Arnold & Son’s TE8 Métiers d’Art I Watch Replica Clearance

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

Published by Pierre-Paul Godts

Arnold & Son’s – TE8 Métiers d’Art I

TE8 Métiers d’Art I

Timeless elegance, handcraft and innovative technology.

True to its English watchmaking and handcraft heritage, Arnold & Son unveils the TE8 Métiers d’Art I, limited to only eight exclusive timepieces. Inspired by the pocket watches made during the earlier part of John Arnold’s life for King George III and the royal court, the latest addition to the Arnold & Son Royal Collection is an eloquent expression of elegance and sophistication in the inimitable English style and demonstrates the brand’s traditional prowess in the classical decorative arts.

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Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S8000, hand-wound, hand-engraved barrel bridge and back of the main plate, 18-carat rose gold case, diameter 44 mm

The tourbillon, one of the most elegant complications in the world of horology, has played a crucial role in Arnold & Son’s history. An exceptional watchmaker, John Arnold was an active participant in one of the most extraordinary partnerships in the world of innovative horology. Indeed, both he and A.-L. Breguet worked closely, sharing both their knowledge and passion. Evidence of their partnership is A.-L. Breguet’s first ever tourbillon mounted in John Arnold’s No. 11 movement, a watch that can be found today in London’s British Museum.

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John Arnold and A.-L. Breguet, silver cased chronometer with tourbillon and spring-detent escapement,
London, England, 1774 and Paris, France, 1808
© The Trustees of the British Museum

What sets Arnold & Son’s new Tourbillon TE8 esthetically and technically apart is its unique “English” design: the barrel bridge has a ¾ wave-shape, the tourbillon and motion-work bridges are triangular, and even the wheels are shaped with a distinctive three-spoke design. This same design cue can also be found on the tourbillon cage and the barrel bridge as well.

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Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement A&S8000, hand-wound, hand-engraved barrel bridge
and back of the main plate

When compared to more conventional tourbillons found today, the TE8 model is said to be “inverted”, that is to say most technical elements and visually interesting features are shown on the dial side, when those would normally be hidden on the reverse of the dial. Other typically English technical idiosyncrasies will seduce even the most demanding watch connoisseurs. Take, for instance, the symmetrical layout of the movement; to achieve such a feat requires overcoming a number of technical challenges. Thus the barrel spring and the tourbillon cage are centered along the watch’s longitudinal axis. When examining the winding system and the gear train, one notes the traditional construction, which uses wheels with long and narrow spokes known as wolf’s teeth, used to improve the smoothness of the overall movement.

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Each single TE8 Métiers d’Art I is hand-engraved by Arnold & Son’s own master engraver, who went as far as to create a new engraving pattern solely for this special edition. This new pattern is composed of complex geometrical elements arising from the center of the movement. The engraving of this masterpiece is particularly painstaking as the movement is made of German Silver and not usual brass. Due to the hardness of German Silver, the engraver must pay great attention not to slip off and constantly sharpen his tools, as their wear and tear is very high.

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Hand-engraving is a traditional art form that involves the use of hardened steel tools called burins in combination with other special tools. These create cuts, lines and texturing that build up entire images or, as in the case of the TE8 Métiers d’Art I, a beautiful hand-engraved pattern on the barrel bridge and on the back of the main plate, bringing a breathtaking richness of detail to an already exceptional tourbillion timepiece.

It goes without saying that every finishing touch on this striking piece has been done by hand by Arnold & Son’s master watchmakers, thus fulfilling the highest standards of Haute Horlogerie finish and bringing more brilliance and depth to each element of the movement.

This unique timepiece measures 44 mm in diameter in its classically elegant 18-carat rose gold case. It will be produced in a limited edition of only 8 timepieces, with each case individually hand-numbered by our master engraver.

