Perrelet is over 200 years old and lives in step with its time while honoring its rich tradition of high-quality watchmaking. But, for the very first time, the Maison combines a skeleton movement with a turbine, thereby completely reinventing its most recognizable model. These watches, featuring an oscillating turbine seen through cut-outs in the dial, have become the company’s signature, and now represent the majority of Perrelet’s watches on the market.
The very nature of a skeleton timepiece lies in playing with transparency effects. But Perrelet offered no skeletonized version of the Turbine – until now. At Baselworld this year, Perrelet will introduce the Turbine Skeleton in three different case designs. The 44 mm-diameter case of this new collection is available in steel with a black PVD coating, or fitted with a 4N pink gold bezel.
The inner bezel ring ensures optimal readability thanks to luminescent Arabic numerals and hour-markers. The hour and minute hands are coated in Superluminova, while the red seconds hand stands out clearly against this backdrop. The timepieces in the Turbine Skeleton collection are fitted with innovative black bi-material straps: calfskin leather with a polyurethane core to guarantee ergonomics and a comfortable feel on the wrist; or black rubber for a resolutely sporty look.
The Turbine Skeleton adopts a chic tone and asserts its own style. While drawing upon the watchmaking codes rooted in the brand DNA, this exceptional model is an undeniably contemporary timepiece that will appeal as much to watchmaking connoisseurs as to design lovers.
The Perrelet Turbine Skeleton is estimated to be priced between CHF5,000-9,999 ($5,250-10,500).
