Credits: Article and images by Tim Mosso @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/30/girard-perregaux-tri-axial-tourbillon-reviewed-by-tim-mosso/
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In homage to its famed “Tourbillon with Three Golden Bridges,” the reverse of the caliber 9300 includes rose gold drive train bridges shaped in homage to the ancestral three-bridge pocket watch. The same motif can be found on parts of the tourbillon cage, but they’re tough to catch while the device is in motion.
Each bridge is anchored by two mirror-like steel screws, and the finish quality on the bridge surfaces matches that of the wheels.
Each of the screws on this opus exhibits spéculaire polish, bevels in their slots, and chamfers around their circumferences. The batwing steel cap anchoring the lower pivot of the tourbillon appears “black” from all angles but a few; it is the famed “poli noir.” All of this must have taken an eternity.
Demanding extraordinary money for extraordinary work is a reasonable proposition, but this is the era of buyers who demand ordinary sports watches for extraordinary money. GP’s commercial comeback likely rests on the success of its Laureato sports collection.
Newly independent of its former luxury group and twinned with the better-known Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux is in rebuilding mode. But recently released editions of the “Esmeralda” tourbillon series indicate the fuoriclasse talents who wrought the Tri-Axial remain at GP’s disposal. The existence of these watches – past and present – provides a rich vein for collectors with an open mind and a budget to match.
For more information on new Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillons, please visit www.girard-perregaux.com/row_en/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=tri-axial
Quick Facts: Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon
Reference: 99815-53-1612BA6
Case: white gold, 48mm x 18.1mm x 58.6mm
Dial: skeletonized black grill with tri-axial tourbillon and solid time sub-dial
Movement: GP09300-0002, manual wind, 60-hour power reserve, 34 jewels, 3Hz
Functions: triple-axis tourbillon, hours, minutes, power reserve
MSRP 2015: $437,000
Preowned Price 2023: approx. $120,000
* Tim Mosso is the media director and watch specialist at Watchbox. You can check out his very comprehensive YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@WatchBoxStudios/videos
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Credits: Article and images by Tim Mosso @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/30/girard-perregaux-tri-axial-tourbillon-reviewed-by-tim-mosso/