{"product_id":"girard-perregaux-chronograph-ecurie-francorchamps-as09622","title":"Girard Perregaux Chronograph 'Ecurie Francorchamps'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere’s no question that cars and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewatches go together. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut in the realm of automotive-inspired timepieces, brands often over-do the automotive theme to the point where the entire thing looks, well, gimmicky. There are only a handful of executions that tastefully blend both worlds. Less \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e more, after all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs is such with the Girard-Perregaux Chronograph 'Ecurie Francorchamps.' A limited edition from the early 2000s, it celebrates the 50th anniversary of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eÉcurie Francorchamps\u003c\/em\u003e, the Belgian racing team founded by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJacques Swaters that competed multiple times in the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e24 Hours of Le Mans. Housed in a 38mm stainless steel case with pump pushers, a fluted signed crown, a stepped bezel, and an engraved commemorative caseback, it features a decidedly 1940s-influenced white dial with an outer tachymeter scale, applied 'Arabic' indices, a triple-register chronograph, a 4:30 date window, and a silver '\u003cem\u003efeuille\u003c\/em\u003e' handset. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowered by the Girard-Perregaux \u003cem\u003eCalibre \u003c\/em\u003e3370 movement — an ETA base movement with a Dubois-Dépraz chronograph module — it comes paired to a brown leather strap with tone-on-tone stop stitching and a signed stainless steel pin buckle. Limited to 100 pieces, it also features its inner and outer box, pamphlets, and an extra strap. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf this handsome piece doesn't make you want to fire up your vintage Jaguar C-type — we don't know what will! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Girard-Perregaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42624957579351,"sku":"40991928","price":5950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09622_40991928_GIRARDPERREGAUX_FERRAIECURIEFRANCORCHAMPSCHRONO-6.jpg?v=1774225442","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/girard-perregaux-chronograph-ecurie-francorchamps-as09622","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}