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Girard-Perregaux Presents its Cat’s Eye Jewellery Tourbillon

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June 2013


The Cat’s Eye Jewellery, Tourbillon with Gold Bridge captivates with its case in white gold adorned with diamonds, its hand-engraved and carefully polished natural pearl dial, and its Manufacture movement whose pedigree goes back more than 125 years.

Cat's eye jewellery tourbillon with gold bridge by Girard-Perregaux
Cat’s eye jewellery tourbillon with gold bridge by Girard-Perregaux

The oval silhouette dons its Sunday best: more than a thousand carefully selected diamonds encrust the white gold case. Called “snow”, this style of setting is mastered by very few artisans, and involves positioning the stones so as to leave nothing else visible apart from the crimping grains, playing with diameters to perfectly fit the curvature of the case. The setter works without a drawing, following his instinct and know-how, hollowing cavities in the gold one by one and fitting the stones individually as the work progresses. Three weeks are needed for the setting work, making every Cat’s Eye Jewellery, Tourbillon with Golden Bridge a unique creation.

Complicit in this exceptional piece, the natural mother of pearl dial brings exclusive technology to its iridescent glints to create a pearl decoration. The striking optical effect gives life to the piece by capturing and reflecting light. At six o’clock the famous Tourbillon with the delicately hand-engraved gold Bridge presides majestically, powered by the GP09700 Manufacture movement. Boasting a minimum power reserve of 70 hours, the manually wound movement has 177 components decorated, fitted and assembled by hand. The back of the white gold case can accommodate a personalized engraving. An alligator strap with snow-set folding clasp adds the perfect finishing touch.

The new Cat’s Eye Jewellery, Tourbillon with Gold Bridge is the latest addition to a collection founded in 2004, dedicated to women, and winner of numerous awards for its elegance and craftsmanship.

Source: Girard-Perregaux