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EDITOR’S PICK: Blue steel – Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato EDITOR’S PICK: Blue steel – Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato

EDITOR’S PICK: Blue steel – Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato

Felix Scholz

Editor’s note: Sometimes there’s a fine science to what gets posted as an ‘editor’s pick’ — perhaps the watch is newsworthy again, or the story ties into some sort of seasonal holiday (get ready for tax time stories). This time, though, I didn’t overthink it. I was simply scrolling through our YouTube, and spotted the blue steel Laureato and olive bomber combo and was all “yep, that’s a hot look”. Superficial, or just plain super? 

There’s something about the combination of utility and exclusivity that really appeals to people. And as I look down at the Laureato on my wrist as I type this, I can honestly say, I get it. Sure, tool-like dive watches and sporty chronographs fill a place in our watch-loving hearts that crave functionality and purpose, but a watch like the Laureato offers something more. Purpose and practicality, with ample lashings of beauty. I mean, just look at how that Clous de Paris dial, or those bracelet links, blaze in the light. This watch looks good in pictures, but it comes alive on the wrist.

I mean, really, how good does it look.

Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Australian Pricing

Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm, in steel on bracelet, $16,080