Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty: Tourbillon with Micro-Rotor

Girard-Perregaux is expanding the Laureato Fifty collection with a newly developed automatic tourbillon featuring a micro-rotor. The GP8410 caliber makes its debut in a 39-millimeter stainless steel case that is just 10 millimeters thick. Two dials—blue fire enamel on white gold and solid 18-karat gold—combine the new movement with different traditional finishes.

The new Caliber GP8410

The automatic GP8410 combines a tourbillon with a micro-rotor and offers a 72-hour power reserve. The small rotor, made of platinum and rose gold, leaves a larger portion of the movement visible than a conventional central rotor. Its arrow shape also echoes the historic gold bridges of Girard-Perregaux.

The tourbillon is housed beneath a white gold bridge. Its function remains classic: the escapement and balance wheel rotate together within a cage to compensate for positional deviations in timekeeping. In the Laureato, however, the complication also serves as the visible centerpiece of a deliberately compact design.

Two dials, two approaches to craftsmanship

The first variant features a blue fired enamel dial, crafted in-house, set on a white gold base. Several layers of enamel are fired until the desired depth of color is achieved. The second version uses a rose-colored dial made of solid 18-karat gold.

In this version, the “Clous de Paris” pattern extends from the dial onto the movement bridges. As a result, the Laureato’s signature geometric surface serves not only as an external design element but also as a unifying motif between the display and the mechanics.

Four New In-House Calibers in Twelve Months

The GP8410 is the fourth entirely new caliber that Girard-Perregaux has unveiled within a year. The automatic GP4800 was followed by the GP9620 tourbillon movement and the skeletonized GP9530 minute repeater caliber. This rapid succession is remarkable because new complicated movements tie up significant development and manufacturing resources.

For the Laureato Fifty, the tourbillon with a micro-rotor is also a technically distinctive highlight of the collection. The 39-millimeter case size maintains the watch’s wearable proportions, even though the model is positioned significantly above the standard Laureato.

Prices

• Blue fire enamel on white gold: 92,800 euros
• Dial made of solid 18-karat gold: 97,200 euros

Both prices are suggested retail prices, including 19 percent value-added tax.