Girard-Perregaux Casquette 41 mm Slate Quartz

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

41 mm

Case thickness

11.3 mm

Case material

Quartz TPT

Bezel

Fixed brushed titanium

Crystal

Sapphire with internal AR treatment

Dial

Slate grey

Hands

Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill

Indexes

Applied faceted white-gold indexes

Bracelet / strap

Alligator leather with folding clasp

Clasp / buckle

Pin buckle in matching case metal

Water resistance

200 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 2E — In-house automatic, Superlative Chronometer

Movement type

Automatic, self-winding

Frequency

36,000 vph (5 Hz)

Power reserve

70 hours

Number of jewels

45 jewels

Complications

GMT / second time zone

Functions

Dive time, running seconds

Watchmaker

Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period

2000 – 2011

Limited-edition quantity

100 pieces

Current market information

Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

Designer

Gérald Genta

Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.

Historical significance

Girard-Perregaux Casquette 41 mm Slate Quartz sits within Girard-Perregaux's Casquette line, introduced in 2000. It carries the house codes established since 1791 — quartz tpt case, slate grey dial and in-house automatic, superlative chronometer — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.