Girard-Perregaux fits a tourbillon and micro-rotor into the 10mm-thick Laureato Fifty
Tom Austin- Girard-Perregaux expands the Laureato Fifty with a 39mm steel tourbillon powered by the newly developed automatic GP8410 calibre.
- Two stunning Clous de Paris dials are available: translucent blue Grand Feu enamel and rose-toned 18k solid gold.
- The 10mm-thick case pairs with an integrated steel bracelet featuring a 4mm adjustment, keeping the profile compact and wearable.
After turning 50 last year, the Laureato is having quite a busy 2026. Girard-Perregaux has made the Laureato Fifty a permanent part of the collection, and this new Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm sits at the top of the latest arrivals. It brings together five signatures: the Laureato case, Clous de Paris decoration, Grand Feu enamel, its arrow-shaped bridge, and the lyre-shaped tourbillon cage. The compact proportions keep everything looking surprisingly tidy.
Let’s start with the numbers. The stainless steel case measures 39mm across and just 10mm thick, making this a particularly slender automatic tourbillon. A micro-rotor certainly helps, and we’ll get to that shortly. The shape is classic Laureato: an octagonal bezel on a circular base, with a tonneau-shaped case flowing into the bracelet. Those ingredients date back to the 1975 original and look nicely concentrated at this size. Sapphire crystals on both sides give you a full view of the dial and movement, and the 50-metre water-resistance rating covers everyday splashes.
Choosing between the two references really comes down to how much colour you want. The blue version uses a white-gold dial stamped with a Clous de Paris pattern, then covered with translucent Grand Feu enamel made entirely in-house. The enamel reveals the texture beneath, so the blue should shift noticeably as light moves across it. Girard-Perregaux traces its in-house enamelling to Jean-François Bautte in the early 1790s, giving the dial some proper historical grounding.
The second version has an 18k solid-gold dial with a warm, rose-toned finish. The colour plays nicely across its repeating Clous de Paris texture. Both watches feature white-gold baton hands and indexes, filled with luminous material that emits blue light. Around five o’clock sits the tourbillon, held beneath a white-gold Girard-Perregaux bridge. The cage follows the brand’s lyre-shaped design, a detail dating back to the 19th century. I particularly like how the tourbillon cuts into the repeating dial pattern, giving your eye somewhere natural to land.
Turn the watch over, and the new calibre GP8410 takes up the caseback. It measures 30.4mm across and 6.1mm thick, comprising 207 components and 31 jewels. The tourbillon runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour, with a useful 72-hour power reserve. Automatic winding comes through a micro-rotor made from platinum and pink gold, shaped to echo Girard-Perregaux’s familiar arrow. Its compact size leaves much of the movement visible.
Two large white-gold decorative plates carry another Clous de Paris pattern, linking the caseback with the dial in a satisfyingly direct way. The tourbillon itself sits beneath the brand’s arrow-shaped bridge, first introduced by Constant Girard in 1867. The GP8410 is Girard-Perregaux’s fourth new in-house calibre in 12 months, following the GP4800, GP9620 and GP9530. That’s a serious run, stretching from a straightforward automatic to tourbillons and a minute repeater.
The integrated steel bracelet picks up directly from the case, with broad centre links and tighter outer links continuing the Laureato shape around the wrist. A triple-folding clasp keeps it secure and offers up to 4mm of fine adjustment. That becomes genuinely useful when your wrist changes size throughout a warm day. Combined with the slim case, it should make this an easy high-complication watch to wear regularly.
This feels like a Laureato first, with the complication worked neatly into a design that was already very well established. That may be the smartest thing about it. The tourbillon, enamel and decorated movement each have enough space to be appreciated, and the 39mm case stops the overall package from getting carried away. The blue enamel version is probably the most eye-catching, but the rose-toned gold dial has a warmer character and gives the watch a completely different feel. Either way, fitting a tourbillon and micro-rotor into a steel Laureato measuring 39mm by 10mm is an impressive piece of packaging, and a fitting flagship for the now-permanent Fifty collection.
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm pricing and availability
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm is available now from Girard-Perregaux boutiques. Price: US$95,600 (rose gold dial)/US$100,000 (blue enamel dial)
| Brand | Girard-Perregaux |
| Model | Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm |
| Reference | 99116-11-3615-1CM – Rose gold dial 99116-11-3528-1CM – Blue enamel dial |
| Case Dimensions | 39mm (D) x 10mm (T) |
| Case Material | Stainless steel |
| Water Resistance | 50 metres |
| Crystal(s) | Sapphire front and back |
| Dial | Rose gold, blue enamel, Clous de Paris |
| Bracelet | Integrated stainless steel bracelet, triple folding clasp, 2mm micro-adjust on each side |
| Movement | GP8410-2574, in-house, automatic, micro-rotor |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, tourbillon |
| Availability | Available now |
| Price | US$95,600 (rose gold dial) US$100,000 (blue enamel dial) |