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Girard-Perregaux Laureato 2016 Watch Hands-On
Girard-Perregaux will be celebrating its 225th anniversary this year, which makes it one of the oldest?watch companies still in operation today. Together with this special anniversary, Girard-Perregaux is updating its Laureato collection with the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato 2016 watch. Interestingly, the last major update to the Laureato was in 2003 with the Laureato Evo 3, which had an enlarged 44mm case and a new bracelet, so it really has been a long time coming. What's new about this watch? Read on to find out; but first, a little history into the Laureato.The Girard-Perregaux Laureato collection was born in 1975, at a time when sportier looking high-end steel watches were beginning to become popular thanks to the Royal Oak, which was created three years earlier in 1972. The Laureato of 1975 had an integrated bracelet and a polished octagonal bezel-not entirely unique features for the time-but what really made the 1975?Laureato stand out?was that it was to be a showcase piece for
Cross Watches Review
Years ago I think it was watch makers who made pens, and now pen makers are making watches. We all know about the incredible success of Montblanc shifting its focus?to watches probably more than pens, and other brands have at lest paid attention. Italian writing instrument maker Montegrappa now has a watch collection, along with many similar companies?to itself. Now Cross, another writing instrument maker, has entered the land of?making timepieces. Unlike higher-end brands such as Montblanc, Cross decided to enter the market at a much lower price point. The pictures you see here aren’t of the first timepieces they ever released, but represent a brand new collection of pretty decent watches for just a few hundred bucks.Call me a snob, but I honestly wouldn’t have discussed this collection unless I thought the designs were impressive for the price. There are lots of watches in the few hundred dollar range that don’t pass muster. Cross partnered with Solar Time Ltd. out