iW Magazine Winter 2017/18 | Page 66

GIRARD-PERREGAUX THIS DARKER VERSION OF THE BARE-BONES CERAMIC LAUREATO WE SAW 2017 IS A COUSIN OF THE firm’s Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton. The new 42mm black ceramic watch’s transparency is underscored by the rotor, carved from a block of solid 18-karat pink gold and then open worked like the rest of the movement. This component, which typically would cover the movement parts just below it, thus allows light to stream through the otherwise dark watch. The curves of this skeleton movement are chamfered to accen- tuate their edges, and the remaining surface of the movement is given a black PVD treatment to match the color of the case and bracelet. Price: $36,600. Laureato Skeleton Ceramic WINTER 2018 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 67