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Girard-Perregaux Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Stainless Steel
Ref. 81010-11-3153
The Laureato dates to 1975, when Girard-Perregaux introduced an integrated-bracelet sports watch built around an octagonal bezel sitting on a circular case — a geometry that quietly anticipated the steel sports watch category that would dominate the decades following. This version, launched in November 2022, revives that architecture faithfully while adding a sunray green dial dressed in a Clous de Paris hobnail pattern, the tiny raised squares catching light differently across the day in a way that plain sunburst finishing does not. At 10.68mm thick for a 42mm case, it sits considerably flatter than most 100m-rated steel sports watches, and the integrated bracelet — with its alternating longitudinal and transverse satin brushing and a continuous bevel that flows from the case directly into the links — compounds that closeness to the wrist. The bracelet itself is assembled with fixed screws rather than pin-and-sleeve construction, which keeps the stack of links tighter and more precise over years of use, and an intermediate-sized link means the fit adjustment is more granular than the usual half-link jump. The GP01800 movement inside runs at 28,800 vph across 191 components and carries 54 hours of power reserve. It is finished to haute horlogerie standard — Côtes de Genève, circular graining, polished pin heads — and visible through a sapphire caseback, which matters here because the standard for that finishing is genuinely high rather than decorative.
- Reference
- 81010-11-3153
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Collection
- Laureato
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 10.68mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP01800
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 54 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 6 collections
This watch appears in the Girard-Perregaux Laureato range (5), Back in Stock (4,847), Stainless Steel Watches (3,197), Automatic Watches (1,736), Green Dial Watches (440) and Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (344).
2-year Goldsmiths warranty
Best of 2 retailers
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
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| Specification | 81010-11-3153 | 1-37-01-03-02-35 | 116300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £9,450 | £9,750 | £9,550 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 54 hours | 70 hours | 48 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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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 54 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 men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb list it at £9,450, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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