Girard-Perregaux - Cosmos unique pieces

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Introduced by Girard-Perregaux in 2019, the Cosmos combines a tourbillon with sky chart and world time complications.

The Swiss brand has now created three unique versions of this model featuring two-part dials, formed of blue spectrolite, black aventurine or grey obsidian with two globes made of black aventurine or onyx and enriched by golden micro-painting executed by hand.

Presented at the base of the dial, the tourbillon features a titanium lyre-shaped cage and is held in position by Girard-Perregaux’s signature Neo Bridge, a contemporary interpretation of Constant-Girard’s famous ‘arrow-shaped’ bridge of the 19th century.

Complementing the tourbillon, the watch is equipped with two additional complications, a terrestrial globe and a celestial globe.

At 3 o’clock, a terrestrial globe performs a 360° rotation every 24 hours serving as a day/night indicator while also providing a GMT reading thanks to a 24-hour scale.

Positioned opposite, at 9 o’clock, a celestial globe displays the constellations of the Zodiac rotating in 23 hours and 56 minutes.

Housed in a 47 mm x 22.20 mm case in Grade 5 titanium with a glassbox anti-reflective sapphire crystal, the GP09320-1902 hand-wound mechanical movement is comprised of 368 components and beats at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour) with an autonomy of 57 hours.

For improved symmetry, Girard-Perregaux replaced a conventional crown with an original winding and setting system located on the reverse of the timepiece. The setting system features three engravings, all of which are filled with luminescent ceramic, indicating the purpose of each bélière.

Representing the last interpretations of this model, the three Girard-Perregaux Cosmos unique pieces will be sold exclusively by The Hour Glass, an Asia Pacific retailer with a combined network of 50 boutiques, at the price of CHF 347,000 / EUR 365,000 / USD 364,000. girard-perregaux.com