Charles Zuber celebrated its first anniversary by launching the Perfos ‘Föhn’ 39mm, a watch in desert hues, at the 2023 edition of Dubai Watch Week
A testament to the brand’s Swiss heritage, this new limited edition timepiece of 50 encapsulates elegance and innovation, paying tribute to the famous Swiss wind, the ‘Föhn’ (pronounced like the word ‘fern’ but without the ‘r’), known for its strength and passion, but also for its warmth.
Föhn is the name of a warm, dry wind that occurs in the lee of the mountainous regions of Switzerland. Often associated with metamorphosis, it carries unique traits that have made it legendary across the ages, inspiring Charles Zuber for the creation of a new Perfos 39 mm watch model.
Sophistication is the hallmark of the Perfos dial. Its indexes, like piano keys or sunrays, demand extreme precision in the making: each triangular groove is delicately openworked by laser, and each opening coincides perfectly with each of the 60 minute markers. Here, the sand-tone dial, flamboyant yet warm and soft as a sand rose, opens at the centre like a sun. It catches the light in a dance of natural tones with the slightest movement of the wrist.
The timepiece is housed in a three-tiered case, with no straight lines and a flat bezel. Created by Eric Giroud, the Perfos watch expresses understated elegance and beauty – with the illusion of simplicity. The layered design is one of uncompromising precision. The chamfered contour multiplies its facets. The result: rich contrasts between satin and polished surfaces, between the textures of the materials and the softness of their touch.
A shaped movement calibre hugs the rounded corners of the square case. Automatically wound by a bidirectional oscillating weight, this three-hand calibre with 164 components and 33 jewels lends itself to future developments and the addition of complications. Beyond decorated parts and rhodium-plated ones, according to the purest practices of a watchmaking tradition, the Perfos ‘Föhn’ 39mm further captures the imagination with blued screws and details that bring out the sunray graining on the surfaces, even on those that remain hidden from view.
