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Perrelet Turbine XS Ladies Watch

The oft talked about Perrelet Turbine watch collection gets its first ladies model with Turbine XS. It looks to use the original Perrelet Turbine case that was about 43mm wide - though it could be smaller. The case is in either steel or titanium and DLC black coated. The design is a fascinating mixture between sport and luxury. With the spinning dial turbine allowing diamonds set on the dial to flash with movement of the wrist. More diamonds are set in the bezel and on the lugs. Instead of the original rubber strap a satin one is used.

The black on black dial is sporty for sure, but the diamonds are formal. I just can't figure out what to call the watch (sporty or something else) - though I think the type of woman who likes wearing aviator gloves with high heels will pull this timepiece off smashingly. The movement is a Swiss made automatic. The watch will be officially debuted soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the wrist watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet Automatic Flying Tourbillon Watch

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Perrelet Automatic Flying Tourbillon Watch

Does this Perrelet watch case look familiar? It is the same one that the Turbine XL uses. Perrelet enjoyed the case so much they wanted this limited edition Automatic Flying Tourbillon watch to enjoy it as well. The case is 50mm wide in 18k rose gold and DLC coated steel. While the case is big, it still wears nicely. The strap is nicely integrated rubber. The piece contains the Perrelet P-161 automatic movement made by Perrelet. The movement has a long power reserve of 110 hours and of course, it is also an automatic. The flying one minute tourbillon doubles as the subsidiary seconds dial, while the time is placed above it on a smaller dial. Something about this really reminds me of Hublot. The back plate is made of an interesting looking piece of black carbon fiber. All in all pretty nifty and I look forward to seeing it in person soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet Turbine XL Watch

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The big brother of the popular Perrelet Turbine watch is here. This is the Perrelet Turbine XL. A more complex looking and larger follow-up to the not-to-be-discontinued Turbine watch. Aside from style changes to the spinning turbine on the dial, bezel "claws" and a more instrumental looking face, the Turbine XL is now a full 50mm in width. It sounds more intimidating than it is. I got to wear the Turbine XL, and while it is huge, it isn't ridiculous on the wrist. More of a statement piece than its predecessor.

Perrelet will offer a few versions of the Turbine XL. Each version has a DLC black coated steel bezel. Some models have brushed titanium cases, others have DLC coated titanium cases, and a higher-end model will have a 18k rose gold case. In all, just like the original Turbine watch, there will be enough styles to offer most people something exciting.

An interesting improvement on the Turbine XL is the design of the turbine vanes on the dial. Like the original, the turbine vanes are connected to the rotor of the automatic movement, and spin with it. In the XL the turbine vanes are angled and bit, and the rear dial design has been improved me make the spinning effect more dazzling. It is an impressive refinement on an already clever watch.

Dial accents will include green, orange, while, and gold. I anticipate more coming in the future. Perrelet here as asserted its dedication to the Turbine line of sport themed watches, and is (quite literally) growing the collection. Prices for the Perrelet Turbine XL watches range from $6,000 - $6,650 in titanium, to $25,900 in gold.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet Moonphase Titanium Watch

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This is one of the first sport style moonphase watches around, and it is very cool looking as well. From Perrelet's Titanium (Ti) collection, comes the Moonphase Titanium (ref. A5000/2) watch for 2010. It does have two cousins in steel that are a bit smaller and traditional looking, but this version in a 43.5mm wide titanium case with a sporty dial, and a large, centrally mounted moonphase indication disc is seriously unique timepiece. The moonphase disc has the two orb indicators surrounded by constellation style decor under a semi-opaque window. The exclusive Perrelet P-211 automatic movement has the time, moonphase indicator, and a periphery style date indicator. The hour indicators are lume covered and seem to remind me of piano keys. The case is classy looking and conveys Perrelet branding. The steel version has the same case, but in steel, and it is 42mm wide (a bit smaller). It has a black or sliver dial (ref. A1036/6 and A1039/7), and comes on a classier alligator as opposed to rubber strap. Perrelet offers one of the most interesting, and straight forward Moonphases watches this year, and I love the sporty twist of the Titanium model. Priced at between $5,500 - $6,350.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet First Class, Entry Level Automatic Watches

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For 2010, Perrelet will release an attractive new collection of watches aimed to lure first time luxury watch buyers. The collection is called "First Class" and has nicely rendered three-hand automatic watches in a few styles. Each comes in a 42.5mm wide steel case that is quite thin (just 10.6mm thick), but also has a Perrelet style case that is reminiscent of its highly popular Turbine collection models. The casebacks are engraved richly, and help remind you of Perrelet's history of inventing the automatic watch movement.

