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Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Celestial 35mm Ladies Watch
Ref. 80496D52A751-CK4A
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 line began in 2004 as Girard-Perregaux's answer to a specific problem: how to build a serious mechanical watch — automatic, in-house, complicated — in a case shaped for the wrist it was actually made for. The oval form is not a decorative flourish but the organising principle of the collection, and on this Celestial variant the dial puts the moonphase at the centre rather than tucking it away as a subsidiary, which gives the complication a prominence it rarely gets. The bezel carries 95 brilliant-cut diamonds against polished rose gold, and the dial beneath them is guilloché mother-of-pearl with diamond hour markers — a combination that reads very differently as the light moves, the surface shifting between soft iridescence and hard sparkle depending on the angle. The blue alligator strap sets the whole thing off with an unexpected coolness against the warmth of the gold, and the folding clasp means it stays put through a full day in a way a plain pin buckle would not. Through the sapphire caseback, the GP03300 runs at 28,800 vph with an engraved rotor — 240 parts and 32 jewels visible in motion, which is a reasonable argument, by itself, for leaving the cuffs unbuttons.
- Reference
- 80496D52A751-CK4A
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case thickness
- 11.4mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Oval
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP03300-0125
- Functions
- Moonphase
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 46 hours
- Warranty
- 5 years
- 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).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
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 Celestial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 80496D52A751-CK4A | 3661A-2954-55A | 423802000 |
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| Price | £33,500 | £28,900 | £35,218 |
| Case size | 35mm | 34.9mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 46 hours | 100 hours | 52 hours |
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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
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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