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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Rose Gold 42mm
Ref. 81010-52-3118-1CC
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 Laureato traces its roots to 1975, arriving in the same moment as the Royal Oak and the Nautilus as luxury watchmaking discovered the integrated sports watch. Where those siblings became ubiquitous, the Laureato took a quieter path, and this rose gold 42mm is its clearest expression: the octagonal bezel that defined the original, a black onyx dial that is hand-polished rather than printed, and applied rose gold indices that sit against it with enough contrast to read instantly. At 10.68mm, the case is notably slim for a solid 18-karat gold watch of this size, which means it moves under a shirt cuff without the case edge catching. The alligator strap with its folding rose gold deployant keeps the lug-to-lug geometry tight to the wrist, so the 42mm diameter reads more composed in wear than it measures on a page. The exhibition caseback is where the movement earns its place. The GP01800 is built in-house to 191 components, runs at 28,800vph and carries a 54-hour reserve — but what the display reveals is the finishing: Côtes de Genève on the rotor, circular graining on the plates, bevelled and polished bridges. It is the kind of work that makes sense of the case material above it.
- Reference
- 81010-52-3118-1CC
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 10.68mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP01800-1404
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- 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 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,908), Automatic Watches (1,645), Leather Strap Watches (1,065) and Solid Gold Watches (146).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 2 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Girard-Perregaux's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Rose Gold alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 81010-52-3118-1CC | 1-36-12-02-05-62 | 914209380 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £33,000 | £34,700 | £33,600 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | 54 hours | — | 52 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?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
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.
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