www.bahrainthismonth.com Technical and artistic excellence blend into one as this renowned watchmaker unveils a stunning timepiece that remains true to its astronomical roots. Demonstrating its rich British history and quality Swiss craftsmanship, Arnold & Son reveals a new version the HM Perpetual Moon. With a steel case and a blue guilloché dial, this model is a testament to the brand’s tradition of watches with astronomical indications. The watch, with one of the biggest moonphase apertures on the market, is part of the Arnold & Son Royal Collection, inspired by the timepieces created in the early part of John Arnold’s life. It pays tribute to the watches he produced for England’s King George III and members of the Royal Court. The timepieces in the Royal Collection demonstrate the brand’s prowess in traditional watchmaking and classical decorative arts. The sophisticated HM Perpetual Moon is a superb example of Arnold & Son’s technical and artistic excellence, surprising and delighting from the inside out. It houses the brand’s exclusive mechanical hand-wound movement, the calibre A&S1512 that was specially developed for this model with the objective of offering a uniquely precise, big and three-dimensional moonphase. The calibre is also equipped with a double barrel to yield 90 hours of power reserve. The HM Perpetual Moon offers one of the most accurate moonphases on the market, with only one day’s deviation every 122 years — at which point a single push on the corrector will keep it in sync for another 122 years! The exceptional perpetual moonphase indication of this watch is a marvel in many ways. Aesthetically, the 29mm moonphase disc, which runs from 10 to 2 o’clock on the dial, reveals one of the largest moons on the market, with a diameter of 11.2mm for the moon alone. It’s also one of the most visually stunning recreations of the moon because it’s a threedimensional sculpted figure which was first hand-engraved and then duplicated for the series. The sculptured moon is then inserted into the guilloché disc. Technically, the HM Perpetual Moon is an intriguing complication — it’s not simply a module added to the movement, it is, in fact, fully integrated into the calibre. The watch also has a unique easy-to-set feature thanks to the ingenious addition of a second moon indication installed at the back of the movement. The multiple technological advancements in the calibre make this timepiece truly outstanding and a fascinating work of technical mastery and fine art. Arnold & Son timepieces are available in Bahrain at Asia Jewellers. Call 17 535-344 or visit www.asiajewellers.com. marketplace Reach for the Moon ASIA JEWELLERS Main Technical Characteristics: Calibre: A&S1512 Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, hand-wound, big perpetual moon, 27 jewels, diameter 34mm, thickness 5.35mm, power reserve 90h, two barrels, 21’600 vibrations/h Functions: Hours, minutes, big perpetual moon, diameter disc — 29 mm, diameter moon — 11.2mm, second moonphase indication on the back for setting purposes Movement Decoration: Nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing — manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, blued screws with polished and chamfered edges Dials: Translucent blue lacquered guilloché moon disc with silvered moon and stars; back dial — fine circular graining, rhodium treated, rendition of the eight phases of the moon Case: Stainless steel, diameter 42mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back seethrough sapphire, water-resistant to 30m Strap: Hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather 120 January 2016
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