Fighting the stigma: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph

Girard-Perregaux revealed the new Laureato chronograph models at Baselworld 2018 earlier this year The original Laureato was born in 1975, a period in watchmaking history when luxury steel sports watches were starting to catch on This era saw the birth of the high-end sports watch segment, just three years earlier, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak was first unveiled in Basel, closely followed by Patek Philippe’s Nautilus 3700 release in 1976 The case and dial The Laureato chronograph is available in 42 mm or 38 mm case sizes, in either stainless steel or pink gold.

The Laureato uses the same grade of stainless steel as used in Rolex watches, 904L steel Although difficult to discern through the naked eyes, the 904L steel is distinguished by its high chromium content and possesses superior corrosion resistance and more radiance after polishing relative to 316L steel. The Laureato Chronograph bears the same aesthetic details as seen in the . Source