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Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide - Diamonds making waves

JUNE 13 2024    |    Novelties

Waxing, gibbous, blue: the power of the moon imposes itself on the Earth and even more so, on the seas. Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide celebrates the fluctuating pull of this celestial body on the water. A large moon disc appears over vast waves. Made of mother-of-pearl and ruthenium, they rise one after the other in a cascade of soft curves. This scene, illuminated by diamonds, celebrates the femininity, elegance and evocative power of Arnold & Son’s watchmaking.

Powerful and plentiful, the waves of Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide herald heavy seas. In the blue of the night, the tide is at its highest, and so are the rollers. The moon, capricious and triumphant, imposes its will. The gradations of the water are topped with a sparkling foam. Beneath the peaceful light of Selene, the ocean rages on.

Arnold & Son interprets this powerfully symbolic scene through mechanisms and minerals. The astronomical moon complication of Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide is adorned in mother-of-pearl and ruthenium: a delicate, evocative composition that fully expresses the dial-makers’ expertise. The mother-of-pearl marquetry, ruthenium crystal inlays and abundance of diamonds symbolise the painstaking care lavished on the women's collections of Switzerland’s most English brand.

 

Azure, navy, ink, midnight
Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide is sculpted from a block of white gold. Once shaped, the 38 mm diameter and 10.44 mm thick case is adorned with 80 high-clarity diamonds. Together with the brilliant-cut diamonds adorning the buckle and the marquise-cut stones on the dial, they give a total weight of 2.62 carats. This gem-setting announces the ornamental richness with which Arnold & Son has composed this women’s complication.

Wave after wave, trough after trough, shades of blue and grey follow one another, creating a jumble of undulating seas, mother-of-pearl and ruthenium. Above this scene, a starry sky, punctuated by luminescent hand-painted constellations, is filled with an immense moon. Its surface, also made of ruthenium crystals, lights up the sky. This exceptional material has become a signature of Arnold & Son, adding preciousness, light and texture to its creations.

The grande dame of mechanisms
This limited edition of 18 pieces brings the watchmaking excellence of Arnold & Son to women. The Swiss brand has dedicated the smallest movement in its collection to Perpetual Moon 38.

At 29.4 mm, the A&S1612 calibre has been sized to fit the case. The hand-wound movement continues the house's tradition of calibres with long power reserves, reaching 90 hours.

Her Majesty the Moon
The star complication of the A&S1612 calibre is its moon phase. True to Arnold & Son's astronomical principle, Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide features a moon disc almost as large as the calibre itself. The successive shapes of its crescent occupy the large aperture between 10 and 2 o'clock, while the form of its cut-out faithfully recreates the appearance of the moon.

In keeping with its tradition, Arnold & Son has given this moon phase an accuracy of 122 years. Continuously rising, it will take more than a century for this moon to lag one day behind the real one in our skies, watching over the oceans.

Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide

Technical specifications

 

                                       

Functions     hours, minutes, astronomical moon phases
     
Movement      
Calibre   A&S1612, hand-wound mechanical
Jewels   24
Diameter   29.4 mm
Thickness   4.95 mm
Power reserve   90 hours
Frequency   3 Hz/21,600 vph
Finishes   plate: rhodium-plated, radiating Côtes de Genève stripes
   

bridges: polished and chamfered

   

wheels: circular satin-finished

   

screws: blued and chamfered, polished heads

     
Dial   hand-painted ruthenium crystals and mother-of-pearl marquetry
hour-markers set with 5 marquise-cut diamonds
     
Moon phases  

sky: mother-of-pearl tinted with a blue gradation

    moons: ruthenium crystals
   

Cassiopeia and Ursa Major constellations: hand-painted

     

Case

   
Material   18-carat white gold, set with 80 brilliant-cut diamonds
Diameter   38 mm
Thickness   10.44 mm (with crystal)
Crystal   convex sapphire, double-sided anti-reflective finish
Case back   sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
Water-resistance   3 bar (30 m/100 ft)
     

Strap

   
Material   sky-blue satin alligator leather, plum purple alligator leather lining,hand-sewn
Buckle   pin buckle, 18-carat white gold, set with 22 brilliant-cut diamonds
     
Diamonds  

total weight: ~2.62 carats

    colour: D-E-F
   

clarity: IF-VVS

     
References   1GLMW.Z04A.C284A
     
Limited edition   18 timepieces

 

 

                                           


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