Girard-Perregaux
Gyromatic Date
1960s · Automatic
The Gyromatic is a collector's watch hiding in plain sight. Its silver dial is a lesson in mid-century Swiss proportion — applied square markers that glint as you turn your wrist, a discreet date at three and slim dauphine-style hands. The fluted bezel adds just enough texture to frame the dial without shouting. Inside the stainless screw-back case (ref. 9259 SA) beats an automatic movement from one of the oldest watch houses in Switzerland, wound by the natural motion of your arm. At 34 mm it wears the way a 1960s gentleman's watch should: confident, elegant, never oversized.
$1,200 CAD
The story behind it
Girard-Perregaux traces its roots to 1791 in Geneva, making it one of the very oldest manufactures in Swiss watchmaking. In the 19th century the house became famous for its Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, a design so beautiful it won a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition and is still produced today.
In the late 1950s Girard-Perregaux introduced the Gyromatic, an automatic winding system built around an innovative, highly efficient reversing mechanism. It was a technical statement at the height of the 'automatic race' between the great Swiss brands, and Gyromatic watches quickly earned a reputation for robustness and accuracy.
The same decade of research led Girard-Perregaux to the Gyromatic HF (high frequency) in 1966, one of the first high-beat movements, and in 1970 the brand set the frequency of 32,768 Hz that almost every quartz watch on earth still uses. Owning a 1960s Gyromatic means wearing a small piece of that golden era of Swiss innovation.
Honest condition
Silver dial with applied square markers and date at 3. Fluted bezel, stainless screw-back case (ref. 9259 SA). Runs well, honest wear throughout.
Specifications
- Brand
- Girard-Perregaux
- Model
- Gyromatic Date
- Era
- 1960s
- Movement
- Automatic
- Case size
- 34 mm
- Strap
- Leather
- Water resistance
- Not tested — avoid water
What's included
- — Watch
- — Beige leather strap