The Choice of the Journalists...
The Cat's Eye Bi-Retro>
The Cat's Eye Bi-retro from Girard-Perregaux in 2005 has been already chosen the best ladies watch at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve, which is considered, at some extend, one of the most prestigious watches' grand prix in the domain.
There are however other prize giving organizations. The "Montre Passion" is a magazine about horology and things related to it. It organizes a prize for best watches in different categories every year and it has been running for 13 years.
This year the Cat's Eye Bi-retro has been chosen the "Montre Passion Watch of the Year" by the "Montre Magazine". This watch magazine is not guided only by aesthetic features when choosing the winner, but the candidate watches should also be small mechanical wonders.
The members of the jury didn't have any doubts about the choice of this years' winner. The Cat's Eye Bi-retro matches the journalists' idea of a perfect ladies watch. It matched perfectly any lady's wrist, it has a very smooth form and it can be worn very easily. The exclusive Girard-Perregaux style gives this watch some more points in favor of becoming the best ladies watch of this year, chosen by the journalists and experts from Montre Passion.
As for the timepiece itself, it is not only an aesthetical masterpiece, but it is also a rather useful instrument for the ladies. It is equipped with a series of functions such as retrograde seconds and weekdays, date and moon phase indicators. The automatic winding provides easy wearing and makes obsolete the thought about winding the watch every day. Fully wound the Cat's Eye will work 46 hours.
The GP03390 movement from La Chaux-de-Fonds is also an important fact about the watch, as it provides mechanical excellence over other 'pretenders'. This movement has 36 jewels and works at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour.
The sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating covers both the dial and the back of the case. The skeleton case back is fastened with 4 screws. There is a gem to be seen on the case of the watch - on the winding crown, which is set with a onyx cabochon. The watch will suit even the diver-ladies as the watch is water resistant to 30 meters.
GP has shown that if the watch is for ladies, it doesn't mean that there should be only diamonds and precious stones on the case. It should have functions, useful functions, for everyday situation; and it should be beautiful, so you could catch your eye on.
