GIRARD-PERREGAUX - 1966 Minute Repeater, Annual Calendar & Equation of Time watch
The Mechanics of Time Captured in Three Complications
Minute Repeater,
Annual Calendar and Equation of Time: in its 42 mm
diameter, the
Girard-Perregaux 1966 houses three illustrious watchmaking
complications. They are displayed on the dial in perfect harmony,
orchestrated by a mechanical caliber with over 400 component parts.
A model of technical ingenuity, the new
Girard-Perregaux 1966 Minute
Repeater,
Annual Calendar & Equation of Time watch has all the
attributes to earn its place in the firmament of the most outstanding
watchmaking achievements. A worthy heir to the
Girard-Perregaux 1966
Collection, it displays its various functions with a remarkable sense of
aesthetic balance, despite its hidden complexities.
For the elegantly proportioned dial, a silvered sunburst decor has been
chosen as a background to the various time indications. Surrounded by
solid gold applique hour-markers with sharply defined profiles, the
various indications perform their functions as the hours and minutes
hands pursue their paths above them. The eye is immediately caught by
the imposing date located at 1:30 on the dial. The month is displayed in
a window opposite to complete the
Annual Calendar function. This
ingenious construction only requires a single adjustment of the date per
year, in February, which is easily carried out through the watch’s
crown.
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Indicated by a cam appearing in relief on a wheel that completes one
revolution per year, the Equation of Time is displayed at 4:30 on the
dial. It shows the difference between civil time and solar time. For, in
reality, the solar day varies in duration from day to day. While the
two reference times in question coincide exactly four times per year,
the accumulated difference between them can be as much as, for example,
16 minutes in November.
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To complete this watchmaking masterpiece, a
Minute Repeater enables the
user to hear the striking of the hours, quarter-hours and minutes.
Conceived in an age before the advent of electricity, when people needed
to be able to hear an indication of the time during the night, today
this has become one of the complications that is most appreciated by
connoisseurs of fine watchmaking. In order to create the vibration that
will produce a crystalline sound, the adjustment of the striking
mechanism is one of the most delicate operations for a watchmaker,
requiring nimble fingers and a particularly acute ear. The fruit of
exhaustive acoustic research, the
Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater
mechanism benefits from three specially designed aspects of the
construction of the watch-case: an optimal fit between the internal
diameter of the case and that of the caliber, so as to achieve maximum
resonance; a curved case back that increases the volume of air between
the movement and the case, and enhances the sound production; and the
diamond-polished bottom of the case back, which reduces acoustic
interference.
Visible through the sapphire crystal case back, the manually wound
mechanical caliber perpetuates the great
Girard-Perregaux watchmaking
tradition. With its constant concern for aesthetic standards,
Girard-Perregaux has designed the balance-cock in a semi-arrow shape
that recalls the Golden Bridges, the brand's emblematic signature.
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Technical Specifications
Case in polished pink gold with anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Bezel: circular, satin-finish interior
Dimensions: 42 mm
Crystal: Domed anti-reflective sapphire
Dial: brass, appliques in 5N18 pink gold
Hands: "Leaf", "Baton" and "Arrow" styles in 5N18 pink gold and coated in diamond powder piece by piece
Crown: 5N18 pink gold with GP logo engraved
Case-back: sapphire crystal, closed with 6 screws, all inscriptions hand-engraved
Water resistance: 30 meters
Girard-Perregaux E09-0003 Movement
Handwound mechanical movement
Caliber: 14¼'''
Frequency: 21,600 vib/h – (3 Hz)
Power reserve: min.100 hours (4 days)
Jeweling: 48 jewels
Number of components: 419
Plate: rhodium-plated and circular-grained
Bridges: côtes de Genève, polished beveled angles
Balance-cock: gold semi-arrow shaped, "rounded-off"
Balance: with variable inertia
Striking mechanism: repeating with two facing hammers, hours,
quarter-hours, minutes. Regulation of the speed of the
striking-mechanism by inertia-driven governor, countersprings accessible
on the bridge side, inverted minute rack; conventional gong pitches.
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, minute repeater, annual calendar, equation of time
Brown alligator strap
Ardillon buckle in pink gold
Reference: 99651-52-131-BKBA
Limited edition of
15 pieces
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