The First Class models come in six versions. There are three dial colors choices, each available with either baton hour markers or Arabic numerals. The dial colors available are silver-white, black, or anthracite. Both types of dial look quite nice with the easy to read leaf-style hands. The centrally aligned date window is good touch. Inside the watches is the Perrelet P-261 automatic movement with 40 hours of power reserve. The watch has a sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 50 meters. Each of the Perrelet First Class watches come with black or brown crocodile straps with steel deployment clasps. The watches are comfy to wear and easy to own. Priced at just $2,100 retail, they should provide a good value for price conscious consumers looking for a solid good watch. Available soon where Perrelet watches are sold.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Perrelet First Class Watches

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Perrelet Titanium Collection 3-Hand Watch For 2010

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There are going to be a lot of new Perrelet timepieces this year at Basel. Based on the incredible success of the ultra cool Perrelet Turbine watches, Perrelet is expanding its more basic Titanium collection of watches with some visual cues to remind of the powerful Turbine models. Here is the new Titanium Collection 3-Hand automatic. It has a Swiss automatic movement in it (other versions with additional complications will have Perrelet made modules, or even in-house movements soon). Check out some images here of the Turbine watch to see what I mean by them having visual similarities.

Perrelet goes a great job at designing cases that are masculine and modern, but still hearken back to classic design elements. While this is a serious men's watch, look at the lugs and the shape of the hands to see some traditional design elements. Elements on the dial are meant to be reminiscent of the rotating turbine vanes on the Turbine watch, and the date disc is partially skeletonized. Even though there are some designer looks on the face of the watch, it is still very functional. The case is in titanium and 43.5mm wide - attached to a rubber Perrelet strap with a folding titanium deployment clasp. Not sure about price yet, but look for this and other new Perrelet watches soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoread.com.

Tags: 2010, 3 hand, 3Hand, automatic, collection, Perrelet, Titanium, watch

Perrelet Diamond Flower Ceramic & Eve Watches For 2010

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The success of the Perrelet Diamond Flower watch from last year has spurred a few new models for the 2010. The fun and beautiful watch is now in steel and ceramic, again with available diamonds. The best part of the watch is the flower segment on the dial that spins around the face when you move the watch. It is connected to the rotor on the rear of the automatic watch movement. In addition to looking cool, this system allows the movement to wind about 40% faster.

The new cases in ceramic are 40mm wide and supplemented by some new colors in the steel case. One such color is baby blue, and you can see an image of that when you click READ MORE below. Ceramic is a hot material, and it is available in black and white. The bezel treatment is interesting. You have diamonds, or a pattern of engraved Perrelet logos. There are diamonds on the dials of the models though, and the dial is a beautiful mother of pearl. Flowers being the theme of the watch, the hands, hour indicators, and segments on the dial all appear as leaves or petals. The watch is matched to a ceramic bracelet or unique textured rubber strap.

The Eve is a less expensive model. It is more straight forward in design with an easy to read dial, still in ceramic. No diamonds or mother of pearl here, just a good looking case that emphasizes the flower and feminine theme.

The Diamond Flower watches have a Perrelet P-181 automatic double rotor movement, while the Eve has a P-261 automatic movement. Both pretty impressive watches from a design and feature standpoint that will make any woman happy. Prices for the Eve watches are about $3,200, while the Diamond Flower Ceramic will range from about 4,650 - 8,400. Look for them soon.

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Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 2010, basel, Baselworld 2010, ceramic, Diamond Flower, DiamondFlower, eve, Perrelet, watch

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Perrelet Diamond Flower Prestige Edition Watches

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Based on the success of last year's Perrelet's Diamond Flower Double Rotor watches for women, Perrelet comes back with more dressy versions of the decidedly sporty luxury watch (last year's had a rubber strap and was in steel). The new versions (three of a few) come with lots of diamonds (various amounts on each) as well as trendy looks. Each has a crocodile strap is either in a white gold or rose gold case that is 38mm wide. Diamonds really make these watches glitzy. The white version has over 1000 diamonds on the case and dial for a total of 10.48 carats!

