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Girard Perregaux Alarm Gold-Plated, 1960s
- Maker / attribution
- Girard Perregaux (maker)
- Date
- 1960s
- Historical period
- Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- gold
- Stock no.
- GRDPRALM-3
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (GRDPRALM-3)
- Catalogue title (original)
- 1960s Girard Perregaux Alarm Gold-Plated (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number GRDPRALM-3), this is a wristwatch by Girard Perregaux, made in Switzerland, dated 1960s. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: gold. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Craft & Tailored
Girard Perregaux has a deep lineage within Swiss watchmaking history, unofficially forming at the end of the 17th century and formally being announced as Girard Perregaux & Cie in 1852, and during their time since have created some very worthwhile and interesting watches. We love this uniquely designed alarm wristwatch from Girard Perregaux. Instead of the alarm function being set via an additional hand or rotating disc in the center of the dial, the alarm function is housed in a beautifully constructed window that allows for a user-friendly setting function in a stylish fashion. SPECS Stock # GRDPRALM-3 Brand Girard Perregaux Style Alarm Model N/A Serial N/A Size Men's Material Gold-Plated Stainless Steel Dial Champagne Millimeters 35 Strap 2pc Handmade Leather Strap CASE & BRACELET The excellent gold-plated case featured strong dimensions throughout with thick and symmetrical lugs that show only light signs of use and nominal evidence of prior polishing. The matching crowns appear to be early replacements and match the aesthetic of the watch perfectly. The two-part stainless steel case back is in excellent condition with some minor wear present. The watch comes supplied on a 2pc handmade leather strap. DIAL & HANDS The original virtually brushed champagne dial is in wonderful vintage condition, showing no damage and only nominal elements of age. The silver alarm wheel is in excellent condition as well. The tritium lume plots are mostly removed from the dial, with only minor remnants present when inspected under UV light. The original hands retain the original tritium lume and black enamel filling with no degradation present. ACCESSORIES None. The watch is keeping time perfectly, but the service history is unknown. A movement service can be purchased upon request.
Historical context
Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.
The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking
Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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