Perrelet Titanium Collection (Ti.)
With its modern design, Perrelet’s TITANIUM (Ti.) collection heralds a visionary chapter in the company’s traditional approach, opening up a whole new world to clients who value timepieces with character.
Hightech materials, sporty spirit and technological vision give rise to a distinguished, high-profile collection. With its innovative technical vision, which is supported by a staunchly contemporary design, Perrelet’s new TITANIUM (Ti.) line remains resolutely true to the company’s aesthetic codes, thus creating an undisputed link with the current collections.
Here, the “double rotor”, a pioneering model within the Perrelet collections and a veritable icon within the world of Swiss watchmaking, is the subject of a spectacular reinterpretation. The designers and engineers at Perrelet’s combined research and development centre have endeavoured to modify and adapt each of the additional module’s components in order to create a new configuration of the P-181 calibre developed in 1995 by the watchmakers of Perrelet.
The launch of this new collection is a futuristic homage to the creative genius of Abraham-Louis Perrelet, 230 years after the automatic rewinding mechanism with oscillating weight was invented, and 210 years after titanium was discovered by a British chemist. An extremely light, resistant metal, titanium is generally used in the aeronautic and automotive industries and for numerous biomedical applications.
Titanium is one of the most frequently used materials within the high-tech engineering industry. Its aesthetic and mechanical properties have also ensured that its use has become de rigueur in the luxury watchmaking segment, winning a place at the heart of the Perrelet collections.
One of the numerous innovative contributions the TITANIUM (Ti.) collection makes to the Perrelet universe is the use of natural rubber for the strap. Its exclusive design, discreetly hallmarked with the brand insignia, blends perfectly with the solid titanium case, which measures 43.50 mm in diameter.
Technical details
Movement
The TITANIUM (Ti.) collection is available in five calibres, each of which provides particular and special features: –
A5000 / P-211 Calibre, Module Manufactured Exclusively for Perrelet: Central precision lunar phase, date indication by hand, central hour, minute and second hand.
A5001 / P-221 Calibre, Module Manufactured Exclusively for Perrelet: Regulator with retrograde hours featured on half-day segment (12 hours), off centre minute display and indication of date by central hand.
A5002 / P-181 Calibre, Module Manufactured Exclusively for Perrelet: Double rotor, central hour, minute and second hand, date in window at 6 o’clock.
A5003 / P-091 Calibre, Big Date Chronograph: Tri-compax chronograph, 12 hours, big date in double window, second hand at 9 o’clock.
A5004 / P-111 Calibre, Power Reserve: Hour and minute hand off-centre, power reserve (40 hours if fully wound up) at 6 o’clock. Date window at 12 o’clock magnified by a loupe.
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with 6 layers of non-reflection treatment on both sides
Dial and Hands
Rhodium-plated, openwork hands with luminous treatment.
Triple-layered dial using three different materials including a 0.2 mm layer of lacquered genuine carbon. Indexes and
Arabic numerals coated with luminous material (Super Luminova) incrusted in metal appliques with titanium finish.
Additional modules
The additional modules are produced by Switzerland’s premium watchmakers in accordance with the strictest quality and finishing standards. They are subsequently assembled to the base movements engraved with Perrelet’s unique tapestry decoration and fitted with a central, glass-covered rotor which is internationally protected. Final adjustments and tests are carried out by the company’s master watchmakers before and after the movements are cased.
Case in solid titanium
The design of the case which houses the models of the Titanium (Ti.) collection is strongly inspired by Perrelet’s traditional collections, while remaining radically different. The bold approach is confirmed by its far-reaching modification and reworking of the company’s traditional aesthetic codes in order to create an ultra-sporty model with strong character and personality. Titanium is approximately twice as light compared to stainless steel used in the world of top of the range watchmaking, facilitating the production of big size models which remain extremely pleasant to wear.
This material proves to be exceptionally non-corrosive in numerous contexts, such as in seawater or upon contact with the human skin. It joins gold and platinum as one of the most biocompatible materials, and contains absolutely no toxic elements.
Titanium is practically twice as hard as steel, a characteristic which ensures that the life span of the products is considerably longer. All the models of the Titanium (Ti.) collection are designed to be water resistant to 100 metres (10 ATM).
Natural rubber strap
Natural rubber is not a chemical material gained from petroleum, but rather a vegetal, organic substance won from the sap of certain trees, notably the hevea, or rubber tree. Like titanium, this material is extremely biocompatible and totally anti-allergic. The folding buckle in solid titanium is the last, yet key element to provide comfortable wearing of this amazing timepiece in which all the different elements come together to form a unique result.
