John Arnold was a highly skilled and innovative British watchmaker of
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who did much to streamline and
industrialize the production of his timepieces. Ernest Shackleton,
Captain James Cook, and Dr. David Livingstone are just a few of the
explorers who took his chronometers with them on their adventures.
Today, the Swiss manufacturer Arnold & Son continues to produce
exacting timepieces with classic, elegant stylings.
The Arnold & Son HM Double
Hemisphere Perpetual Moon timepiece is a handsome devil of a watch that
will make a brilliant addition to your collection. The luxurious case,
which is 42 mm in diameter and 11.5 mm in height, is crafted in 18K rose
gold and rests upon a brown leather strap with an 18K gold tang buckle.
You’ll feel like royalty with the
guilloche-patterned blue translucent dial with gold sword-shaped hands
and applied gold hour markers upon your wrist. Additional features
include a water resistance to 30 m / 3 atm and a scratch-resistant
sapphire crystal.
Stealing the show in every regard is
the amazingly large 29 mm moon disc that delivers two gold moon phase
indications upon the front and a third upon the back. This precision
complication has only one day’s deviation every 122 years, which can be
corrected with a single push of the corrector upon the case band.
The exhibition case back allows you
to see the gorgeous movement in action: say hello to the hand-wound
manufacture A&S1512 caliber, which beats at 21,600 vph, possesses 27
jewels, and delivers a terrific 90-hour power reserve. The lovingly
crafted movement includes fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève
rayonnantes, manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, and blued
screws with polished and chamfered edges.
From its splendid accuracy to its
luxurious stylings, we are pleased to offer this HM Double Hemisphere
Perpetual Moon 18K rose gold manually wound men's watch by Arnold &
Son here at significant savings.
Standout features: Highly accurate gold moon phase
indications; guilloche-patterned blue translucent dial; 18K rose gold
case and tang buckle; 90-hour power reserve.
Details at a glance:
- Model Reference: 1GLAR.U03A.C122A
- Case Material: 18K rose gold
- Case Dimensions: 42 mm
- Case Height: 11.43 mm
- Movement: Hand-wound manufacture, 21,600 vph, 27 jewels, 90-hour power reserve
- Caliber: A&S1512
- Complication(s) / Feature(s): Standard time, moon phase indications
- Dial: Blue translucent with guilloche decoration pattern
- Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Winding Crown: Push / pull
- Water-resistance: 30 m / 3 atm
- Band: Brown alligator strap
- Clasp: 18K rose gold buckle
- Country of Origin: Switzerland
- Retail Value: $30,500
- Condition: Pre-owned in mint condition
- Comments: Includes
manufacturer's box (inner pillow currently is not available, it's been
ordered and will be provided at a later date); instructions manual,
certificate of authenticity, and stylus for setting
moon phases
