Few watches stand at par with the impression Girard Perregaux brings; let it indicate taste, refinement or both, it is a undoubtedly a brand that portrays class and not just a blatant remark of being financially well off. All these put together adds to the Girard-Perregaux watches a hefty price tag, sometimes much beyond the reach of even those considered comfortable monetarily.

The solution is thus, obviously, wearing inexpensive look-alikes, but inexpensive is a vast range with varied degrees of craftsmanship involved. There are $10 versions of a $16K-above watch and there are a few hundred dollars-worth identical replications of the same. These are the Swiss-crafted Girard Perregaux replica watches; undetectable by all but experienced Swiss horologers. No cheap quartz movements or colored metal in these; just jeweled movements and heavy-gauge precious metal electroplating with all appropriate markings intact.

This is why the replica Tourbillion Sous Trois Ponts d’Or also have the three bridges (with gold plating, though) and the movements exhibit the same high frequency, a trademark of Girard Perregaux; if challenged, nothing else shall be detected but the 32,768 Hertz frequency. That’s high style enough for daily usage; if you consider not, then the Girard Perregaux for Ferrari can certainly take all around you for a ride.