Girard-Perregaux pays tribute to its heritage in minute-repeating timepieces dating back to the 19th century and invites us to listen to the sound of time with the new Minute Repeater Flying Bridges.
Recently unveiled by Girard-Perregaux, the Minute Repeater Flying Bridges combines the poetic charm of a minute repeater with a strikingly modern architectural design. The watch’s chimes, demonstrated widely across social media, have quickly become one of its most talked-about features. Powering the watch is an all-new in-house movement: the Calibre GP9530, developed over the course of six months. This automatic movement with a micro-rotor integrates two major complications, underscoring the brand’s continuing commitment to high horology.
The new calibre is composed of 475 components and presents a contemporary interpretation of Girard-Perregaux’s iconic “Three Bridges” architecture, a signature design language that dates back to the 1800s. Operating at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour and offering a power reserve of approximately 60 hours, the movement reflects both technical sophistication and aesthetic refinement.
The movement’s mainplate and bridges are crafted from titanium. This lightweight yet rigid material allows vibrations to propagate efficiently throughout the movement—an important consideration for a minute repeater. At the same time, the mainplate is firmly secured to the case, ensuring that the acoustic vibrations are transmitted from the movement to the case with minimal loss, enhancing the clarity and resonance of the chimes.
The new Minute Repeater Flying Bridges is housed in a 46 mm pink gold case. Its skeletonized dial showcases pink-gold hour and minute hands, while a pink-gold chapter ring encircling the dial features the applied hour markers. The watch is water-resistant to 30 meters.
