Girard-Perregaux Aston Martin: The new Laureato Chronograph merges haute horlogerie with automotive paint technology in a limited collaboration that blurs the line between wristwatch and car culture.
Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin have reunited for a second collaboration, and the result is impossible to ignore. The new Laureato Chronograph features a dial finished in genuine Aston Martin automotive paint, but here’s where it gets interesting: the green shifts and changes color depending on the angle and light, creating an iridescent effect that recalls the metallic finishes you’d find on the British marque’s most coveted sports cars. It’s a technical flex that treats a wristwatch dial like a automotive body panel, bringing a material language rarely seen in Swiss watchmaking to the wrist.
The partnership represents a convergence of two historically distinct luxury worlds. Girard-Perregaux has spent decades refining chronograph mechanics and dial artistry, while Aston Martin’s expertise lies in paint chemistry designed to withstand high speeds and extreme conditions. By applying automotive-grade paint to the watch face, the collaboration isn’t simply borrowing visual DNA from the car world; it’s genuinely transferring technology. The color-shifting effect isn’t a gimmick or printed illusion. It’s real paint with real depth, the kind that automotive engineers develop for cars that cost six or seven figures. On a watch, it becomes a miniature study in how materials can perform at scales and purposes far removed from their original intent.
The Laureato Chronograph line has long been Girard-Perregaux’s bridge between classical watchmaking and contemporary design, so positioning this Girard-Perregaux Aston Martin edition as part of that collection makes sense. The automotive collaboration elevates what’s already a refined sports chronograph into something closer to collectible art. For enthusiasts who live in both worlds, who appreciate both mechanical complications and automotive engineering, this partnership delivers on a rare promise: a watch that speaks fluently in two languages.
