This centenary watch expresses the Ermenegildo Zegna style while maintaining the spirit of a Girard-Perregaux. It also pays homage to the Zegna’s origins, as Angelo Zegna, the father of the founder Ermenegildo, was a watchmaker by trade. The round, pink-gold case houses an annual calendar movement with a highly original display. The date appears in a counter with the numerals delicately reproduced on the dial. The month is indicated in a window at 5 o’clock. The mechanism automatically allows for months of different lengths and only needs to be corrected once a year at most. The automatic winding movement can be viewed through the sapphire glass case-back adorned with the Ermenegildo Zegna centenary logo.
Another fashion designer chooses a real watch maker to produce a special timepiece for them. This is a better option than them branding something cheaper with their name on it. It is a win-win situation for both sides. This watch is meant to celebrate the 100th year of everyone's favorite "too many syllables" Italian designer. To me, Ermenegildo Zegna is a name that looks awesome written down, but the second you try to pronounce it, things go down hill. The Girard-Perregaux name isn't shared on the dial with Zegna, but the style of the watch should tip off most fans of the Swiss brand involved.
Placed in a 40mm wide 18k pink gold case the watch contains the in-house made Girard-Perregaux Caliber 3300-0042 automatic movement. It has an annual calendar and an eccentric display of dials on the watch face. A disc underneath a crescent shaped window reveals the month, while a dial is used for the date while another dial indicators the seconds for the time. In modern Girard-Perregaux fashion, each of the small indicators is in a soothing blue with a different shape hand to help them stand out. In fact I really like Girard-Perregaux's use of this blue mixed with gold. It is a very regal look in my opinion. Fans of the Zegna fashion brand will clearly enjoy this timepiece, but I think most Girard Perregaux fans will flock to other more complex timepieces in this watch collection range. When I look at the dial I am now seeing an odd side skewed smiley face with the month indicator as the mouth and the subdials as eyes. Does anyone else see that?
Technical specifications
- Case: Pink gold case
- Diameter: 40 mm
- Height: 10.74 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- Sapphire case-back adorned with the Ermenegildo Zegna centenary logo
- Water resistance: 30 metres
- Girard-Perregaux 3300-0042 movement
- Mechanical with automatic winding
- Calibre: 13’’’
- Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
- Jewels: 42
- Balance: Microvar, variable inertia
- Functions: Hour, minute, small second, annual calendar
- Power reserve: minimum 46 hours
- Alligator strap with clasp buckle adorned with the Ermenegildo Zegna logo
- Limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces
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