Founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1791, Girard-Perregaux is one of the oldest continuously operating watch manufactures in Switzerland and one of the few to develop and produce its own high-complication movements entirely in-house. The Chrono Hawk, introduced in 2012, brought a bold and architecturally distinctive sports chronograph to the brand's catalogue — a 44 mm watch with an angular case, integrated bracelet and a GP manufacture chronograph movement that placed it firmly in the upper tier of Swiss sports watches.

Reference 49970 is a 44 mm stainless steel automatic chronograph, 15.45 mm in thickness, bearing serial number AN° 644 confirming its place in a limited production run. The grey guilloché dial carries applied stick hour markers and gold-toned hands and subdial accents, with a peripheral minute track along the outer flange. Two chronograph subdials sit symmetrically — a 30-minute counter at nine and a small seconds register at three — with a date window at six o'clock. At its heart beats the Girard-Perregaux Calibre GP03300, a column-wheel automatic chronograph movement with 61 jewels, visible through the sapphire exhibition caseback with its GP-signed rotor. The scratch-resistant sapphire crystal sits above. Water resistance is rated to 100 metres. The watch is fitted on an integrated stainless steel bracelet with a deployant clasp and includes an additional black rubber strap, still in original packaging.

This Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk Limited Edition is in good condition and comes in the original Girard-Perregaux Box.