Brief Brand History for Girard Perregaux
Girard-Perregaux was founded in 1856 when Constantin Girard married Marie Perregaux. Soon after, the company really made a name for itself when it unveiled at the Paris Universal Exhibition the masterpiece, "Tourbillon Sous Trois Ponts d'Or" (translation: Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges). 150 years later, Girard-Perregaux is still intact. The brand has taken off since 1992 when Italian entrpreneur, architect and former racing driver Luigi Macaluso took over the reins of GP. Today it enjoys the status and reputation and acceptance as one of Switzerland's elite watch manufacturing companies in the same company with Jaeger LeCoultre and Ulysses Nardin.

product line overview
GP's primary product groups are the Classique Elegance of which the ww.tc (world timer) and ww.tc Financial are very popular, the Sport Classique group of which the Sea Hawk Pro 3000m, Sea Hawk "John Harrison" and R&D01 are popular. The "Vintage 1945" group and the "Triple Bridge Tourbillon" in the Haute Horlogerie are sought after. The "BMW Oracle Racing" watches are quite popular and hard to find.

essential watches "market assessment"
Currently, Internet Discounts on most GP models is strong. For whatever reason, there are a significant amount of models available at large discounts, sometimes reaching even 40 - 50% off. However, other models are stronger and hard to come by at better than 35% off