SIGNED GIRARD-PERREGAUX, LAUREATO SKELETON MODEL, REF. 81015, CASE NO. 22'735, CIRCA 2023

To collectors and fans of integrated steel bracelet watches, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton is a surprising, contemporary timepiece to experience. Available in four sizes, the present lot is the 42mm model and has lavishly been completely crafted from 18k rose gold. Not a single part of the watch has been overlooked, both internally and externally with refined satin and high polishing found throughout the case, bracelet, and movement. At the center, the octagonal bezel that acts as a porthole to view the sporty, skeletonized dial. The haute horology movement has been meticulously finished with brushing, anglage beveling, and a skeletonized barrel.

The skeletonization of the movement adds life and energy to the sports watch and allows one to see the balance and pallet fork engage the subtle, subsidiary seconds near 10 o’clock. Further engagement can be seen when winding the crown and setting the hands, along with watching the spinning rotor visible from the frontside. With a thickness of less than 11mm, the watch remains slim and comfortable but is full of presence from the hefty rose gold. Unworn and stickered, the present Laureato Skeleton is an incredible value and opportunity to own a top-class sports watch from a haute horology brand.