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Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL Rattrapante - Foudroyante 18k gold
Estimated price for orientation: 15 750 $
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Description Brand: Girard-Perregaux Case Material: Solid Gold Movement: Mechanical (Automatic) Case Finish: Polished Display: Analog
The watch is decorated with Cotes de Geneve pattern and beveled, which is modified, finished and decorated by hand by the firm’s watchmakers. The functions include hour, minute, Grand spilt-second complication, chronograph and 1/8 second Jumping foudroyante complication feature. NOTE: This NOT the more common (and lower cost) XL model, the XXL Model is the flagship of the Vintage offering and is a statement piece. The solid 18k case is anatomically curved at a size of 36.8x36mm with a thickness of 15.3mm. It is made of 18K yellow-gold. It has antireflective curved sapphire crystal with gold crown and rectangular pushers. There are 2 solid 18k pushers (one above the crown, and one below the crown) to engage/stop/re-set the Chronograph, and a single solid 18k pusher is center of the crown to engage/operate the Rattrapante Grand Complication.The back is fastened by 4 screws and is water resistant to 3atm (30m). The strap is made of hand-stitched crocodile leather with solid matching 18k gold fold-over clasp. The watch has a beautiful matte ivory dial with gold Arabic numerals and gold leaf-style hands. The indications include minute counter at 3 with eighths-of-a-second counter with red foudroyante hand at 9. This is accompanied by center spilt-second counters and minute track with divisions of 1/5 of a second.
Description
| Brand: | Girard-Perregaux | Case Material: | Solid Gold |
| Movement: | Mechanical (Automatic) | Case Finish: | Polished |
| Display: | Analog |
The watch is decorated with Cotes de Geneve pattern and beveled, which is modified, finished and decorated by hand by the firm’s watchmakers. The functions include hour, minute, Grand spilt-second complication, chronograph and 1/8 second Jumping foudroyante complication feature. NOTE: This NOT the more common (and lower cost) XL model, the XXL Model is the flagship of the Vintage offering and is a statement piece. The solid 18k case is anatomically curved at a size of 36.8x36mm with a thickness of 15.3mm. It is made of 18K yellow-gold. It has antireflective curved sapphire crystal with gold crown and rectangular pushers. There are 2 solid 18k pushers (one above the crown, and one below the crown) to engage/stop/re-set the Chronograph, and a single solid 18k pusher is center of the crown to engage/operate the Rattrapante Grand Complication.The back is fastened by 4 screws and is water resistant to 3atm (30m). The strap is made of hand-stitched crocodile leather with solid matching 18k gold fold-over clasp. The watch has a beautiful matte ivory dial with gold Arabic numerals and gold leaf-style hands. The indications include minute counter at 3 with eighths-of-a-second counter with red foudroyante hand at 9. This is accompanied by center spilt-second counters and minute track with divisions of 1/5 of a second.