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In 2012, Girard-Perregaux introduced a new Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar and a 1966 Chronograph, which has been highlighted as a new grand classic by Girard-Perregaux themselves. [18] This Girard-Perregaux 1966 is a slightly larger faced model than previously issued by the watchmaker at 42 mm and may be a sign of the changing demands upon ...
Constant Girard devoted many long years to studying and designing diverse systems of escapements and in particular that of the tourbillon. Invented at the very beginning of the 19th century, the tourbillon counteracted the differing effects of gravity on a watch held in the vertical versus horizontal position, thanks to a mobile cage that carries the settling organ.
F. Perregaux & Co. and Girard-Perregaux François Perregaux (1834 Le Locle , Switzerland – 1877, Yokohama , Japan) was a Swiss watchmaker and businessman. He was the first European watchmaker to travel to Asia (1863) and is remembered for his contribution to establishing the watchmaking industry in Japan.
Kering (then PPR) bought into Sowind Group and Girard-Perregaux, which dates back to 1791, in 2008, acquiring a majority stake in 2011. It bought the Ulysse Na Kering Divests Watch Brands Girard ...
Inside (French: Histoire de pen, [1] also released in the United Kingdom as Banged Up [2]) is a Québécois film directed by Michel Jetté and released in 2002, about a young man's time in a penitentiary. It is based on Léo Lévesque's collection of prison stories Contes en coup de poing. [3]
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Perregaux may refer to: Alexandre Charles Perrégaux, a French officer during the colonial conquest of Algeria. Jean-Frédéric Perregaux, a Swiss banker. Girard-Perregaux, a luxury Swiss watch manufacture.
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