Quasar Light

• Limited Edition: 18 pieces
• Case: sapphire crystal
• Size: 46mm
• Movement: automatic-winding manufacture caliber GP09400-1128
• Function: tourbillon
• Power Reserve: approximately 60 hours
• Water Resistance: 30m
• Dial: skeleton with sapphire crystal bridges
• Caseback: sapphire crystal
• Hands: luminous
• Strap/Bracelet: hand-sewn alligator leather
• Factory Warranty: two years

The ability to reveal the art in precision engineering is among Girard-Perregaux’s greatest achievements. The Quasar Light honors this legacy by engineering transparency to the extreme. Named after the most brilliant of astronomical entities – the Quasar – it is an epic masterpiece with gleaming aerial views of the manufacture’s most iconic movement encased in Swiss-made Sapphire, exclusively available in just 18 pieces.

Like its namesake, the Quasar Light outshines all others in its class. The glittering tourbillion appears to float inside an invisible case made from a single sapphire disk. Sculpting and polishing its curves to produce such extreme transparency required over 200 hours of work and hundreds of operations with techniques perfected over two centuries.

Viewing its sensational aerial volumes feels as if stargazing through a telescope. The sapphire crystal box that extends from the case delivers this intergalactic 360° view. Achieving the perfect gloss within the movement required three times more sapphire than standard with a unique diamond and chemical polish.

The watch glitters with starry luster when light radiates across its movement and ruthenium barrel. Selected for its diamond-like brilliance, Ruthenium is a rare platinum metal in extremely limited production. It forms dazzling crystals that burst with sparkling light in all directions on the watch face.

The arrow shape of the Aerial Neo-Bridges, a Girard-Perregaux signature, were inspired by architectural marvels in the world’s greatest cities. Finished yet again in Swiss-made sapphire, the bridges reveal the smallest details of the mechanism with a light, but powerful presence on the wrist.

The tourbillon cage is powered by a unidirectional automatic winding system featuring a micro-rotor made of white gold. Visible through the sapphire crystal box, the micro-rotor is engraved with an eagle – an instantly recognizable hallmark of the Swiss manufacture.

The Quasar Light is a brilliantly bold expression of the technical mastery, contemporary design and rich heritage that exemplifies Girard-Perregaux. The 18 exclusive pieces are now luminous stars at the center of an entirely new galaxy of watchmaking excellence.