Général de Gaulle Automatic 35 mm
- Made in France - in Besançon
- Warranty 2 years
- Free shipping in mainland France, Corsica & Monaco*
- Payment secure in 2 or 3 times without charge
Made in France - Besançon
This iconic "Général de Gaulle" watch is powered by a self-winding mechanical movement, visible through its screwed transparent case back. Its 35 mm case and lugs are gold-plated and polished. A unisex, revisited vintage model, it features a silvered sunray white dial with three hands and a date function — the strength of minimalism. This timepiece charms effortlessly, fitted with a beautiful brown calfskin leather strap in crocodile style, tone-on-tone stitching, and a gold-plated pin buckle engraved with the LIP logo. A Lip watchmaking creation designed for all lovers of vintage and history.
Case : round metal polish
Size : 35 mm
Width between lug : 18 mm
Functions :
3 Hands: hours/minutes/seconds.
Date (quick correction).
Stop second function.
3 Hands: hours/minutes/seconds.
Date (quick correction).
Stop second function.
Water Resistance : 5 atm
Weight: 60 grammes
Standard Shipping:
Free in mainland France, Monaco, and Corsica for any order of 179 euros or more including VAT.
Delivery within 48 to 72 business hours.
Dial : silver pressed pattern
Crystal : saphir glass anti reflect coating
Hands : gold
Indexes : index black & gold
Movement : mecanic automatic
Reference movement : miyota 8215
Frequency: 21600 vibrations/hour.
Jewels: 21.
Accuracy: -20/+40 sec /Day.
Power reserve (Mainspring after fully wound up): 42 hours.
Back case : transparent a vis
Strap : leather brown crocodile-style
Clasp : clasp
Crown : pushed
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About general de gaulle
A French history
After his trip to the United States, Fred Lip returned to Europe convinced of the future of the electric watch. It was a real technical challenge.The prototype of the world's first electric wristwatch was presented in 1952 to the Académie des Sciences in Paris. This innovation represented ‘a masterpiece of chronometry and quality’. The watch equipped with the revolutionary R27 movement was marketed in 1958. Fred Lip was proud to offer this watch to General de Gaulle and then to General Eisenhower. This General de Gaulle model is the result of ten years of research carried out with efficiency and passion to develop the first electric watch that would pave the way for quartz watches.