WATCH REVIEW Perrelet Grande Phase de Lune centrale

A very legible display

The display here is very legible, the moon phases occupying the whole dial’s upper central part.
The moon is modestly white and the stars that surround it are silver colored, just as the other part of the dial.
The blue background of the night sky echoes the blued steel of the seconds’ big hand.
The whole is sober and elegant.

But one might regret that the white material of the stars is not shiny: the effect would have been breath taking!

Another positive aspect is the legibility of the monthly calendar: no aperture here, but a peripheral display through a specific hand, which end is shaped like a small moon in its last quarters…

As a result, considering the dial’s diameter, every day is mentioned – and not one out of two, as it is often the case in this kind of display.

The silver dial surfaces’ treatment and the rhythm of the facetted markers surround with an elegant balance the moon phases indication.

By way of contrast, the almost industrial way the lower part of the central zone is treated is amazing, with its two bare “hillocks” and the Perrelet’s logo confined in a circle – which reminds a bit of a sticker.

As for the sword-shaped hands, they are bright – and this is rare enough as far as smart watches are concerned to mention it!

An imposing albeit comfortable case

The bezel and the back “jut out” of the fluted flanks: this esthetical bias is one of the Perrelet’s codes.

The case is imposing, with its large bezel and its long curved lugs.
They are going down further than the back of the watch and allow thus to the latter to be well positioned on the wrist, even when this one is of limited width.

The comfort when wearing it is consequently good, even if this Perrelet is quite voluminous.

The movement

The crown takes over the brand’s logo but is shifted to the bottom because of the modular conception of the automatic movement, the P-211.

This one is formed by an ETA 2892 base, to which is added a MHVJ module (Manufacture Horlogère de la Vallée de Joux).

The rotor has been given particular attention, as it is always the case with Perrelet.

The weight of the inertia block is deported to the periphery, allowing the addition of a sapphire framed by blued steel screws.

You can thus constantly admire the Perrelet’s logo that has been tapestry worked and multiplied on the bridges, including on the balance cock.
Nevertheless, the finishing would have deserved a little bit more attention…

A moon phases set for 100 years

Theoretically, the moon phases do not need to be set for 100 years.

If ever the watch stops, two functional correctors that flank the crown come as an aid. The one at 4 o’clock allows settling the date. The one at 2 o’clock allows changing in a synchronized manner the date and the moon phases.

One might appreciate the easy handling.