Manufacturer: Girard Perregaux Year: Circa 2000’s Reference No: 49805 Movement No: 208’003 Case No: No. 1200 Model Name: WW.TC FTC World Time Chronograph Material: 18K pink gold Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3387, 63 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Girard-Perregaux deployant buckle Dimensions: 43mm diameter Signed: Dial, case, movement and clasp signed Accessories: Further accompanied by Girard-Perregaux fitted presentation box.
Catalogue Essay
The present watch is a Girard-Perregaux world time chronograph wristwatch introduced in circa 2000. The world time is a phenomenally practical complication indicated by an inner rotating bezel featuring 24 different cities with the corresponding time zone. Furthermore, the watch is chronographic and enables the wearer to start, stop and reset. The watch is complete with practical complication for the explorers and jetsetters of the world.
Celebrating its 225th anniversary in 2016, the company earned its fame as the first vertically integrated Swiss watchmaking company, manufacturing high-grade movements, cases and dials within its premises. Particularly noteworthy are the brand's three-gold-bridge tourbillon pocket watches built by Constant Girard beginning in 1867 — considered amongst the most beautiful movement architectures ever made. An active participant in Switzerland's observatory chronometry competitions, the brand won so many precision awards that they were excluded from competing in 1901.
Key models include nineteenth and twentieth century pocket watches with three gold bridges, modern tourbillon wristwatches with three gold bridges, minute repeating pocket and wristwatches, as well as sport watches such as the Laureato and Sea Hawk.