Girard-Perregaux on 50 Years of the Laureato and the Three Gold Bridges | Dubai Watch Week 2025

At Dubai Watch Week 2025, Constant Kwong sits down with Marc Michel-Amadry, Managing Director of Girard-Perregaux, for an in-depth conversation celebrating one of the brand’s most important milestones: 50 years of the Laureato.

The discussion opens with a return to 1975, when Girard-Perregaux introduced the Laureato as one of the earliest fully integrated sports-chic watches of its era—designed, engineered, and manufactured entirely in-house. Michel-Amadry explains why this achievement was so significant at the time, and how it continues to reflect Girard-Perregaux’s long-standing identity as a true manufacture, where design, case-making, dial production, and movement development are conceived under one roof.

Central to the conversation is the Laureato 50th Anniversary edition, a steel and gold reinterpretation that pays direct tribute to the original model while introducing a thoroughly modern execution. Featuring a newly refined 39mm case, a slimmer 9.8mm profile, reworked bracelet finishing, and a redesigned dial with enhanced depth and balance, the watch represents a careful evolution rather than a reinvention. Powering it is the new Calibre 4800, a next-generation automatic movement unveiled earlier this year, combining compact architecture, improved shock resistance, ceramic ball bearings, and an elevated level of finishing that underscores Girard-Perregaux’s mechanical ambition.

The conversation then shifts to the standout piece of the anniversary celebrations: the Laureato Three Gold Bridges. Limited to just 50 pieces, this model brings Girard-Perregaux’s most iconic movement architecture—first introduced in 1867—into the contemporary Laureato case. Michel-Amadry details the development of the new Calibre 9620, created specifically for this watch, featuring three hand-finished gold bridges, a platinum micro-rotor, and an extraordinary degree of artisanal craftsmanship, including hundreds of hand-polished angles and the personal signature of the master watchmaker who assembled each movement.

Throughout the discussion, architecture emerges as the unifying theme—where movement, case, and bracelet are conceived as a single, coherent idea. By blending centuries-old horological signatures with modern proportions and finishing, Girard-Perregaux demonstrates how the Laureato continues to evolve while remaining deeply rooted in its heritage.

Filmed at one of the watch world’s most important global gatherings, this video offers rare insight into Girard-Perregaux’s manufacturing philosophy, technical mastery, and the enduring relevance of the Laureato 50 years after its debut.

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Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction and Laureato origins
01:22 – Girard-Perregaux as a true manufacture
02:13 – 50 years of the Laureato
02:57 – Laureato 50th Anniversary: design and proportions
04:03 – Calibre 4800 and movement architecture
07:33 – Introducing the Laureato Three Gold Bridges
08:42 – Calibre 9620 and artisanal finishing
11:16 – Architecture, legacy, and modern relevance
13:06 – Closing thoughts

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