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MECHANICAL WATCHES OF THE YEAR: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton

The Laureato was placed front and centre of a drive to broaden the brand’s customer base this year, with a slew of commercially enticing models introduced at SIHH in January.

These were followed up with fantastic pieces designed to catch the eye of collectors such as this black £27,500 ceramic version of its Laureato Skeleton.

The all-black watch uses different finishes and textures to bring additional interest to its skeletonised dial, movement, ceramic case, bezel and bracelet.

It is not uniformly dark and plays with light thanks to its surface effects, including that of its Clou de Paris hobnail-patterned dial.

This mastery of textures and lighting is also applied to the visible parts of the movement including the rotor, which is carved from a block of 18ct pink gold.

It has been meticulously open-worked like the rest of the movement so that you can see all the way through the watch and allows light to pour through like a stained glass window.

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