The pink version has diamonds mixed with lots of rubies, while the brown version has a "chocolate" mother-of-pearl dial, with more diamonds. The lotus flower floral design on the dial is actually connected to the automatic rotor that is part of the P-181 Swiss automatic movement. As such, the "diamond flower" moves around the dial when moving around the watch. There are a good large size, but still feminine in dimension and have a great fun and beautiful design. Not sure about price, but they are going to be much more than the previous Diamond Flower watch model. One exciting version not seen yet is in ceramic, might have both black and white ceramic on the same watch. Look for these sometime in the Spring.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 2010, A7002, A7005, A7007, basel, diamond, flower, perrelet, rotor, watch

Perrelet Watches Shown At Lussori Store

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Recently Perrelet watches had a showing at the Lussori watch store in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The event introduced the consumer release of the popular new Perrelet Turbine Watch Collection as well as other luxury watches from the brand. The company is putting a new focus into the American market educating consumers about the value and quality of their watches. Perrelet has further started efforts to make their own watch movements. This is one of the most important steps a luxury brand can take, and the first Perrelet watches with in-house movements are due soon.

Perrelet is making the right decision by choosing to connect closely with watch lovers, so events such as this are a good idea. Brands like Rolex, Breitling, Omega, and IWC all had to put significant efforts into connecting with the watch community before becoming the brands that they are today. Events like this will help Perrelet become better known in the US, like it is in Europe and elsewhere.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com

Gallery: Perrelet Watches at Lussori

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Perrelet Watch Event At The Lussori Store In Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA

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For all you California based watch lovers, Swiss luxury watch brand Perrelet will be having a special event at the Lussori watch store in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, this weekend (August 29-30, 2009). There you will be able to see the brand new highly anticipated Perrelet Turbine collection watches, as well as a slew of other brand new Perrelet timepieces. The watch range in price from a few thousand to many thousands of dollars representing a large spectrum of the luxury watch market. Perrelet's founder is notated to have invented the automatic movement (way back when), though at the time of its invention, I believe it was applied to pocket watches as this pre-dated wrist watches.

You know how lovely Carmel-By-The-Sea is, and it is a nice drive there on the weekend to see the sleepy "luxed" out town and check out Perrelet and other fine timepieces at the popular watch store Lussori.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet Automatic Tourbillon Titanium Watch

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I think Perrelet got it smack dab n the middle between formal and sport watches with this Automatic Tourbillon watch in titanium (and 18k rose gold). A few years ago it would have been absurd to mix gold and titanium, and today looking at this watch, the harmony seems almost natural.

With what could be described as a very Jaquet Droz inspired dial layout, the face of this watch has an off-center dial with a large, nicely made tourbillon serving as the small seconds. No nonsense gold colored hour markers are both aggressive and classy, while the splash of carbon fiber tells you that this is a less sensitive watch. Inside the 42mm wide case with its sandwiched titanium and smooth gold bezel and back, an automatic Perrelet caliber P161 runs with a massive 110 hours of power reserve. Really nice to have that type of power life as well as automatic winding. Lastly, it is certified as a chronometer, something less than average for a tourbillon based timepiece.

While the watch looks effortlessly marketable, it is in a limited edition of just 20 pieces. This does sort of make sense since the market for ultra-expensive complex sport watches is still niche to say the least. A rubber strap, double anti reflective coating on the sapphire crystal and 50 meters of water resistance make this an all too tempting investment to get dirty. For more information you can contact Perrelet USA at (954) 575-7980.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Perrelet A230 Watch

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Time Zone has the scoop on Perrelet's 230th anniversary watch. The watch, an anniversary skeleton chronograph, has a two-tone 18K white and rose gold 43.50 mm case and a rubber strap. The watch uses the P-231 movement of 260 individual parts which beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour. The watch has front and back sapphire crystals to observe the movement. There are 77 numbered pieces available worldwide and they sell for $28,000 each. Time Zone is sponsoring an event in New York City on Novmeber 28 for those who wish to view the watch first hand.

Gallery: Perrelet's 230th anniversary watch