Turbine

Presented in 2009, the Turbine was born as a radical evolution of the Double Rotor that Perrelet had introduced in 1995: the second rotor, until then a solid disc visible on the dial, is redesigned as a genuine turbine made up of twelve titanium blades. The result is a dial that seems to look directly into a jet engine, with the blades rotating freely with every movement of the wrist thanks to hidden weights set between the blades.

Luminescent hour indices are set between the rotating blades, while a further set of time indications runs along the perimeter of the dial: a double level of reading that makes the Turbine as much a watch to consult as a small mechanical spectacle to observe. The case, square and enveloping, deliberately echoes lines that recall the structure of an aircraft engine, often in titanium or steel with dark PVD finishes.

The Turbine's success has led over the years to a very broad catalogue of variations: from the Turbine Pilot, with a sliding internal dial that recalls historic aviation flight computers, to the Turbine Diver aimed at the underwater world, as well as color variants, limited editions and even themed versions (from space to playing cards). A catalogue so broad that the Turbine is today considered, to all intents and purposes, the brand's flagship line and calling card.