Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty 39mm in Steel: Specs, Price and How It Compares

The Laureato Fifty started as a 50th anniversary limited edition in 2025: a two-tone steel and 3N yellow gold watch, limited to 200 pieces, with a grey Clous de Paris dial, a date at 3 o'clock and a new movement, the GP4800. Time and Tide listed it at US$28,320. In June 2026 Girard-Perregaux turned that edition into a permanent collection, with four all-steel references in 36mm and 39mm.

The name looks back to 1975. The first Laureato was a 30mm quartz watch whose dial read Quartz Chronometer rather than Laureato, running the brand's GP caliber 705. Girard-Perregaux's caliber 350 of 1971 was the first quartz movement to run at 32,768 Hz, so the Laureato was a showcase for the brand's quartz work. The first mechanical Laureato, reference 8010, came in 1995 at 36mm with the extra-thin caliber 3100. The octagonal bezel on a round base, the tonneau-shaped case and the integrated bracelet have carried through every generation since.

There are four. In 39mm, reference 81008-11-3627-1CM has a rose-gold-toned Clous de Paris dial with a date at 3 o'clock, and reference 81008-11-3530-1CM has a blue Grand Feu enamel dial over a Clous de Paris pattern, with no date. In 36mm, reference 81006-11-3626-1CM pairs the rose-gold-toned dial with a plain steel bezel, and reference 81006-11S3597-1CM has a silver-toned dial with a bezel set with 64 brilliant-cut diamonds of about 0.55 carats.

The blue enamel dial is only offered at 39mm, and it's the one most reviewers have gravitated toward. Every reference has applied indices, luminous hands and a double baton at 12 o'clock in place of the applied GP logo that sat there on earlier Laureatos. The rose-gold-toned dials on the date models are solid 18k gold according to The 1916 Company, with a color-matched date wheel.

The 39mm case measures 9.8mm thick per Monochrome, Time and Tide and The 1916 Company. Fratello's spec table gives 10.2mm and a 46mm lug-to-lug, so figures vary slightly by source. Water resistance is 150 metres with a screw-down crown, and there's sapphire on both sides, with the caseback held by four screws.

That combination is the real story. The previous steel option was a 38mm Laureato on the older GP03300, and the standard Laureato is 42mm, which plenty of owners find too large for an integrated design that sits flat and wide on the wrist. At 39mm and under 10mm thick, the Fifty lands where integrated sports watches have always looked best. The bracelet uses brushed H-shaped links with polished center pieces and a triple-folding butterfly clasp with up to 4mm of micro-adjustment, which matters on a watch where you can't punch a new strap hole.

Our view: try both sizes before buying. The 1916 Company prices the 36mm and 39mm identically, so the choice is purely about fit. For most wrists, we think the 39mm is the one that looks the way a Laureato should.

Yes. The GP4800 is an in-house automatic running at 28,800 vph (4 Hz), with 19 jewels and 163 components according to Fratello. It uses a silicon escape wheel and lever, a variable-inertia balance regulated by gold screws rather than an index, a full balance bridge in rose gold, and ceramic ball bearings in the winding system. The rotor is gold. Power reserve figures vary by source: Fratello's spec table gives a minimum of 55 hours, Time and Tide says 55, and Monochrome and The 1916 Company say roughly 60.

Against the outgoing 38mm Laureato, that's a meaningful upgrade. Time and Tide puts the GP03300's reserve at about 9 hours less than the GP4800 and notes that the older movement lacks the full balance bridge. A balance held at both ends is more robust against shocks than one held from one side, and silicon escapement parts don't need lubrication at the pallet faces and resist magnetism. The balance spring itself isn't silicon, per The 1916 Company, so the watch isn't anti-magnetic in the way a Master Chronometer is, but it's well protected for daily wear.

The finishing is visible through the caseback: Côtes de Genève on the mainplate, beveled edges and the rose gold balance bridge, which Monochrome says is exclusive to the Laureato Fifty. It doesn't copy the brand's three-bridge tourbillons, but Time and Tide notes the layout takes inspiration from that design.

Monochrome lists the 39mm rose-gold-toned dial at CHF 20,500 and the 39mm blue enamel at CHF 21,800. The 36mm with a plain bezel is CHF 20,500 and the diamond-set 36mm is CHF 21,500. In the US, The 1916 Company quotes US$23,100 for both steel rose-gold-dial sizes, and enamel adds roughly US$1,400. Euro prices reported in the press run from about 22,900 euros for the gold-dial models to roughly 24,000 to 24,400 euros for the enamel dial.

That's a lot of money for a steel time-only watch, and Fratello calls it squarely in the luxury category. It's also notably less than the 2025 two-tone limited edition, and Time and Tide puts the steel Royal Oak Jumbo at nearly US$10,000 more than the Laureato Fifty. Prices change, so confirm current list prices with an authorized dealer. Fratello reports a two-year warranty that extends to five years with online registration.

On paper the Laureato Fifty beats the Royal Oak Jumbo on the things owners use every day. Time and Tide's comparison has the Jumbo about 1.7mm thicker than the Fifty, with 50 metres of water resistance against the Laureato's 150 and a slightly shorter power reserve. The Jumbo has the stronger name and the stronger resale record. The Laureato is the better wearing watch for the money.

Within Girard-Perregaux's own range, the 42mm Laureato with caliber GP01800 is the established version of the design, but it wears larger and doesn't get the new movement's balance bridge. If you like the Laureato and have an average wrist, the Fifty is the version to buy. If you want the classic look on a budget, a pre-owned 38mm on the GP03300 is the value play, now that it's been replaced.