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Technical Specifications

Calibre: A&S8000
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical tourbillon movement, hand-wound, 19 jewels, diameter 32.6 mm, thickness 6.25 mm, power reserve 80 h, 21’600 vibrations/h

Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon

Movement decoration: hand-engraved nickel silver movement, rhodium treated bridges and NAC grey treated main plate with Haute Horlogerie finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, hand-engraved, fine circular graining, screwed gold chatons, mirror-polished tourbillon cage and bridge, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads

Dial: black open dial

Case: hand-numbered, 18-carat rose gold, diameter 44 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m

Strap: hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather

Limited edition: 8 timepieces

Reference: 1SJAP.B04A.C113A

At 12 o’clock is a day/night indicator for both GMT time and home time, using fitting skeletonized and stuffed hands to tell them apart. The bottom half of this index is striped, which aids the visual representation of this “nighttime” portion of this disk. I do want the Arnold & Son emblem was found elsewhere however, as its place interrupting the moments monitor at 12 o’clock can make exact time-setting difficult. Another niggling issue I found was that the second hand counterweight closely emulates the appearance of the house time hands, which can sometimes cause a moment of confusion once you glance down and see three palms pointing at the dial. In an perfect world, I would have loved to observe that the minute hands on each dial stretched only a bit further to correctly get to the minute trail, and the hour palms shortened a tad to not overlap the hour markers, but this is a little aesthetic qualm that doesn’t impact utility.On the reverse side of this Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton, the bottom plate of this manufacture caliber A&S1309 is shown. The movement is made of nickel silver (also known as German silver or Maillechort, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc) that was rhodium-plated and embellished with C?tes de Genève. The wheels are satin-finished and provide a contrasting three dimensional feel to the base plate, and between the chamfered edges of these bridges, the golden gear train can be seen. The motion is hand wound obviously, which contributes to its thinness in a mere 3.9mm. It includes 42 stones and provides a 40 hour power reserve while the twin accounts oscillate at 21,600vph, or 3Hz. This is undoubtedly a highly elegant movement, but in contrast to the depth of detail given by this skeletonized dial, the reverse side of this movement almost feels like a letdown.

WristReview’s Top 5 Watches of SIHH 2018 Swiss Movement Replica Watches

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

By Jovan Krstevski

The year 2017 has been a great year and we’ve enjoyed squeezing our top 5s in one list and we even included a bonus of 5 honorable mentions. So why not do it again with the best watches we’ve covered so far from SIHH 2018? Without further ado, here are our top 5 picks for the honorable mentions.

The Honourable Mentions

5. Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 1R-6.1

The 1R–6.1 is a COSC certified chronometer that’s truly unique and features Ferdinand Berthoud’s signature octagonal 44mm case. Its dial is very informative with the hours presented in rolling digits in a window at 2. It’s powered by a tourbillon that comes with a fusee and chain mechanism that delivers smooth power curve and increases accuracy over the course of the wind in the barrel. This watch is limited to only 20 examples worldwide. Read more here

4. Ressence E-crown Concept

The Ressence E-crown Concept marries electronics and pure mechanics in an elegant way. Like a modular design, a rotating disc display is connected on top of a mechanical display by the e-crown that smartly manages timekeeping. Basically you only need to set time once by a mechanical lever at the caseback, then electronics take full control. This is accuracy governed by chips which we all know works precisely. This is under development so we may yet to see the evolution of this product. Read more here

The case measures in at 44mm, will be available in rose gold, and is water-resistant around 30m. The dial is completely skeletonized with double accounts put against C?tes de Genève stripes, providing a wonderful contrast and additional symmetry. The time zone indicators, as with previous models, differ with Roman and Arabic numerals against an increasingly popular smoked backdrop. I feel that these add an eclectic touch to almost equal halves of this watch. Considering that the motion does feature independent time zone elements, each time zone is handled by its own crown, or “ears” as some enthusiasts refer to them, at 3 and 9 o’clock. Each time zone is placed with its personal crown, while the watch is wrapped solely from the crown at 3 o’clock. It manages to display the intricate and impressive details of a very complex timepiece without delving into the “too busy” category that many tend to fall into when tackling such a intricate endeavor. While I could definitely see a white gold or platinum option later on, I think this is a welcome addition to the collection, and one I would be eager to wear. The Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton Ref. 1DGAP. S10A.C120P will probably be limited to 30 pieces and will carry a price of $38,850 that is actually a few million dollars less than what the original DBG see in gold price.

3. Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph 42MM

This is one of our favorite chronographs and as such, we won’t sugar coat it, the octagonal case is the deal breaker with this watch. Perhaps it’s GP’s Royal Oak equivalent or something but the rest is just fine. The dial is exquisite adorned with Clous de Paris guilloché and traditional presentation. This chronograph features a automatic winding with 4Hz escapement and about 46 hours of power reserve. Read more here

2. Cartier Santos De Cartier With New Bezel And “Quickswitch”

This updated collection features a variety of models: a full steel set, a two-tone steel and gold, a full gold, and a pink gold set. These are casual watches wearing on 39.8mm case with Santos de Cartier’s signature white dial with Roman indices and a date at 6. It also has a skeletonized dial for those looking for a bit of rigid fashion. What’s popular with the update is the new “SmartLink Self-Fitting” that allows adjustment of the bracelet without tools. Powering the traditional dial models is an in-house 1847 calibre while 9611-MC calibre powers the skeletonized version. Read more here

1. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ Extra-thin 15202 IP

Our top pick for the honorable mention is the classic Royal Oak with a very thin profile which seems to be the trend these days. It features a fully titanium 39mm case with a solid 950 platinum bezel. It also maintains the same “Petite Tapisserie” guilloche dial with a smoked blue look. Powering this extra thin Royal Oak is calibre 2121 boasting 40 hours of power reserve. Read more here

Top 5 Watches from SIHH 2018

5. Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Day-Date

The Vacheron Constantin FIFTYSIX day-date showcases a traditional VC day-date layout with additional power reserve at 6. It also features a casual 40mm case available in steel or gold. The dials are available in two-tone grey and silver dials. The 3 hands for the hours, minutes, and seconds are centered while the day-date are at 3 and 9. Power indicator sits nicely at 6:30. Powering the watch is an automatic calibre 2475. This movement bears the Hallmark of Geneva and cranks 40h of power reserve. Read more here

4. Jaeger-Lecoultre Polaris Polaris Memovox 50th Anniversary Edition

Polaris was released in 1968 in very limited numbers succeeding the Deep Sea Alarm. The watch featured an innovative caseback that amplified the alarm underwater while still watertight. It’s a no brainer that Polaris is popular among collectors but the real collector’s model is the new Polaris Memovox 50th Anniversary Edition. The new watch features the original’s designs such as the triple-crown and the in-house vaunted Calibre 956. It also gets useful updates such as its use of beige Super-LumiNova on the indices and hands. It tries to remain true to the original by using the same applied hourly elements and long sword-shaped hands. Its 42mm case is new though. This model is limited to only 1000 pieces. Read more here

3. Greubel Forsey GMT Earth

Greubel Forsey introduces an updated model of the GMT Earth with a cool 3D design of the globe at 7 o’clock. The globe is highly visible and can be seen from the front, back and the side thanks to sapphire glass. It’s cool and very innovative but honestly it creates a perplexing symmetry for the whole design. It keeps all the other familiar features of the original from the hours, minutes, and the small seconds. The 72 hour power reserve indicator remains the same. We can also see the GMT time indicator and the 24-time zone universal time indicator through the caseback. Moreover, the GMT Earth is still powered by a 24 second tourbillon reclined at 25°. Read more here

2. Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept

The Altiplano Ultimate Concept is Piaget’s answer to a ultra-thin watch. They did it before with Altiplano 900P at 3.65mm but this time, they achieved a ridiculous 2mm thickness. This is made possible by many innovative techniques. For one, the caseback now serves as the baseplate of the movement. Piaget also replaced the balance cock with ball bearing system which means the hairspring is now below the balance. A stud also regulates the balance instead of traditional swan’s neck. At this thin profile, how do Piaget ensure it won’t bend? Well, they said it’s made of a new alloy. The 0.1mm thick alligator leather strap is also reinforced with Kevlar so they really mean business. Read more here

1. A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Triple Split

Topping our list is no other than A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Triple Split. To understand the triple split function let’s take a look at a split-second watch. Basically, there are two running seconds hands wherein 1 can be stopped while the other keeps running. Then there’s the double split function where the minutes are also recorded. Now, for the triple split, it also records the hours. Now in reality, we may only use the running seconds but we’re not complaining at all, we simply like it. It’s a complicated watch that’s also a flyback, and more, there are only 100 pieces that goes for a whopping $147,000 each. Read more here

Arnold & Son UTTE (Ultra Thin Tourbillon Escapement) 2014 Perfect Clone Online Shopping

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

By Osheen Arakelian

Arnold & Son one of the most prestigious horological houses in England has released 2 new variants of their UTTE ultra-thin tourbillon wristwatch. The UTTE is part of Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection and is known for its amazingly thin tourbillon and off centre dial design. The UTTE is easily recognizable when you look at the face with the use of an off centre hours and minutes design with the tourbillon sitting just underneath it, making up the rest of the face. The 2 new models have the same dial design but are finished using 2 different case materials. The palladium version is light grey and silvery opaline while the red-gold version is made of 18-caret gold finished in a white dial with a silver hue.

The most impressive feature of the UTTE has always been the ultra-thin movement that is world-renowned as being one of the thinnest wristwatches ever produced. The result of several years of research and development, it boasts some impressive features and is truly a work of art.

The movement is just 2.97mm thick and is housed inside an 8.34mm thick case, meaning it also houses one of the thinnest tourbillon movements as well (truly an impressive achievement). Also, the size of the tourbillon cage makes a big statement on the dial measuring in at a mammoth 14mm in size, which covers almost half of the dial. The movement itself is the exclusive Calibre A&S8200 ultra-thin hand-wound movement with 29 jewels an over 90-hour power reserve. All the movements are created in either 18-carat red-gold or palladium and finished in a colour that compliments the case colour with a different Cotes de Genève pattern to finish it off (we’re all a sucker for detailing let’s be honest). Also, the Tourbillon Bridge is entirely hand-engraved by a master engraver, which adds that extra detailing and really shows off the workmanship that goes into every piece.

The rest of the watch features what you would expect to find in such a high-end luxury wristwatch with sapphire crystal and anti-reflective coating used on both sides of the case along with hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather choice of strap.

Beautiful additions to the already impressive Instrument Collection by Arnold & Son, the UTTE oozes elegance and class that only a company like Arnold & Son can provide. For more info, please visit arnoldandson.com

Product Specifications

Calibre: A&S8200
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon movement, one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound, 29 jewels, diameter 32 mm, thickness 2.97 mm, tourbillon cage diameter 14mm, power reserve over 90 h, 21,600 vibrations/h
Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon
Movement decoration: 18-carat red gold case model: nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie

Skeletonizing a watch is not an easy feat. And it is doubly difficult for an ultra-thin movement, mainly because the motion is already so sparse that removing any more substance is bound to influence structural rigidity. Because of this, the A&S8200 calibre from the Arnold & Son UTTE Skeleton watch needed to be completely redesigned and re-engineered. The result is that the A&S8220 calibre, which measures 3.3mm thick. The extra thickness, according to Arnold & Son, is imperative to ensure rigidity as they hunted to skeletonized the movement. Still, let us face it, 3.3mm for a tourbillon motion with two barrels and a power reserve of 90 hours is seriously impressive.The new A&S8220 calibre boasts a few major revisions. As an example, the principal plate was heavily altered to reveal as much as you can of the inner workings. But perhaps what’s most visible to owners is that the tourbillon cage has been totally reworked to show off more of the mechanism when retaining the three-dimensional design which has become a signature of this sooner Arnold & Son UTTE watch. Additionally, the tourbillon cage is relatively large when compared with the movement. This implies it is the single most dominating component of the dial, and in addition to this is the simple fact that the crate is fully hand-polished and chamfered, making it a true visual treat for owners.And because you would anticipate, the A&S8220 calibre can also be treated to the finest haute horlogerie completing: The main plate and bridges are constructed using nickel silver and completed with C?tes de Genève rayonnantes; The borders will also be polished and chamfered; The steel components, components, and ratchets are all satin-finished with their edges polished and chamfered; The screws have bevelled and polished heads, and ultimately, the stones are placed in polished countersinks; Reading of the period is done off a sapphire disk with printed numerals at 12 o’clock; The hour and minute hands are golden and characteristic white lacquered hints.

Finishing: unique hand-engraved tourbillon bridge, hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.

Movement decoration: palladium case model: nickel-silver movement, NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie

Finishing: hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.

Dial: silvery-white and silvery opaline / light-grey and silvery opaline
Case: 18-carat red-gold / palladium, diameter 42 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30m
Strap: hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather

Osheen Arakelian – Contributing Writer

Drawing on a lifelong love of horology and a more recent introduction to appreciation of fine whisky, Osheen brought the two together with watch & whisky. He is proprietor of the site, which covers everything related to watches and whisky. In between completing a degree in commercial law and supporting a rich social life, he is out and about attending all the latest watch and whisky events Sydney has to offer. His passion has also taken him around Australia attending a number of events and he hopes to continue his career in the watch industry on a more serious level after he graduates. Read his articles here.

Arnold & Son UTTE Replica Buying Guide

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

Would you prefer to allow me to remind you what the biggest problem is really on watches with completely skeletonized dials and moves? It’s you could often see right through to your own arm and skin hair. Yes, these sexy-looking timepieces using skeletonized moves and dials can seem amazing in concept (and pictured alone), but place them on your wrist at a real world situation and only those people with the most beautiful of wrists will not have a reason to complain at all. This is really a common “thing” which watch fans can and do complain about.So, to remedy this situation and react to the issue, Arnold & Son has performed a small experimentation with this new version of the Time Pyramid watch in steel at the version reference 1TPAS. S01A.C124S “Translucent Back” version. This model will even outright replace the first version of this Arnold & Son Time Pyramid in steel using the traditionally transparent front and rear crystal.Arnold & Son did an wonderful job with this watch but gave it no distinctive name – which was fairly lazy. Ugh… Anyways, even without a proper name, the watch is still precisely what you want because the caseback is actually just one-way mirror material.

UTTE

Arnold & Son releases world’s thinnest tourbillon watch and demonstrates the brand’s technical prowess

In a move that boldly underscores its watchmaking prowess and defines its inventive British heritage, Arnold & Son unveils a record-breaking watch: the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch on the market today – with the final cased watch measuring a mere 8.34 mm thick. The new UTTE (referencing the Ultra-Thin Tourbillon Escapement) is equipped with the A&S8200 movement that measures just 2.97 mm thick. This new calibre A&S8200 was developed, designed and manufactured entirely in house at the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds workshops. This superbly engineered wristwatch is part of the brand’s Instrument Collection that combines instrument precision with classical styling.

