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Girard-Perregaux Laureato 38mm Midnight Blue Unisex Watch
Ref. 81005-11-3460-1CM
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Stepping up in Girard-Perregaux's range
The Laureato has one of the more underappreciated origin stories in Swiss watchmaking. When it arrived in 1975, it stood alongside the Royal Oak and the Nautilus as part of a small wave of integrated-bracelet sports watches that changed what a luxury watch was permitted to look like — though it has never quite received the same attention as its contemporaries. The octagonal bezel is the signature from that original design, and it carries forward here with no revision needed. At 38mm it sits at the useful centre of the range: substantial enough to read clearly, contained enough to disappear under a shirt cuff when required. The midnight blue dial wears rather differently in changing light — the Clous de Paris hobnail stamping that covers it catches direct light and goes almost graphite in shade, giving the watch two distinct personalities through the day. The rhodium-plated indexes carry green lume that reads well after dark, and the exhibition caseback reveals an 18-carat pink gold rotor turning inside the movement — an unexpected warmth at the back of an otherwise cool-toned piece. The H-link integrated bracelet is what ties the design together, flowing from the case in a way that reads as a single object rather than two components assembled. At 10.02mm thick, the whole thing sits flatter than the bold bezel suggests it will.
- Reference
- 81005-11-3460-1CM
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 10.02mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP03300
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 44mm
- 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 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,908), Stainless Steel Watches (3,241), Automatic Watches (1,645) and Blue Dial Watches (917).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 38mm suits most wrists
- 44mm lug-to-lug keeps the 38mm case wearable
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Girard-Perregaux Laureato alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 81005-11-3460-1CM | 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.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 44mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs 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
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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