Girard-Perregaux unveils a new Laureato to benefit a children’s charity

Girard-Perregaux has unveiled the piece unique Laureato Eternity ELA Edition, which will be auctioned by Christie’s in November 2024, to raise funds for ELA, a charity devoted to fighting leukodystrophies in children. ELA is short for European Leukodystrophy Association.

“ELA was founded in 1992 by two men in a hospital corridor, Guy Alba and Pascal Prin. Both men shared something in common; their children were suffering from leukodystrophies, a group of rare, genetic disorders that act on the central nervous system. Determined to seek new treatments through research, support affected families and heighten awareness of leukodystrophies, ELA has actively engaged with businesses and the public alike, raising vital funds. From its modest origins, ELA has funded 571 research programmes, becoming the world’s leading funder of medical research into leukodystrophies.”

The auction will be held on November 11, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva. The auction will include other timepieces, also in support of ELA. The Laureato Eternity ELA Edition, along with other timepieces from the same auction, will be exhibited in several cities prior to the auction.

New York: 4 – 9 October

Shanghai: 19 – 20 October

Hong Kong: 23 – 27 October

Geneva: 8 – 10 November

Key Features of the Laureato Eternity ELA Edition include:

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Functions: Central hours, minutes, and seconds. Date at 3 o’clock.

Dial: Métiers d’Art dial featuring a guilloché pattern and purple Grand Feu enamel.

“The dial is enriched with a guilloché motif, comprising fine concentric rings that emanate from the centre, forming a nuanced sunray pattern. Thereafter, the dial is suffused with a lustrous layer of violet-coloured Grand Feu enamel, crafted internally by Donzé Cadrans, a Sowind-owned company and pre-eminent maker of enamel dials.”

Baton-shaped hour and minute hands are rhodium plated. Second hand is rhodium plated. Baton-shaped hours-markers, and “GP” at 12 o’clock, are rhodium plated and applied on the dial. The white date numerals and the violet date wheel, match the rest of the dial, an aesthetically pleasing touch.

Case: Made from stainless steel, polished and satin finished. Case diameter is 42 mm. Case thickness is 10.68 mm. Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on dial side. Caseback with sapphire crystal, screwed to the main case. “Unique Piece” engraved, along with other typical timepiece text. “GP” logo embossed on the crown at 3 o’clock. Water resistant up to 100 metres / 10 ATM.

Bracelet: Made from stainless steel, polished and satin finished. It features a stainless steel triple-folding buckle.

Movement: Powered by in-house self-winding calibre GP01800-2475, which drives the hours, minutes, seconds, and date. Diameter of 30.00 mm. Thickness of 3.97 mm. 191 components. 28 jewels. Frequency of 28,800 vph or 4 Hz. Power reserve of 54 hours. 

Our Thoughts

The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Eternity ELA Edition is a beautiful timepiece, created for a deserving cause. We hope this timepiece exceeds the price estimate of CHF 20,000 – 30,000 during the auction.

Additional Details

Name: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Eternity ELA Edition

Reference: 81010-11-3285-1GM

Unique Piece

Price estimate: Swiss Franc (CHF): 20,000 – 30,000

Please contact Girard-Perregaux for further information on this timepiece and the auction.

Last month we covered the “Polaris Dawn” mission, where IWC Schaffhausen donated 4 timepieces for each of the astronauts. Christie’s will be auctioning them later this year to raise funds for for “the lifesaving work” of St. Jude’s Children’s® Research Hospital, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Read here.

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