The UTTE is a masterful demonstration of elegant design and superb technical prowess. The A&S8200 movement – and the ultimate UTTE watch – is the result of several years of research and development, and boasts important features and functions, including a double barrel that makes it possible to offer 80 hours of power reserve. In fact, when the brand embarked on the creation of an additional tourbillon, Arnold & Son’s team of watchmakers and engineers determined that the end result should possess unique features that would set it apart in the watch world. Utilizing the most cutting-edge technology, Arnold & Son pushed the creative envelop to achieve this goal – thus developing a record-setting timepiece. The UTTE is the thinnest tourbillon wristwatch on the market today – with the case thickness at 8.34 mm and a movement that is just 2.97 mm thick. Additionally, while the movement diameter is 32 mm, the tourbillon cage is a massive 14 mm in diameter – thus occupying almost half of the movement space for impressive clarity. To ensure a long power reserve of at least 80 hours, the brand implemented two barrels to offer more constant force and unprecedented power reserve for an ultra-thin tourbillon.

Finally, to add further dramatic beauty to this already impressive watch, Arnold & Son created a totally spherical tourbillon cage – one devoid of any flat surfaces – for a magnificent three-dimensional aesthetic effect. In fact, the flying tourbillon cage is not inset into the calibre, but instead rises out of the movement, through the dial, and achieves the same height as the hour and minute hands. With an eye toward every detail, and the desire for harmonious appeal, the watchmakers removed all visible screws so the spherical tourbillon cage appears beautifully balanced. The only visible screws are on the regulator. In typical Arnold & Son style, the exquisite movement is crafted in nickel-silver, and all components are hand chamfered, polished and decorated.

The UTTE is part of Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection, wherein timepieces are easily identified by their dial design, with off-center position of the hours and minutes to allow for the display of other complications without one overlapping the other. The new UTTE follows this design aesthetic, with the spherical tourbillon occupying the lower portion of the dial. The alluring, timeless lines of the stepped case, which tapers from the top to the bottom, imbue this watch with an austere elegance. Two distinct models, with superbly different dial designs, each with a 42 mm diameter case – the first such size in the Instrument Collection.

UTTE is created in either 18-carat red gold or palladium (a rare alloy in the watch world). Each movement is finished in a color to complement the case color, and each features a different Côtes de Genève pattern. The 18-carat red gold case watch houses the movement treated in rhodium and decorated with Côtes de Genève rayonnantes. The tourbillon bridge of the 18-carat red gold UTTE is entirely hand-engraved by Arnold & Son’s master engraver. The palladium UTTE version houses a grey NAC treated movement decorated with a straight Côtes de Genève pattern for a bold, contemporary appeal. Because of the amount of time it takes Arnold & Son’s vigilant watchmakers to build each one individually by hand, production is limited to just 50 timepieces of each of the two models.

The visionary UTTE is the perfect embodiment of a tourbillon escapement – a Haute Horlogerie complication that played a crucial role in Arnold & Son’s History. An exceptional watchmaker, John Arnold was an active participant in one of the most extraordinary partnerships in the world of innovative horology. Indeed, both he and Abraham-Louis Breguet worked closely together, sharing both their knowledge and passion. Evidence of their partnership is A.-L. Breguet’s first-ever tourbillon escapement mounted in John Arnold’s No.11 movement – a watch that can be found today in London’s British Museum.

John Arnold and A.-L. Breguet, silver cased chronometer with tourbillon and spring-detent escapement,
London, England, 1774 and Paris, France, 1808

© The Trustees of the British Museum

Technical Specifications

Calibre: A&S8200
Exclusive Arnold & Son ultra-thin mechanical movement, one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound, 29 jewels, diameter 32 mm, thickness 2.97 mm, tourbillon cage diameter 14mm, power reserve over 80 h, 21’600 vibrations/h

Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon

Movement decoration: 18-carat red gold case model:
nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: unique hand-engraved tourbillon bridge, manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.

Movement decoration: palladium case model:
nickel-silver movement, NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie
finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.

