Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/07/girard-perregaux-goes-full-throttle-with-neo-bridges-aston-martin-edition/
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With a diameter of 45 mm, it seems to be from another era at first, when bigger was better. As the diameter of the movement is 32mm, Girard-Perregaux could have shaved off a few millimeters. While I feel that 42mm would be the sweet spot for this watch, its current size wouldn’t actually be a deal breaker for me.
The Girard-Perregaux sat very nicely on my modestly sized wrist, and granted, its larger size did give it quite a bit of wrist presence.
As you also don’t buy an Aston Martin to drive anonymously from place A to B, neither do you buy a Girard-Perregaux to tell the time discretely.
It helps that Girard-Perregaux opted for titanium to craft the case, which they finished with a black DLC coating. I think that this works much better than the regular Neo Bridges, which combines a regular titanium case with black neo bridges. However, that watch costs $31,100 and comes with an alligator strap.
The same goes for the Neo Bridges Earth To Sky Edition, which also has a DLC-coated titanium case and retails for $33,200. This makes the premium tone pays for the Aston Martin connection quite steep, as that edition retails at $37,700. That is more than 20% compared to the regular edition and over 13% more than the Earth To Sky edition.
If this is worth it is up to the buyer, of which there will only be 250, as Girard-Perregaux doesn’t make more. The fact is that the Neo Bridges Aston Martin Edition crosses every t and dots every i, making it a very desirable watch. Especially when you have an Aston to match, I can see that the premium is not much of an issue (for those with deep pockets anyway).
Leaving the price aside, it is both a mighty fine watch and, in my humble opinion, the best time-only Neo Bridges that Girard-Perregaux has made to date.
For more information, please visit www.girard-perregaux.com/row_en/84000-21-3236-5cx.html
Quick Facts Girard-Perregaux Neo Bridges Aston Martin Edition
Case: 45 x 12.18 mm, titanium with black DLC coating
Movement: automatic Caliber GP08400-2164 with micro-rotor and two ‘Aston Martin green’ Neo Bridges; 48hour power reserve, 3 Hz/21,600 vph frequency
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: 250 pieces
Price: $37,700 (excluding taxes)
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Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/07/girard-perregaux-goes-full-throttle-with-neo-bridges-aston-martin-edition/