Here we have yet another partnership, this time between the Swiss luxury manufacturer Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica and the French police force's special intervention unit GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale). To honor this partnership, Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica manufactured a limited edition model of its famous Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter, dubbed the Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica GIGN Edition Limitee or Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica GIGN Limited Edition.
The innovative GIGN Limited Edition boasts a several aesthetic points of difference when compared with the original Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter Watch that brings the association with the elite French police unit to life.
The elite law enforcement and special operations unit of the French National Gendarmerie or GIGN was formed back in 1974. It is licensed to intervene on French soil or abroad, and its missions include counter-terrPatek Philippe Calatrava Replicam, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats,Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica targeting of organized crime, as well as protection of government officials. The elite unit has 380 members, which are highly trained paratroopers. They are trained to perform high-risk missions, and each year they execute between 6,000 and 7,000 parachute jumps. When jumping, GIGN's operatives are tooled with high-tech computerized devices that offer them an important data (for instance, distance to the ground, information they need to know before deploying a parachute). Although this equipment is highly reliable, there is still a chance of failure. That is why paratroopers need a back-up device.
For this reason, the GIGN unit turned to Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica's Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter, the world's first watch with an automatic mechanical movement and a built-in mechanical altimeter. They have acquired this watch and put it through a numerous demanding tests.Panerai Luminor GMT Replica Considering the fact that the two have partnered, it is needless to say that the watch passed these tests.
Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica GIGN Limited Edition (ref. 01 733 7705 4184 TS) is powered with the in-house manufactured caliber 733, based on SW 200-1 (a Sellita movement virtually identical to the self-winding ETA 2824-1) with a date window at the 3 o'clock position. The automatic mechanical mechanism features integrated Swiss mechanical barometric altimeter and barometer movement, displaying air pressure on the inner scale and altitude in meters on the outer scale.