The art-deco rectangle, blacked out.

DLC is diamond-like carbon, a hard black coating bonded to the steel. It does not change the shape of the Vintage 1945, the double curve of the case and the crystal, or the hand-bent dauphine hands; it changes the colour to a flat black that swallows light, so the polished numerals and hands and the red date are the only bright things on the wrist. It also resists scratches better than bare steel, though a deep knock will show the metal underneath.

The dial is the same construction as the steel skeleton version on this page: a tinted sapphire plate over the openworked GP03300, with the large date in two windows, the railway track and the moon phase applied on top. Here the tint is smoked grey rather than blue, the date discs are red, and the effect is closer to a night sky than a blueprint.

The title names the watch, Black DLC Vintage 1945 XXL Moonphase 25882-21-223-BF6A, and the photograph shows it: matte black case, smoked see-through dial, red large date, moon phase, black strap with red stitching. The Amazon rows carry no specs, and the description is Girard-Perregaux’s own paragraph about the curved case, so there is nothing to contradict; the dimensions, calibre and reserve here are GP’s published figures for the reference.

Whether the watch is new with GP’s warranty is not stated in the rows we read; ask, and ask for the box and papers. Every figure here comes from the listing and from Girard-Perregaux’s published description, not from handling the watch.

This is a regular Amazon listing from an independent dealer, Luxor Watches on the day we read it, with Amazon’s 30-day return window; it is not a Luxury Stores pre-owned unit. The second button opens the live search for DLC Vintage 1945s in case this one has sold.

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 models have resold for well under new and close to what pre-owned buyers paid, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.