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel, the design of this timepiece is typical from watches in the beginning of the 1970s.
To commemorate the 1973 edition of the Rally, the dial has been personalized with the inscription “Monte-Carlo 1973”.The case-back is engraved with the winners’ number plate, the names of the car and its drivers.
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Brand : Girard-Perregaux Collection : Monte-Carlo Historic Car Rally Model : Chronographe Flyback 'Monte Carlo 1973' Reference : 49585-11-131-BA6A Nber of pieces : 250 Complement : Steel Year : 2009 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 40 mm Thickness : 13.10 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Calibre : Girard-Perregaux GP0337A Complication : 12-Hour Counter Tachymeter Small Seconds Flyback Chronograph 30-Minute Counter Case material : Steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down caseback Tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial color : Black Grey Display : Luminescent hands Indexes : Baton-type Glass : Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Folding buckle More characteristics : Movement
Power reserve: 46 hours
63 jewels
Frequency:
28.800 vibrations per hour