Arnold & Son completes its limited edition Luna Magna collection, with the Luna Magna Platinum model and with the part of the moon in shadow made from meteorite.
The ever-changing moon is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Arnold & Son. And so, the largest and most spectacular moon in the watchmaking cosmos begins a new cycle with Luna Magna Platinum. With a satin circular-grained finish, the hour and minute sub-dial is crafted from white opal, a semiprecious gemstone known for its purity and delicacy and befitting of Luna Magna’s complication.
The off-centred position of this display frees up the dial, which is adorned with a large sand-coloured meteorite disc. At 6 o’clock, the three-dimensional moon is carved from the same meteorite and Cacholong opal whose properties lend it to sculpting. Lastly, the understated shine of the platinum case establishes the distinguished elegance of this limited edition of 28 pieces. The meteorite, from the octahedrite class, reveals ‘Widmanstätten patterns’, which are instantly recognisable for their jagged criss-crossing structures.
Luna Magna Platinum is driven by the A&S1021 calibre, which has been fully developed, manufactured, assembled and adjusted in the Arnold & Son Manufacture. This hand-wound calibre, which has been designed with the lunar globe in mind, features a 90-hour power reserve and a regulating organ oscillating at a frequency of 3 Hz. The movement includes a secondary display detailing the age of the moon on the case-back side. Its clearly readable markings are designed for high-precision adjustments. The movement is so precise that it will take 122 years for the movement’s display to deviate from the correct celestial reading by one day.
Technical Specifications:
LUNA MAGNA PLATINUM (METEORITE & OPAL)
Functions
hours, minutes, astronomical moon phases (one-day correction required every 122 years), moon-phase indicator on the back
Movement
Calibre A&S1021, mechanical with manual winding
Jewels 35
Diameter 37.60 mm
Thickness 12.00 mm with three-dimensional moon (4.75 mm without moon)
Power reserve 90 hours
Frequency 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Finishes main plate: circular-grained bridges: Côtes de Genève stripes radiating from the centre, chamfered
wheels: circular satin-finished
screws: blued and chamfered, polished heads
moon-phase indicator: circular satin-finished
Dial
meteorite, sand-coloured PVD treatment
hour dial: white opal with Super-LumiNova
flange: sand-coloured PVD treatment
Moon
12.00 mm in diameter, meteorite with sand-coloured PVD treatment and Cacholong opal with Super-LumiNova
Case
Material: platinum (Pt 950)
Diameter: 44.00 mm
Thickness: 15.90 mm (with crystal)
Crystal: box sapphire, anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Back: box sapphire crystal, anti-reflective treatment
Water-resistance: 30 metres / 100 feet
Strap
Material: grey alligator leather, orange alligator leather lining, hand-sewn
Buckle: platinum (Pt 950) and titanium folding buckle
Reference
1LMAX.Z01A.C233C
Limited edition
28 pieces
Swiss retail price
CHF 70,900 incl. tax (subject to change)
For more information please visit Arnold & Son