In 1791, Jean Francois Bautte established a manufactory in Geneva that would later (in 1854) become Girard-Perregaux. From that time, Girard-Perregaux has operated continuously. Over that time, the company has produced a vast array of pocket watches and wristwatches, ranging from the very simple to the extraordinarily complicated.

In current production are special pieces including a perpetual calendar with minute repeater & carillon, a rattrapante-chronograph tourbillon minute repeater and several variants of their signature tourbillon with three gold bridges.