Perrelet – Turbine XL Sheriff – Only Watch 2015

PERRELET 1777 – Turbine XL Sheriff – Only Watch 2015

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The Turbine Sheriff by Perrelet on behalf of Only Watch 2015

Immerse yourself for just a moment in your childhood memories and travel back in time. You are in hot pursuit of the bad guy, equipped with your popgun and proudly wearing a sheriff’s badge on your chest. With its Turbine Sheriff watch exclusively created for the Only Watch charity auction, this is precisely the fond memory that Perrelet invites you to relive.

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For all those who enjoy indulging in a bit of nostalgia, Perrelet has created a one-of-a-kind Turbine XL Sheriff watch. It stands out with its 48mm-diameter pink gold case middle creating a striking contrast with the black PVD-coated bezel and alligator leather strap. The exhibition back provides a chance  to view its in-house mechanical self-winding movement: Perrelet Caliber P-331, paying tribute to the founder Abraham-Louis Perrelet, a pioneer of the self-winding movement in 1777.

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The black dial features a black gold tipped sheriff’s star badge, a rose gold inner ring, luminous Arabic numerals, hour-markers and hands. Its under-dial is inscribed with humoristic references to great American Western movies. The 48mm rose gold case creates a striking contrast with the black rubber-coated bezel and alligator strap.

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This watch will be sold, along with 43 other unique pieces, during the Only Watch charity auction taking place in Geneva on 7 November 2015 to benefit research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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Technical Specifications

MOVEMENT
Mechanical automatic
Turbine
CALIBER P-331 / In-house caliber
FUNCTION
Central hands indicating hours, minutes and seconds
DIMENSIONS
Thickness (oscillating weight included): 3.85 mm
Fitting diameter: 25.60 mm
Total movement diameter: 26.20 mm
SPECIFICATIONS
Vibrations per hour: 28,800 (4 Hz)
Number of rubies: 25
Number of components: 92
Autonomy in hours (fully wound): 42 hours
SPECIAL FINISHING
Mainplate: Circular grained, rhodium plated
Bridges: Côtes de Genève, rhodium plated
Screws: Blue
Oscillating weight: Hollowed and adorned with Perrelet decoration
SYSTEMS
Automatic winding mechanism with ballbearing-mounted oscillating weight
Anti-shock system on the balance wheel (Incabloc® shock absorbers)
Fine adjustment device
CASE
Pink Gold
Brushed
Bezel: Black rubber-coated
Dimensions : 48 x 14.3 mm
DIAL
Black dial
Dial is inscribed with humoristic references to great American Western movies
Black gold tipped sheriff’s star badge,
Rose gold inner ring, luminous Arabic numerals,
Hour-markers and hands.
WATER RESISTANCE
3 ATM/ 50.00m / 165.00ft
STRAP
Black Louisiana alligator leather
Pin Buckle
Stainless steel

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ArtyA – Arabesque Tourbillon

ArtyA – ARABESQUE Flying Tourbillon - Pièce Unique NEW

Here’s exactly why it’s exceptional:

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Firstly, there’s the way the case have been made – engraved out of grade 5 titanium, more usually renowned for its outstanding hardness. The floral motifs draw inspiration from foliage patterns on historic gun stocks. The watch is made from as-cast titanium and inlaid with 18-carat gold.

Secondly, the ArtyA-manufactured flying tourbillon has bridges that  have been cut into multiple layers of carbon fibre arabesques.

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Is it still worth pointing out that this is something all-new from ArtyA, a first in watchmaking, and a creation that will probably inspire many imitations? Yes and no. Yes; because quite simply, this is indeed the case. But then again no, because the unique watch being announced today is typical of what the brand – one of the most creative in contemporary watchmaking – does on a daily basis.

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Even so, even the keenest ArtyA fans are likely to be in for a surprise: the piece unveiled by Yvan Arpa, the brand’s CEO and Creative Director, is based on a rectangular case format that is completely new to ArtyA. His name is a reflection of his uniqueness: “Arabesque Tourbillon”.

A first: a 100% titanium case, hand-engraved, contrasting techniques that deliver extraordinary result.

This hand-produced pattern is in himself an outstanding achievement for any craftsman. But the really eye-catching exploit for any connoisseur is that for the first time in watchmaking, it is engraved in grade 5 titanium.

This material is already used in watchmaking – for its hardness. So engraving patterns on it is counter-intuitive, to say the least. And that was precisely the approach that attracted Yvan Arpa: “titanium is sold to us as an absolute, the epitome of toughness: resistant to impacts, corrosion, temperature, and so on. In actual fact, it’s simply a little more resistant than the reference materials we have always been used to, such as steel. And instead of machining it clinically, it can be worked with to produce a piece of art – as I have now demonstrated.”

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Inspiration

The choice of arabesque patterns is a highly personal touch by Yvan Arpa. “I got the idea from a western,” he explains. “I noticed the engraved stock of a rifle. The patterns were perfect. I drew some patterns in the same spirit then validated the model and procedure with Tech Graving, a former partner of the historic Liege School of Gunsmithing, founded in 1897 and an authority recognized worldwide for its expertise in this field; they went on to fashion this outstanding watch.”

The arabesque motifs on the watch were so difficult to work on that the chisel used by the master engraver had a life expectancy of just 120 seconds. Every two minutes, it needed replacing to continue the engraving – which required over 100 hours of relentless work. The final result stands in the age-old tradition of royal gunsmiths.

Hot and Cold
The watch is imposing and solid, made from pure titanium with hand-made engraving, featuring inset gold in its motifs, made exclusively for ArtyA by craftsman Bram Ramon. These hand inlays give a unique brightness to the watch – a combination of as-cast titanium and warmer gold. On the back, the bridges of the watch are machined in layered carbon fibre – equalled only by titanium in toughness. As a result, the rear side of the decor is fully in keeping with the dial side.
The Arabesque Tourbillon has a 52.5 x 40 mm case. The piece is powered by a hand-wound Swiss-made mechanical caliber, regulated by a flying tourbillon with an outstanding three-day (72-hour) power reserve.
The watch is engraved with “Pièce Unique – 1/1”, and fitted with a hand-engraved tang buckle on a full-skin crocodile strap.

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Technical details

Model: Arabesque Tourbillon

World premiere
Over 100 hours of engraving

Movement:
Swiss-made mechanical caliber
Flying tourbillon
Power reserve: 72h
Case:
Grade 5 Titanium
Unique piece in titanium hand engraved with 24cts gold inlay
Case back:
Grade 5 Titanium
Engraving and screwed back case
Arabesque rear bridges in carbon
Dial:
Arabesque Black dial, unique engraved case
Dimensions: 52.5 x 40 mm
Height: 14.4 mm
Crown : titanium with micro-machined and hand engraved "A"Logo
Water resistance: 3 atm
Strap:
Full-skin Crocodile strap
Clasp:
Hand-engraved tang buckle

Unique piece 1/1 pieces
Price: 212'000 CHF

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