It wasn’t until 1906 that the two companies, Girard Perregaux and Jean-Francoise Bautte & Cie (Constant Girard-Gallet actually bought the Bautte company) were merged and the modern Girard-Perregaux was formed.
Swiss watchmaker Constant Girard started his own company, Girard & Cie, in 1852.įour years later, in 1856, Girard married Marie Perregaux and the first vestiges of the current name took hold, as the Constant Girard company was renamed Girard Perregaux. While the above may not seem relevant just yet, other pieces were still setting into place.
