Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Girard-Perregaux · Laureato
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 43 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
Reference 19166OR.87
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Collection
- Laureato
- Model
- Girard-Perregaux Laureato 43 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
- Reference number
- 19166OR.87
- Year / era
- 1956 · 1950s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Perpetual calendar
- Movement
- In-house automatic, Superlative Chronometer
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Dial type
- Mother-of-pearl
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 500 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 43 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 500 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 83D — In-house automatic, Superlative Chronometer
- Movement type
- Automatic with micro-rotor
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar
- Functions
- Perpetual calendar, leap year
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1956 – 1962
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- 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 Laureato 43 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k sits within Girard-Perregaux's Laureato line, introduced in 1956. It carries the house codes established since 1791 — 18k yellow gold case, mother-of-pearl dial and in-house automatic, superlative chronometer — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
The House
Girard-Perregaux
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1791
- Founder
- Jean-François Bautte
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Luxury
- Major collections
- Laureato, Three Bridges, Free Bridge, Vintage 1945, Casquette
- Signature technologies
- In-house hairspring production · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Certified chronometer regulation
- Famous movements
- In-house manual-winding · In-house automatic, Superlative Chronometer · In-house automatic, chronometer certified · In-house automatic chronograph
- Notable watches
- Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39 mm Green Carbon (1964) · Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39 mm Green Stainless (1985) · Girard-Perregaux Laureato 43 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k (1956) · Girard-Perregaux Laureato 37 mm Meteorite Quartz (1987)
Brand history
Girard-Perregaux has spent more than 235 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Laureato, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Jean-François Bautte established Girard-Perregaux in 1791, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Girard-Perregaux calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1791
Jean-François Bautte founds Girard-Perregaux in Switzerland.
1831
Girard-Perregaux earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Girard-Perregaux to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Girard-Perregaux enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Girard-Perregaux continues to produce Laureato, Three Bridges, Free Bridge and other icons in limited numbers.
More Laureato
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39 mm Green Carbon
Ref. 38728OR.95
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39 mm Green Stainless
Ref. 37594ST.24
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 37 mm Meteorite Quartz
Ref. 30171OR.55
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 37 mm Slate 18k
Ref. 59563OR.92
Girard-Perregaux Laureato 38 mm Mother-of-pearl Sapphire
Ref. 97982OR.63