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The original and modern edition of the unusual and classic Girard-Perregaux Casquette.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW CASQUETTE

Material: black ceramic & titanium, titanium pushers Dimensions: 42.40 x 33.60 mm
Height: 14.64 mm
Glass: sapphire crystal

Case-back: titanium, secured by 4 screws Dial: Tubular LED display
Water resistance: 50 meters (5 ATM)

GIRARD-PERREGAUX GP3980 QUARTZ MOVEMENT

Dimensions: 26.24 x 25.65 mm Height: 6.40 mm
Frequency: 32’768 Hz
Number of components: 45

In 2021, Girard-Perregaux, with Bamford Watch Department, created a unique timepiece in support of the charity auction, Only Watch. Based on the original Casquette of 1976. The movement developed for this unique piece is now found in the Casquette 2.0.

Functions

Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, month, year, chronograph, 2nd time zone, secret date

CHRONOGRAPH

The chronograph counts and displays the seconds and hundreds of a second until 59.99 seconds. Then it counts and displays the minutes and seconds until 59 minutes and 59 seconds. After one hour, the count restarts from zero.

To set the chronograph:

  1. Press (long push) on the right pusher to display “00”.

  2. Start and stop the chronograph by pressing (short

    push) on the left pusher.

  3. Reset the chronograph to zero by pressing (long push)

    on the left pusher.

    After 10 seconds without interaction, the watch returns to standby mode and the chronograph keeps counting in the background if it was started.

  4. To display the chronograph count, press (short push) on the right pusher.

  5. To switch from the chronograph count to the time display, press (long push) on the right pusher. Switching to the time display brings you out of the chronograph function, meaning that you cannot start/stop/reset the chronograph.

  6. To come back to the chronograph count and functions (start/stop/reset), press (long push) on the right pusher.

The historic Casquette and the 2022 Casquette function with LED displays, therefore by diodes that emit light due to the electricity passing through them (light-emitting diodes). A tubular display because the segments that make up the numbers and letters on the display form a tube.

Reference: 39800-32-001-32A

Limited edition of 820 pieces

PRACTICAL FUNCTIONS

FUNCTIONS DISPLAY

To display the functions of the watch one after another, press multiple times (short pushes) on the left pusher when looking at the dial. After 2 seconds without interaction, the watch returns to an unlit standby mode.

The functions are displayed in the following order:

  • Hours and minutes

  • Seconds (displayed for 60 seconds)

  • GMT – if the 2nd time zone was activated

  • Time of the 2nd time zone – if the 2nd time zone was activated

  • Day (abbreviated in English MO-TU-WE-TH-FR-SA-SU) and date

  • Month and year (shortened to the last two digits)

TIME AND DATE (Setting)

To set the time and date:

  1. Press (long push) on the left pusher to display “SET”

  2. Press (short push) on the right pusher to display “TIME”

  3. Press (short push) a second time on the right pusher to

    access the setting. The first digit will start to flash.

  4. Press (short push) on the right pusher to scroll through

    the digits.

  5. Once the selected digit is displayed, press (short push)

    on the left pusher to set the next function or wait for

    the screen to turn off.

  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each function needed to set:

    hours and minutes, year, month, date (the day is set automatically), seconds, 12h/24h indication.

    After 10 seconds without interaction, the watch returns to standby mode.

2ND TIME ZONE (GMT)

To set the 2nd time zone:

  1. Press (long push) on the left pusher to display “SET”

  2. Press (short push) on the right pusher to display “TIME”

  3. Press (short push) on the left pusher to display “GMT”

  4. Press (short push) on the right pusher to access the

    setting. The first digit will start to flash.

  5. Press (short push) on the right pusher to scroll through

    the hours digits.

  6. Once the selected digit is displayed, press (short push)

    on the left pusher.

  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set the minutes (quarter of an

    hour setting).

  8. Press (short push) on the right pusher to activate (on)

    or disactivate (off) the 2nd time zone display.

  9. Press (short push) on the left pusher to validate the

    selection.

    After 10 seconds without interaction, the watch returns to standby mode.

SECRET DATE (MEMO)

The Casquette features a “secret date” function, that includes the date, day, month and year indications. Once activated, it automatically displays the secret date once a day at the time of your choice and for 20 seconds. This function will remind the user of a special date such as an anniversary date.

To set the secret date:

  1. Press (long push) on the left pusher to display “SET”

  2. Press (short push) on the right pusher to display “TIME”

  3. Press (short push) twice on the left pusher to display “MEMO”

  4. Press (short push) on the right pusher to access the setting.

    The first digit will start to flash.

  5. First, set the time – hours and minutes – when you want the

    secret date to be displayed automatically once a day:

    1. 5.1  Press (short push) on the right pusher to scroll through

      the digits

    2. 5.2  Press (short push) on the left pusher once the selected

      digit is displayed.

    3. 5.3  Repeat steps 5.1 and 5.2 to set the minutes.

  6. Then, set the secret date – year, month, day, date – starting by the year

    1. 6.1  Press (short push) on the right pusher to scroll through the digits

    2. 6.2  Press (short push) on the left pusher once the selected digit is displayed.

    3. 6.3  Repeat steps 6.1 and 6.2 to set the month and the date (the day is set automatically).

  7. Once the secret date is set, you can activate (on) or disactivate (off) the secret date display by pressing (short push) on the right pusher.

  8. Press (short push) on the left pusher to validate your selection.

    After 10 seconds without interaction, your watch returns to standby mode.

The box (32FOD) opened showing the quartz

An index finger next to the board showing the scale of the quartz box.

BRACELET

Material: black ceramic with rubber interior

Buckle: folding, titanium

The original Casquette produced between 1976 - 1978

Units produced

  • 18k rolled gold: 2200

  • Stainless steel: 4000

  • Makrolon: 2000

(Makrolon is a polycarbonate characterized by high-impact strength and is lightweight.)

Comparison profiles

Summary

The original Casquette made from 1976 - 1978 was an original design for Girard-Perregaux. The original has become a collector’s item indicative of the period it was developed and built in, reinforced by the small numbers that were produced (8200). The modern version also produced in a limited number (820) combines the original design philosophy with modern materials as well as a newly produced and more complex quartz movement with more functionality.

Original advertising material and technical guide cover

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