The New Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm

Girard-Perregaux writes the next chapter in the Laureato’s long and storied history. Launched in 1975, just three years after the Royal Oak and a year before the Nautilus, the Laureato is considered an honorary member of the luxury integrated sports watch genre. The Laureato underwent its fifth evolution in 2016, becoming a contemporary, fully-fledged luxury sports watch collection in 2017. To mark its 50^th anniversary in 2025, a sub-collection called the Laureato Fifty was released with more compact, slimmer case sizes, refined finishes and a new manufacture calibre, in consonance with the brand’s rich 235-year watchmaking heritage. A novelty for the collection, the 39mm Laureato Fifty Tourbillon with the new manufacture micro-rotor calibre GP8410 is a powerful brand manifesto.

A winning fusion of past and present, the Laureato Fifty Tourbillon is based on the recently revised and refined case design of the new Laureato Fifty sub-collection. The two inaugural models share 39mm steel cases and, given the tourbillon regulator, boast an exceptionally thin profile of 10mm. Although the case has a lower water-resistance rating of 50 metres than its time-only counterparts, it follows the Laureato’s iconic design language with a tonneau-shaped middle case surmounted by a circular plinth and an octagonal bezel. Subtle upgrades, like broader, polished chamfers along the bezel edges, create a more dramatic contrast with the circular satin-brushed top surfaces. The integrated bracelet also benefits from the 2025 design upgrades, with a more ergonomic fit, slimmer H-links, and a 4mm micro-adjustment system hidden in the triple-folding clasp.

Girard-Perregaux’s three-bridge architecture is one of the oldest design signatures in watchmaking. Consisting of three structural bridges to secure the barrel, gear train and tourbillon regulator, the three parallel, symmetrical bars were conceived by Constantin Girard in 1867 and gained universal fame at the 1889 World Fair on the La Esmeralda pocket watch, with its gold arrow-shaped bridges. Featured on GP’s higher-end models, the three bridges also graced the sporty Laureato Three Gold Bridges in 2025 to dramatic effect.

The new watch honours its heritage with a white gold tourbillon bridge that secures the lyre-shaped tourbillon cage exposed in the aperture at 6 o’clock.  Available in two dial executions, with the Laureato’s signature Clous de Paris textured background, the white gold version is given a luxurious blue Grand Feu enamel treatment. The second iteration features a solid gold dial in a rose-gold tone. For an extra touch of sophistication, the applied indices and hands are crafted in white gold with luminescent inserts.

As mentioned, the automatic calibre GP8410 powering the Laureato Fifty Tourbillon is brand new. Following the release of the new-generation automatic GP4800 in 2025, the manufacture has unveiled three new calibres – the GP9620 of the Three Gold Bridges Tourbillon, the GP9530 Minute Repeater and the GP8410 micro-rotor tourbillon. The off-centred platinum-and-pink-gold micro-rotor pays homage to the brand’s heritage with its golden arrow-shaped bridge, and the two white gold bridges are decorated with the same Clous de Paris motif as the dial. The new GP8410 has 207 components, 31 jewels, a 3Hz frequency and a 72-hour power reserve.

The price of the new Laureato Fifty Tourbillon is to be confirmed. More information at girard-perregaux.com.