Unlocking the Magic of Girard-Perregaux's Neo Constant Escapement Watches: A Journey into Astounding Horological Innovation

The Girard-Perregaux Neo Constant Escapement watches, having made their debut in 2024, continue to dazzle watch enthusiasts with their innovative design and engineering. These watches represent a revision of the original Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement models introduced in 2013. Known for being ahead of their time primarily from a marketing perspective, these models reflect the brand’s continued commitment to silicon technology, especially given their collaboration with Ulysse Nardin, a brand known for its in-house silicon components.

Despite the ubiquity of skeletonized watches saturating the market, the Girard-Perregaux Neo and original Constant Escapement watches stand apart. In these models, skeletonization is not merely applied as a technique to remove extra elements, but it reveals the timepiece’s heart– the novel escapement system known as the ‘Constant Escapement’. Made from a single piece of photolithography-created silicon, this system not only looks splendid but also surpasses many traditional metal systems in performance.

Powering the watch is the in-house made caliber GP09200 manual-winding movement. This movement employs a novel approach to transferring power from the mainspring to the movement via the regulation system. Using a hair-thin blade and dual escapement wheels, this system ensures consistent power distribution to the movement without any time-accuracy deviations from power reserve fluctuations. Even over seven days, as the power reserve winds down, the movement’s accuracy remains unaffected–a testament to the superior engineering of the Girard-Perregaux Neo Constant Escapement watches.