Beer Hand?
There is no shortage of watches molded in the casino-theme (the Girard Perregaux Jackpot Tourbillon, the Roger Dubuis La Monagesque, the Bell & Ross Casino, and the Christophe Claret Blackjack
come to mind), but this new Perrelet Turbine Poker watch certainly is a
novel if not bizarre take on the concept. This watch definitely says
“cool” for a first impression, but with such a busy and unrealistic dial
(vis-a-vis poker) I find it hard to consider this watch a “showpiece”
let alone a daily wearer. The bizarre — and disappointing — thing for
me is an unresolvable conflict between the Turbine design and the game
of poker. You see, the Turbine features twelve “blades”, but a standard
poker hand is only five cards. So the designers had to come up with
twelve different cards to show on the dial, thus showing about
two-and-a-half “poker” hands. It just doesn’t feel right…in fact it
feels a ill-conceived and gimmicky. In short, I guess you could say
that watch is another poorly designed watch in a poorly conceived
collection that is harming the great potential and reputation of a name
with such a profound heritage (Perrelet was the inventor of the
automatic watch). The Perrelet Turbine Poker watch price: $6,000.
Perrelet Turbine Poker Watch
44.5mm steel case, Perrelet double-rotor automatic mechanical movement
Ref. A4018/1 features a pair of sevens,
Ref. A4018/2 features a pair of sevens and two royal flushes, and Ref.
A4018/3 has a pair of sevens, three kings, three jacks, among other
cards.
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