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Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Plum Blossom 35mm Ladies Watch
Ref. 80484D52A401-CK4E
Sits in Girard-Perregaux’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Girard-Perregaux watches we list, which start at £7,900.
Price range £7,900 to £146,000 across 25 Girard-Perregaux watches in stock.The Cat's Eye collection has been Girard-Perregaux's dedicated feminine line since 2004, built around a signature oval case that bears no direct equivalent among Swiss dress watches. This Plum Blossom edition layers a botanical theme across the entire design: the small-seconds hand at nine o'clock is cut in the shape of a plum blossom and rotates slowly across the blue aventurine dial, the crown is formed as a flower, and through the sapphire caseback the openworked rotor — hand-finished in a petal pattern from rose gold — continues the motif into the movement itself. Aventurine glass does something no painted or lacquered dial can: the suspended copper particles catch light differently at every angle, giving the dial the quality of a clear sky with depth rather than a flat surface. Against that, 62 brilliant-cut diamonds set into the bezel add brightness at the perimeter without competing with what is happening across the dial. At 35.40 by 30.40mm the oval sits comfortably on a smaller wrist, and the blue alligator strap — matched precisely to the dial — keeps the whole composition coherent from case to clasp.
- Reference
- 80484D52A401-CK4E
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case thickness
- 9.21mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Oval
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP03300-0150
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 46 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
- Gem set
- Yes
Learn more about Girard-Perregaux
The company traces to Jean-François Bautte, who was making watches in Geneva by 1791, and takes its name from the 1854 marriage of Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux, which joined two watchmaking families.
Its signature is a bridge. Constant Girard's Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, developed from 1867 and patented in the United States in 1884, arranged the barrel, gear train, and tourbillon in a line beneath three parallel arrow-shaped bridges — turning the movement architecture itself into the design. Most decorative watchmaking hides its structure; this made structure the ornament. It remains the house's defining object.
Girard-Perregaux also has a serious claim on modern quartz: in 1971 it developed a quartz wristwatch calibre oscillating at 32,768 Hz, and that frequency became the industry standard used in essentially every quartz watch since.
The company supplied precision pocket watches to the German Imperial Navy in the 1880s, an early example of the wristwatch being taken seriously as a professional instrument.
Modern collections include the Laureato, an integrated-bracelet sports watch dating from 1975 that predates most of its rivals, and the Free Bridge and Neo lines, which rework the bridge architecture in contemporary materials. The house is owned by Kering.
- 1791
- Jean-François Bautte begins watchmaking in Geneva.
- 1854
- Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux marry, uniting the names.
- 1867
- The Three Gold Bridges tourbillon is developed.
- 1971
- Develops the 32,768 Hz quartz standard.
- 1975
- The Laureato launches.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,908), Watches Under 37mm (1,746), Women's Watches (1,692), Automatic Watches (1,645), Leather Strap Watches (1,065) and Blue Dial Watches (917).
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What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 35mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Girard-Perregaux's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Plum Blossom alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 80484D52A401-CK4E | 3661A-2954-55A | pfc804-1020004-100182 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £29,400 | £28,900 | £32,300 |
| Case size | 35mm | 34.9mm | 36mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 46 hours | 100 hours | 60 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 46 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 35mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £29,400, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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