Girard-Perregaux Fly-back Chronograph "Monte-Carlo 1970"

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Girard-Perregaux Fly-back Chronograph "Monte-Carlo 1970"

Fly-back Chronograph "Monte-Carlo 1970" is a wristwatch by Girard-Perregaux.

In memory of the victory of Björn Waldegaard and Lars Helmer at the Rallye Monte-Carlo in 1970 Girard-Perregaux has supplemented an automatic chronograph by a fly-back function. Originally designed for airplane pilots, this function allows to set the activated chronograph to zero by pressing a single pusher and to restart it without having to stop it. So the usual intermediate steps of a chrono operation are obsolete, and valuable time is gained.

On the dial there is the commemorative inscription "MONTE-CARLO 1970"; the counters echo the design of the dashboard of the Porsche 911 S rally winner. Their names, but also of the car, and a reproduction of the license plate can be found on the caseback.

Movement: Self-winding manufacture movement Girard-Perregaux GP 337A, 28,000 A/h Chronograph Lignes: 13’’’ 63 jewels Power reserve 46 hours Case: Stainless steel D 40 mm, H 12.5 mm Sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment Caseback secured with six screws Waterproof to 30 m Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date Fly-back chronograph Bracelet: Alligator leather strap with folding clasp Limited edition: 250 pieces