SpotlightThe Twists And Spins Of Time: The Perrelet Turbine Chrono Neo In Titanium

Animated dials bring high-end watchmaking to life. Imagine dials that use sugar and lacquer to create unique effects or automaton watches where tiny birds chirp on the dial. Then there are Perrelet Turbine watches where kinetic art comes to life on the wrist. With their patented mechanism, Perrelet have created a 12-blade turbine dial that spins with the slightest wrist movement. Building upon this is the latest Turbine Chrono Neo, a new-generation chronograph presented at Geneva Watch Week 2025. The chrono watch comes in three versions, each designed to go well with both sports and casual styles. For the Turbine Chrono Neo to make its mark, Perrelet have made promising decisions, a major one being a reduced diameter from 47mm to 42mm. A major chunk of Perrelet watches wear a steel body, but the Turbine Chrono Neo has gone for titanium—a corrosion-resistant material much lighter than steel. To match the form is the function, where a high-frequency automatic movement powers the new Turbine chrono watch.

Time Flies When Your Dial Spins: The Perrelet Turbine Chrono Neo

Uncontrollable wrist staring becomes quite a reality with the Perrelet Turbine watches, courtesy their 12-blade turbine dial. Featuring the same in blue, green, or grey is the Turbine Chrono Neo. The watch is housed in a 42mm polished and satin-finished Grade 2 titanium case. Now with a reduced diameter, the fit on the wrist feels light and more proportionate. The case is equipped with a DLC-coated titanium bezel and a tachymeter scale that frames a scratch-resistant, anti-reflective sapphire crystal.

The 42mm case of the Perrelet Turbine Chrono Neo is equipped with a DLC-coated titanium bezel and a tachymeter scale

With a reduced diameter, the fit of the Perrelet Turbine Chrono Neo on the wrist feels light and more proportionate

The black dial features the iconic 12-blade anodised aluminum turbine, spinning to reveal the coloured sub-dials underneath. Matching the black dial are the black pushers and crown of the Chrono Neo. The pushers are set at two and four o’clock and are used to activate, stop, and reset the chronograph. Each version’s chrono hands have a tip in matching colours. Completing this package is a Grade 2 titanium bracelet with a butterfly clasp and a colour-matched rubber strap with a tool-free, quick-release system.

Precision In Motion

Powering the Perrelet Chrono Neo is the P-361 calibre, an automatic movement beating at 28,800vph and protected by the Incabloc shock absorber. The high-frequency engine offers a 42 hour power reserve, enabling functions like hours, minutes, central chrono hands for 60-second and 60-minute counters, and a date window at six o’clock. The movement’s rhodium-plated components, open-worked oscillating weight with Côtes de Genève, and Perrelet logo are visible through the sapphire caseback.

The Turbine watches blend mechanical precision with bold creativity, and the Perrelet Turbine Neo Chrono is a testament to this combination.