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📅 Updated Jul 2026
🔍 1 Watch Reviewed
📅 Updated Jul 2026
🔍 1 Watch Reviewed
Perrelet has turned its popular Weekend GMT into a wearable travel journal. Meet the Weekend GMT Atlas, a 50-piece limited edition born from a collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker and IFL Watches, the Dubai-based atelier famous for bespoke, hand-painted dials. The result is a GMT watch that doesn't just track a second time zone — it paints a picture of the world you're tracking it from.
A Collaboration Built Around the Idea of Travel
The standard Weekend GMT has always been Perrelet's dressier take on a travel watch. For the Atlas edition, the brand handed the dial over to IFL Watches' artists and asked them to reimagine it as a map. The brief: put the whole planet on one wrist. Every dial is painted individually by hand, which means no two Weekend GMT Atlas watches are ever quite identical — each of the 50 pieces is its own small original.
A Dial That Doubles as a Compass
At the center of the dial sits a finely hand-painted compass rose — the age-old symbol sailors and explorers relied on to find their bearing. Around it, the outer ring unfolds into four hand-painted vignettes representing different corners of the globe: a rainforest scene with a scarlet macaw, a palm-lined shore, an arctic landscape, and a desert horizon. It's less a watch face than a miniature atlas, and it's built to be read at a glance while still rewarding a closer look.
The GMT function does the practical work: a red-tipped central hand sweeps a 24-hour scale to hold a second time zone, so you can stay tied to a place that matters while you're standing somewhere else entirely. It's a fitting mechanical partner for a dial that's all about elsewhere.
Ref. A1304/S1 · Limited to 50 pieces
Perrelet Weekend GMT Atlas — Full Specifications
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Case | |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Case shape | Round |
| Case diameter | 39 mm |
| Dial | |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Number of hands | 4 |
| Bracelet | |
| Strap material | Stainless steel |
| Strap colour | Steel |
| Strap size | 20 mm |
| Clasp type | Deployant buckle |
| Characteristics | |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM |
| Movement | |
| Caliber | Perrelet P-401 |
| Movement type | In-house automatic |
Case, Crystal & Comfort
The artwork is housed in a 39 mm round stainless steel case, kept slim at roughly 9.61 mm thick so it slides easily under a cuff. A sapphire crystal — second in hardness only to diamond — protects the hand-painted dial from scratches while keeping the artwork sharp and clear. With 5 ATM of water resistance, it's built for everyday wear, not just display-case admiration.
Movement: In-House Automatic Caliber P-401
Powering the Weekend GMT Atlas is Perrelet's in-house automatic Caliber P-401, built for the brand by its sister company Soprod. It runs on 25 jewels, has 99 components, works at 28,800 A/h (4 Hz), and delivers 42 hours of power reserve, driving the hour, minute, seconds, and central GMT hands. It's a movement designed to be lived in, not babied.
Bracelet, Strap & Details
The watch ships on a 20 mm stainless steel bracelet secured by a deployant buckle, and it's paired with an additional blue leather strap fitted with a quick-release system, so you can switch from steel to leather in seconds depending on the occasion. Every detail, from case to clasp, keeps the focus on the dial as the true statement piece.
Pricing & Availability
The Perrelet Weekend GMT Atlas (ref. A1304/S1) is available through the IFL Watches website, Perrelet's official e-commerce platform, and select authorized retailers worldwide. As a 50-piece limited run, it's expected to sell through quickly — anyone drawn to the hand-painted concept will want to move fast once the collection lands with their retailer of choice.
Why the Weekend GMT Atlas Stands Out
Limited-edition GMT watches aren't rare in Swiss watchmaking, but hand-painted, one-of-a-kind dials at this level of detail are. The Weekend GMT Atlas isn't just a colorway change — it's a genuine artistic collaboration, where IFL Watches' miniature painting turns a functional travel complication into a personal keepsake. For collectors who see a watch as a story worn on the wrist, this is exactly that: a compass, a map, and a Swiss-made GMT movement, all on one 39 mm canvas.
For full technical details and current availability, visit Perrelet's official product page for the Weekend GMT Atlas.
[photo credit: perrelet.com]
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