2012/10/03 - Girard-Perregaux the Le Corbusier Trilogy - Vintage 1945 Le Corbusier - La Chaux-de-Fonds

 

In a marvelous coincidence, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret’s hometown, La Chaux-de-Fonds, happens to be the world capital of watchmaking. Before the world knew him by his pseudonym, Le Corbusier, the young Charles-Edouard spent his formative years in the town’s School of Art, training as a sculptor and engraver.

Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl Dial

Girard-Perregaux’s craftsmen pay tribute to an early Le Corbusier work by faithfully reproducing it in a bas-relief of mother-of-pearl — a nod to both the piece itself and to Le Corbusier’s beginnings as a sculptor and engraver.

Seven exacting days are required to produce each dial, requiring mastery of multiple skills : design, sculpture, polishing and varnishing. The foremost challenge was to preserve the integrity of the original work’s five colors — necessitating considerable patience and meticulous attention to detail.

 

 

 

Technical Specifications

Limited edition of five pieces
Ref. : 25880-52-103-BB6A

CASE

• Material : Pink gold
  
• Dimensions : 36.20 x 35.25 mm
  
• Crystal : Anti-reflective sapphire
  
• Case-back : Sapphire crystal, secured by four screws
  
• Water resistance : 30 meters
  

MOVEMENT

• Girard-Perregaux GP3300-0078, automatic
  
• Calibre : 11½ ‘‘‘
  
• Frequency : 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
  
• Jewels : 26
  
• Power reserve : Min. 46 hours
  
• Functions : Hour and minute