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Girard-Perregaux

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1837 : Jacques Bautte and Jean Samuel Rossel succeeded to Jean François Bautte

• 1837 : Jacques Bautte and …
• 1880 : wrist-watches intended for …
• 1928 : Otto Graef bought …
• 1966 : First mechanical high-frequency …

By developing its status as a manufactory, Girard-Perregaux has become one of the very few Swiss watch companies that design and produce their own movements. For this, it draws on its vast technical expertise.

Its "Research and Development" department is the keystone to this manufactory concept. With about twenty watchmakers and engineers, it controls the entire production process, from conception to realisation.

A subtle combination of traditional watch-making skills and cutting-edge technology results in unique timepieces whose movements have undergone the strictest quality control.

While the brand's manufactory status obliges it to constantly strive for new levels of excellence, it also provides it with flexibility and adaptability, two major advantages for meeting the increasingly sophisticated demands of a global market.

This status also provides the surest way of cultivating and transmitting an exceptional watchmaking "savoir-faire" and ensuring its survival for generations to come