Prestige refreshes F-Line flagship with X-Line flair
An exclusive review of the latest addition from Prestige Yachts.
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Early-morning sea trials at the Cannes Yachting Festival are always a pleasure but for the Yacht Style team?s exclusive test of the new Prestige 690, there was a bonus ? two, in fact.
Not only were we joined by Erwin Bamps, Brand Director of Prestige, but we were doubly surprised to also be accompanied by Camillo Garroni of Garroni Design, the Italian studio that has designed every Prestige model since the brand launched as an offshoot of Jeanneau in 1989.
READ MORE: Prestige Yachts Making Waves In Asia
Before taking the brand?s new F-Line flagship out of Vieux Port, it was helpful to see her berthed alongside the pioneering X70, the model that launched a radical new range for Prestige last year, with the first unit in Asia recently arriving in Hong Kong through Asia Yachting.
Both the 690 and X70 are based on the same hull as the former 680, which was designed to accommodate the Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system.
Image: Prestige Yachts
While the X70 features a radical redesign of the main deck ? where there are no side decks ? as well as flybridge and beach club, the 690 represents a more conventional upgrade as it assumes the role of the new F-Line flagship.
The 690 generally follows the signature exterior style that has helped make Prestige a world leader in the production o...
The post Prestige refreshes F-Line flagship with X-Line flair appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Prestige Yachts
Early-morning sea trials at the Cannes Yachting Festival are always a pleasure but for the Yacht Style team?s exclusive test of the new Prestige 690, there was a bonus ? two, in fact.
Not only were we joined by Erwin Bamps, Brand Director of Prestige, but we were doubly surprised to also be accompanied by Camillo Garroni of Garroni Design, the Italian studio that has designed every Prestige model since the brand launched as an offshoot of Jeanneau in 1989.
READ MORE: Prestige Yachts Making Waves In Asia
Before taking the brand?s new F-Line flagship out of Vieux Port, it was helpful to see her berthed alongside the pioneering X70, the model that launched a radical new range for Prestige last year, with the first unit in Asia recently arriving in Hong Kong through Asia Yachting.
Both the 690 and X70 are based on the same hull as the former 680, which was designed to accommodate the Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system.
Image: Prestige Yachts
While the X70 features a radical redesign of the main deck ? where there are no side decks ? as well as flybridge and beach club, the 690 represents a more conventional upgrade as it assumes the role of the new F-Line flagship.
The 690 generally follows the signature exterior style that has helped make Prestige a world leader in the production o...
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