Arnold & Son has incorporated its new astronomical moon-phase calibre into an ultra-slim 38 mm red-gold case.
Arnold & Son is expanding its moon-phase collection with this creation in red gold (5N). The harmonious blend of complication, design, proportions and gem-setting firmly establish the Perpetual Moon 38 collection as part of a subtle and distinguished world.
The beautiful timepiece is adorned with 138 diamonds for a total of ~2.61 carats, but nonetheless remains firmly rooted in the watchmaking codes of the La Chaux-de-Fonds Manufacture, which is steeped in John Arnold’s marine chronometer heritage.
Everything follows on from the spirit of this complication. Beneath the delicately blue-tinged mother-of-pearl dial with an openworked upper section, a large sky disc, also in mother-of-pearl, bears a white moon adorned with Super-LumiNova and hand-painted shadows. Nearby, the Ursa Major and Cassiopeia constellations complete the scene.
Perpetual Moon 38 Gold transposes the exacting watchmaking standards that have always guided Arnold & Son into an entirely new women’s calibre, the smallest in its collection.
At 29.4 mm, the A&S1612 movement was designed to fit the new 38 mm diameter case that is just 10.44 mm thick. This manually wound movement with an autonomy of 90 hours thus perpetuates the range of Arnold & Son calibres with impressive power reserves.
Technical Specifications:
Perpetual Moon 38 Gold
REFERENCE: 1GLMR.U01A.C206A
Functions hours, minutes, astronomical moon phases
Movement
Calibre A&S1612, mechanical with manual winding
Jewels 24
Diameter 29.40 mm
Thickness 4.95 mm
Power reserve 90 hours
Frequency 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Finishes main plate: rhodium-plated, Côtes de Genève stripes radiating from the centre bridges: polished and chamfered
wheels: circular satin-finished
screws: blued and chamfered, polished heads
Dial blue-tinted mother-of-pearl, hour-markers set with 36 diamonds
Moon phases sky: mother-of-pearl tinted with gradated shades of blue
moon: mother-of-pearl with Super-LumiNova and hand-painted details
constellations: hand-painted, with added Super-LumiNova
Case
Material 18-carat red gold (5N), set with 80 brilliant-cut diamonds
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness 10.44 mm
Crystal domed sapphire, with an anti-reflective coating on both sides
Case back sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflective coating
Water-resistance 30 metres / 100 feet
Strap
Material satin-feel blue alligator leather
Pin buckle 18-carat red gold (5N), set with 22 brilliant-cut diamonds
Diamonds total weight: ~2.61 carats
colour: D-E-F
clarity: IF-VVS
Edition unlimited
Swiss retail price CHF 48,500 including taxes (may be subject to modifications)
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