The Perrelet Turbine Urban Skeleton unveils a year of innovation in 2025, presenting an extraordinary in-house skeleton calibre and a distinct aesthetic within the renowned Turbine collection. With nearly 250 years of horological heritage, Perrelet, established in 1777 by the esteemed watchmaker Abraham-Louis Perrelet, consistently captivates enthusiasts of intricate mechanical timepieces by blending tradition with avant-garde design. The Turbine Urban Skeleton emerges in three vivacious variations—grass green, electric blue, and red—each distinguished by a striking cushion-shaped case, marking a departure from conventional circular designs.
This novel timepiece embodies an urban sophistication that seamlessly transitions from business encounters to elegant soirees, epitomizing how Perrelet‘s dynamic concepts elevate its illustrious status in the watchmaking realm.
A new interpretation of the Turbine dial dial
The Turbine Urban Skeleton introduces a groundbreaking dial concept, challenging conventions while remaining faithful to the “Turbine” identity that has conjured widespread fascination since its inception. This iteration showcases a black anodised aluminium turbine, housing five meticulously positioned counterweights that ensure its kinetic responsiveness. Daringly, it forgoes the customary sub-dial, revealing instead the intricate skeleton manufacture movement underneath.
The turbine’s reduced blade count, ten as opposed to twelve, amplifies the caliber’s visibility, enhancing the visual allure of finely finished components. The dial’s layout embraces avant-garde elegance, featuring raised hour-markers affixed to the minute flange, appearing to levitate above the turbine. Adorned with a central groove reminiscent of the case’s vertical embellishments, these hour-markers glow ethereally with Super-LumiNova®, while slender, newly contoured hands ensure impeccable readability in low light conditions.
Skeleton P-331-SQ automatic movement
At the heart of the Turbine Urban Skeleton lies the P-331-SQ automatic movement, meticulously crafted in-house by SOPROD, a sister entity of Perrelet. This caliber, a testament to precision and reliability, is certified by the eminent COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres). Operating at a frequency of 4 Hz with 28,800 vibrations per hour, it offers an impressive 42-hour power reserve.
The movement’s architecture, comprising 78 components, is adorned with rhodium plating and circular-grained finishes on both upper and lower surfaces, as well as its elegant skeletal bridges. The open-worked oscillating weight, featuring the Maison‘s emblem, is distinguished by a sun-ray finish along the edge and the classic Côtes de Genève motif, viewable through the transparent sapphire crystal porthole on the case back, delighting connoisseurs of horological artistry.
A new cushion-shaped case
The Turbine Urban Skeleton heralds a new era of design with its distinctive cushion-shaped case, crafted from black PVD-coated stainless steel for enhanced scratch resistance. Measuring 42 mm across and 12.35 mm thick, the case juxtaposes polished bevelled edges with a brushed octagonal bezel surface, exuding a refined blend of sophistication and modernity.
The lugs, polished and brushed to manipulate light reflection, harmonize with vertical grooves adorning the case-band. A sapphire crystal equipped with double anti-reflective treatment protects the dial, while the screw-down case back fortifies the watch against water pressures of up to 5 atmospheres. Completing the case’s impeccable design, the crown bears the Perrelet logo and echoes the case’s form, offering an embodiment of contemporary, casual-chic allure.
A new age for Turbine
Destined for aficionados seeking unparalleled watchmaking innovation, the Perrelet Turbine Urban Skeleton stands as a testament to the brand’s enduring legacy of technical prowess and inventive expression. Each model—whether featuring grass green, electric blue, or red indices—offers a unique character, epitomized by its bold aesthetics and high-performance calibre, ensuring its place as a seminal piece within Perrelet’s celebrated Turbine collection. The new Turbine will be accessible through official retailers worldwide and the brand’s e-commerce platforms, accompanied by an optional extended warranty, encompassing a scope that underscores Perrelet’s commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
Perrelet Turbine Urban Skeleton Technical Specifications
- Ref. A1062/ 1: grass green indices
- Ref. A1062/2: electric blue indices
- Ref. A1062/3: Red indices
- Recommended retail price: CHF/EURO 5.750 – USD 6.000
Functions
- Hours, minutes and seconds
Movement
- In-house manufacture self-winding movement, Perrelet calibre P-331-SQ, COSC-certifies
- Fitting diameter: 25.60 mm
- Total diameter: 26.20 mm
- Thickness, including oscillating weight: 3.60 mm
- 28.800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
- Number of jewels: 25
- Number of components: 78
- Power reserve (fully wound): 42 hours
- Open-worked oscillating weight with Perrelet logo, mounted on ball bearings, sun-ray finish on the outer edge, Côtes de Genève motif
Case
- Cushion-shaped case in black PVD-coated stainless steel
- Octagonal bezel with polished bevelled edges and brushed surface
- Diameter: 42 mm x 42 mm
- Thickness: 12.35 mm
- Sapphire crystal glass with double anti-reflective treatment on dial
- Vertical grooves decoration on the case-band
- Crown with Perrelet logo echoing the case design
- Screw-down case back in stainless steel with black PVD coating and sapphire glass porthole
- Water-resistance:5Atm/50 m /164 ft
Dials
- Turbine technology
- Turbine in black anodised aluminium with 10 blades and five tungsten counterweights underneath
- Black minute flange with white indices
- Embossed hour markers: in grass green, electric blue or red, fixed on the minute flange and suspended on the turbine, central groove on each index echoing the case decoration and luminescent square dot filled with white Super-LumiNova®
- New slender and luminescent hour and minute hands with white glow
- Central seconds hand: in grass green, electric blue or red, matching the indices of each model
Strap:
- Black calf-leather strap with alligator pattern, grass green or electric blue or red stitching matching the shades of the indices.
- Folding clasp in black PVD stainless steel embellished with the Perrelet logo
About Perrelet
Perrelet, Bienne-based Swiss watch company whose roots date back to 1777, is world-renowned for its timepieces with “animated” dials.
Its collections, featuring the iconic and patented Double Rotor and Turbine technologies, pay tribute to founder Abraham-Louis Perrelet, the precursor of the first self-winding movement, and are recognised signature features of the brand. He is also credited with the creation of the first pedometer in 1780.
As heirs of the genius master watchmaker, every model in Perrelet’s collections is fitted with an in-house automatic movement.
Since 2004, Perrelet has been part of the Festina Group, owned by the Spanish entrepreneur Miguel Rodriguez, who also owns a prestigious watchmaking pole (SOPROD) comprising no less than six production sites. This latter allows the brand total autonomy in the production of its timepieces and consequently maximum freedom of creation.