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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton 42mm
Ref. 81015-11-001-11A
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 began in 1975 as Girard-Perregaux's answer to the integrated-bracelet sports watch that Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe had just made desirable — same octagonal bezel, same flush bracelet, same ambition to be worn at a desk and on a boat without apology. This skeleton variant strips the dial back to the movement itself, which changes the proposition: what you are buying is now explicitly the GP01800, and the watch makes no attempt to hide that. At 10.68mm thick for a 42mm case that is open to the light, the proportions work in a way solid-dial sports watches often do not — the skeletonisation keeps it visually lighter than the size suggests, and on the wrist it sits closer to the hand than the diameter implies. The octagonal bezel is polished where the flanks of the case are brushed, a contrast that has been part of the Laureato's character since the beginning and reads here as deliberate architecture rather than decoration. The GP01800 was designed to be seen: 173 components, a galvanic treatment across the bridges, and the small-seconds subdial placed where it gives the eye somewhere to land once the motion of the rotor stops holding attention. Fifty-four hours of reserve means a weekend off the wrist causes no inconvenience when Monday comes.
- Reference
- 81015-11-001-11A
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 10.68mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GP01800-0006
- Functions
- Small seconds, Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,908), Stainless Steel Watches (3,241), Automatic Watches (1,645), Silver Dial Watches (730) and Skeleton Watches (307).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Girard-Perregaux's more premium watches
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 81015-11-001-11A | pfc907-1020001-100182 | GC39-TNPS-LSEN-RSDP-RE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £37,100 | £38,600 | £41,040 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | 54 hours | 50 hours | 50 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.
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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