Saint Laurent re-edits the Girard-Perregaux Casquette digital watch

The limited edition digital watch mixes retro with modern flair

If you're in the market for a luxury digital watch that isn’t named after a fruit, Girard-Perregaux Casquette is a good bet. First launched in 1976, it was a revolutionary move back then for a high-end Swiss manufacture, not just for the fact that it is equipped with a digital display and a quartz movement but also its boxy case design. Produced in a limited run of about 8,000 pieces from 1976-1978, it became a huge cult favourite.

The Casquette was revived recently—with the addition of “2.0” in its name—to ride on a resurgence of interest in everything retro.

Above Girard-Perregaux and Saint Laurent Casquette digital watch in ceramic and titanium

Above The caseback of Girard-Perregaux and Saint Laurent Casquette digital watch is printed with the brand name Saint Laurent

Now, French fashion house Saint Laurent's Anthony Vaccarello has gone and reimagined the digital watch with a tubular LED display in black ceramic and black PVD-treated Grade 5 titanium, creating a super chic lightweight wrist accessory. The Casquette 2.0 Saint-Laurent is also a chronograph and displays a second time zone. Limited to 100 pieces is available exclusively in Saint Laurent Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles.

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Saint Laurent reimagines Girard-Perregaux Casquette