The Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk collection of watches is amongst the most sporty and stylish vintage watches available. Aside from their highly-stylish design most vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches are water resistant with a readable clock face and numbers in order to make viewing the time as straightforward as possible. The Sea Hawk collection also comes with luminescent markers and hands.
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Although vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches are most definitely sports watches they also have an elegance which many people think are lost from modern sport timepieces. When it comes to classic sports watches there aren’t many which can match the Girard Perregaux range. The main reason why vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches can retain such a level of style is that the designs focus on tradition as well as being sporty.
It’s proven difficult to trace vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches back to their origin. While it’s generally accepted that the name was first used during the 1940s, no one really knows exactly when the first Sea Hawk watches were manufactured. The official trademark was published in 1954 but it is thought that the watches were being sold at least 10 years earlier than this.
Due to the period in which the Sea Hawk was first sold it was important for the watches to be able to stand up to the stress and strain of combat. Vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches are, for this reason, very sturdy. Many soldiers chose to use a Sea Hawk watch while on duty as it was known to be reliable timepiece. Watch collectors tend to think of the Sea Hawk collection of watches as being the first waterproof watch which was made to be used in situations where bangs and hits were likely.
Vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk usually used a crown which was larger than average. This is one of several clues which points to the fact that the Sea Hawk collection was not meant to be used by divers. Instead, it was a general sports watch which was capable of withstanding water as long as it wasn’t under high pressure.
The movement used by early vintage Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches also dates back to the 1940’s. Some examples of these movements and watches can be found in the Girard Perregaux museum. The earlier models also use container backs to the case in order to contain the crystal and movement.
Used or preowned Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk watches are regularly available if you know where to look. It goes without saying that you need to be careful about which one you buy in order to ensure you don’t get a fake.