Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition

Put the mechanicals on display

Aug 11, 2025

The other week, I wrote about a dial-free Girard-Perregaux design that I thought did things very well (you can read about that here), showing off the movement and mechanics while still keeping the watch quickly legible. The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition, well, didn’t quite hit the same marks.

First, the good

Do not get me wrong - I think that G-P is still creating lovely designs, and if I were ever to select a realistic daily driver from their catalog from my list, it would undoubtedly be from the Laureato line. It’s got an great look to it, with a solid time-only approach that can work for both casual and refined settings.

Next up, they’ve gone and done away with the stainless steel of the case and bracelet. Yup, that’s right - they’ve gone with ceramic for both. And if you’ve not handled a ceramic watch before, it’s quite a treat. Visually, it looks like metal, but then you’re hit with a different weight than you expect, as well as a much different feel.

Third, you’ve got some fun hits of Aston Martin green showing up on the front of the watch (indices, handset, G-P logo) and around back (on the automatic rotor). Finally, of course, you’ve got the well-sorted G-P movement running at 4 Hz, for up to 54 hours, to keep you on time. All in all, a very solid foundation, in my book.

On the other hand

The first and foremost job, for any watch, is for it to be able to tell you the time. Now, to be sure, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition can tell the time. From the photos we’re seeing, however, it’s unclear just how easy that will be to do with a dark green handset against the dark finishing of the movement. This is the tricky thing about an open-worked watch. You want to show off the movement, but then you have to do something to make the hands easy to pick out against the visually noisy presentation going on.

My suspicion here is that, at an angle or the correct lighting, those hands will pop out. However, for those quick, surreptitious glances at your wrist to check the time, those might be a trickier thing to do. This is not a unique problem to this Laureato, and seems like it’ll be an issue as long as this style of watch exists.

Wrapping things up

Then again, that could be me just being the cranky, jaded watch guy - and if that’s so, be sure to let us know in the comments below! The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition is a limited-edition of 88 pieces, and should be available through your local G-P retailer. For how much, you ask? Just $54,300 to pair one with your Vanquish. girard-perregaux.com