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Girard-Perregaux Laureato 38mm Unisex Watch
Ref. 81005-11-3154-1CM
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Stepping up in Girard-Perregaux's range
The Laureato's most immediately striking feature is its octagonal bezel, which frames a 38mm stainless steel case just 10mm thick. The copper-brown dial is finished with Clous de Paris hobnail engraving and shifts between tawny brown and pink-toned gold depending on the light. Baton hour markers carry luminous material, and a date window sits at three o'clock alongside a small seconds display. The integrated bracelet follows the case lines cleanly and fastens with a triple-folding deployant clasp. Inside runs the in-house GP03300, a self-winding calibre beating at 28,800vph with a 46-hour power reserve. The case back is fitted with a sapphire crystal, and water resistance stands at 100 metres.
- Reference
- 81005-11-3154-1CM
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 10mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial
- Brown
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP03300
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 46 hours
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 3 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (3,586), Automatic Watches (1,906) and Brown Dial Watches (109).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 38mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Girard-Perregaux's range as we list it
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| Specification | 81005-11-3154-1CM | 03.3400.3610/39.M3200 | 103464 |
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| Price | £12,800 | £13,100 | £12,900 |
| Case size | 38mm | 38mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 50m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 46 hours | 60 hours | 60 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
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 unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £12,800, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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