GIRARD-PERREGAUX. A RARE AND FINE PLATINUM CHRONOGRAPH THREE GOLD BRIDGES TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH

Girard-Perregaux's first tourbillon movement featuring three gold bridges was patented in 1884 by one of the firm's founders, Constant Girard; the unique example in the history of watchmaking represents still today a perfect combination of aesthetical, technical and symbolical aspects. At the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889, his tourbillon with three gold bridges was awarded a gold medal and then declared out of competition, as it was beyond match.