Aston Martin and Girard-Perregaux have just unveiled their latest timepiece, dubbed the Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition.
The exclusive watch will be offered in 38 mm and 42 mm cases and will be limited to just 188 and 388 examples respectively. Immediately making the timepiece stand out is the green ceramic case and bracelet and while pricing details aren’t known, it certainly won’t be cheap once sales begin in selected Girard-Perregaux retailers in June.
In addition to the green ceramic components, the Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition has Girard-Perregaux’s skeletonized ‘baton’ type hour and minute hands. The watch dial also rocks a cross-hatch design mimicking that found on Aston Martin’s original logo used between 1921-1926 as well as on some of the quilted leather upholstery found on its current models.
“From the outset, the design of the Laureato was distinctive, yet cohesive,” Girard-Perregaux chief executive Patrick Pruniaux described. “Its styling encompassed geometric, clean-cut lines while exhibiting a slightly gentle character. Contrasting polished and satin finished surfaces, an ergonomic integrated bracelet and, of course, as always, an in-house movement… these are the essential ingredients which have made the Laureato a remarkable success. The same ingredients are much in evidence with the new Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition, along with the addition of an interesting, highly contemporary material.”
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The British car manufacturer first partnered with Girard-Perregaux in 2021. Their first jointly-developed timepiece was the Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition, limited to just 18 examples worldwide and each costing an eye-watering $146,000.
“Our goal was to conceive an advanced luxury product,” Aston Martin executive vice president and chief creative officer Marek Reichman said of the latest timepiece. “Interestingly, Patrick and I spent a lot of time talking about the folklore of the Laureato and the design play between shape and proportion of its iconic bezel. When he shared GP’s exploration into the optical properties of technical ceramics, micro beads and microns, I became quite enchanted by this idea of the past becoming the future. We’re always exploring combinations of technology, colour, and materials in Aston Martin sports cars to enrich performance, functionality and owner enjoyment. Together we’ve fused these ideas and attributes to generate this cool new Aston Martin GP Laureato”.
