The accomplishment proudly builds on the heritage of the 1966 collection, a period of pioneering feats for Girard-Perregaux in chronometry. From introducing the first high-frequency movement and launching the first quartz watch produced at an industrial scale to the many prizes received from the Neuchâtel Observatory. The 1966 collection is renowned for its mechanical watches with round and ultra-thin cases, smoky dials, leaf-type hands and tapered hour-markers.
The 1966 Orion trilogy is similarly slender with finely balanced lines paired with the reliability and precision of a self-winding movement.