Arnold and Son Globetrotter. Part of the Arnold & Son Instrument Collection, which is inspired by the high-precision marine chronometers made by John Arnold and his son towards the end of the 18th century, the new Globetrotter introduces a three-dimensional world-time display held by a large central arched bridge spanning the entire diameter of the dial. The Arnold & Son Globetrotter (ref. 1WTAS.S01A.D137S) has a price of Swiss Francs 14,900.
Part of the Arnold & Son Instrument Collection, the new Globetrotter introduces a three-dimensional world-time display held by a large central arched bridge spanning the entire diameter of the dial.
At 45 mm wide and 17.23 mm at its highest point, the Globetrotter features one of the world’s largest rotating world-time display on a wristwatch. This enhances readability but, of course, raises some wearability issues for standard or small wrists.
Depicting a view of the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere as seen from above the North Pole, the Globetrotter’s representation of our planet is pretty much detailed. Starting with a rounded piece of brass, the different textures of the oceans and continents are brought out by chemical etching with a mask, followed by polishing the upper surfaces.
The mountainous areas are then sandblasted to create a sense of visual depth while the oceans are lacquered by hand with different blue tones. The entire world-time disk is then treated with a layer of clear lacquer, and finally the entire component is polished.
Making one complete rotation every 24 hours, the world-time display is surrounded by a 24-hour sapphire disk fixed to the same bridge that holds the hemisphere; Serving as a day and night indicator, it is transparent between 06:00 and 18:00 and with a translucent metallic treatment from 18:00 to 06:00,
The outer circles display hours and minutes with Roman numerals on a silvery-white opaline dial and Arabic numerals on a circular brushed chapter ring. The blued steel hour and minute hands are placed under the hemisphere and filled with red lacquer to enhance legibility.
The Globetrotter features a three-position crown system. The first position is used to manually wind the movement, the second position sets the local time (hour hand) in one-hour increments, and the final position is used to set the hour and minute hands and the world-time.
The large stainless steel case houses the automatic A&S6022 calibre equipped with a central rotor engraved with a hobnail motif with a black ADLC treatment. Beating at 4 Hz (28,800 vph), the movement provides a power reserve of 45 hours.
The Arnold & Son Globetrotter (ref. 1WTAS.S01A.D137S) has a price of Swiss Francs 14,900. arnoldandson.com
At 45 mm wide and 17.23 mm at its highest point, the Globetrotter features one of the world’s largest rotating world-time display on a wristwatch. This enhances readability but, of course, raises some wearability issues for standard or small wrists.
Depicting a view of the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere as seen from above the North Pole, the Globetrotter’s representation of our planet is pretty much detailed. Starting with a rounded piece of brass, the different textures of the oceans and continents are brought out by chemical etching with a mask, followed by polishing the upper surfaces.
The mountainous areas are then sandblasted to create a sense of visual depth while the oceans are lacquered by hand with different blue tones. The entire world-time disk is then treated with a layer of clear lacquer, and finally the entire component is polished.
Making one complete rotation every 24 hours, the world-time display is surrounded by a 24-hour sapphire disk fixed to the same bridge that holds the hemisphere; Serving as a day and night indicator, it is transparent between 06:00 and 18:00 and with a translucent metallic treatment from 18:00 to 06:00,
The outer circles display hours and minutes with Roman numerals on a silvery-white opaline dial and Arabic numerals on a circular brushed chapter ring. The blued steel hour and minute hands are placed under the hemisphere and filled with red lacquer to enhance legibility.
The Globetrotter features a three-position crown system. The first position is used to manually wind the movement, the second position sets the local time (hour hand) in one-hour increments, and the final position is used to set the hour and minute hands and the world-time.
The large stainless steel case houses the automatic A&S6022 calibre equipped with a central rotor engraved with a hobnail motif with a black ADLC treatment. Beating at 4 Hz (28,800 vph), the movement provides a power reserve of 45 hours.
The Arnold & Son Globetrotter (ref. 1WTAS.S01A.D137S) has a price of Swiss Francs 14,900. arnoldandson.com
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