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Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Small Seconds 35mm Ladies Watch
Ref. 80484D52A761-BK7A
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 arrived in 2004 built around a single conviction: that an oval case, worn vertically on the wrist, suits the proportions of a woman's hand in a way a round case rarely does. Two decades on, the shape remains GP's most recognisable commitment to a form that the broader industry mostly abandoned after the quartz crisis. At 35.4mm by 30.4mm, the oval reads narrower across the wrist than its longer dimension suggests, and the mother-of-pearl dial shifts between cool white and warmer iridescence depending on where the light falls. Seventy brilliant-cut diamonds set into the bezel account for 0.91 carats in total, and the leaf-shaped hands — pink gold, like the case — keep the dial legible where a less considered design might let the stones overwhelm it. The small seconds subdial echoes the case outline, a detail that rewards the kind of attention this watch invites. Flipping it over reveals a sapphire caseback through which the rotor is visible, its pink gold mass engraved with the maison's logo in a repeating pattern — finishing that has no audience except the owner, which is usually the sign that it has been done properly.
- Reference
- 80484D52A761-BK7A
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case thickness
- 9.10mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Oval
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP03300-0044
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- White
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- 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 Dress Watches (541).
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 Small Seconds alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 80484D52A761-BK7A | 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 | — | 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 comparedIs 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
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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