Dial colours: silvery-white Côtes de Genève rayonnates and silvery opaline / light-grey Côtes de Genève and silvery opaline

Case: 18-carat red gold / palladium, diameter 42 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m

Strap: hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather

Limited edition: 50 timepieces per reference

References:

1UTAR.S01A.C120A 18-carat red gold case, silvery-white Côtes de Genève rayonnates dial
1UTAG.S03A.C121G palladium case, light-grey Côtes de Genève dial

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It’s About Time for Arnold & Son. Introducing the Limited Edition DTE “Double Tourbillon Escapement” Replica Buyers Guide

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

After 250 years of watchmaking expertise, it seems kind of odd to think that Arnold & Son is not among the industry’s most acclaimed names in the world of watches. The british-born brand counts with a Swiss manufacture and a highly innovative team that comes up with timepieces that can easily compete in the Haute Horlogerie big leagues. Yet, it does not seem to be getting enough recognition…until now.

Baselworld 2014, may likely be the stage to the end of that underserved “underdog” status of the brand with the presentation of a new impeccable timekeeper: The Arnold & Son DTE, Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time.

This new watch will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the brand and hopefully, mark the beginning of a new era of acknowledgment for Arnold & Son. After all, it’s about time… Part of the company’s “Instrument” collection, the DTE shows off mechanical prowess and well-thought aesthetics; housing a mechanical hand-wound Calibre A&S8513 movement in a 37.3mm case, featuring two different time zone displays. These time zones can be independently set, due to the clever mechanism. Actually, the dual time indication is offered in hours and minutes for both zones; enabling the wearer to count with precise time in zones differing from the Greenwich Mean Time, by quarter or half-hour increments.

Each time zone possesses its own tourbillon escapement and its own gear train (one at 3H and the other one at 9H). Thanks to the double barrels of the timepiece, this design offers an outstanding power-reserve of 90 hours.

Even from the back of the case the DTE boasts its magnificence, featuring a sapphire crystal caseback that allows the viewing of the thoroughly decorated silver-colored movement.

Although many believe that Arnold & Son’s underestimation roots in the fact that despite 250 years since its establishment, its production of watches has not been continuous; it is also true that a history as rich as theirs cannot go unnoticed. John Arnold, born in 1736, was the watchmaker responsible for many inventions, including creating the smallest repeating watch which was presented to King George III. He would also hold patents for a detent escapement, bimetallic balance and helical balance spring, as well as building the first chronograph. He also worked closely with A. Louis Breguet.

Nowadays, Arnold & Son rescues that innovative and impressive past by offering a superb collection of sophisticated in-house calibers and timepieces.

The Arnold & Son DTE’s introduction at Baselworld is definitely one of the most awaited debuts in 2014. Only 28 pieces of this great design will be made, presented exclusively in 18KT red gold cases and Cotes de Geneve style decorative stripes. The strap will likely be a signature hand-stitched brown or black alligator with deployant buckle to match the watch case.

The price for such a historic creation? Around US$210,000. For more info go to: arnoldandson.com

Nicole Lampru – Contributing Writer

With an inherited passion for timepieces and jewelry, Nicole made her way into the watchmaking world as member of marketing teams for a few independent brands. She started writing about watches around 3 years ago for printed and digital media in USA and South America. Interested in innovative trends, yet appreciating tradition; her wrist-game is eclectic… And despite her shy height (5′) she loves big, bold watches.
The situation is constructed of 4N increased gold and the sapphire crystal has anti-reflective coating on either side to help remove distracting reflections. The watch is water resistant to 30m, and comes with a hand-stitched brown or black alligator strap. My mind went into the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre models, but where they offer twin barrels regulated by precisely the same balance wheel, the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton goes complete monoblock mode for every dial, if the Hi-Fi analogy is at all apt for describing a wristwatch.Minor legibility and aesthetic caveats aside, the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton is a handsome watch that manages to walk the fine line between attention-seeking and refinement with its bold, yet slender situation and gold-on-silver colour. A whole lot of functionality is available for travellers that can use the well-executed GMT complication, and fans of mechanical watches are rewarded with views of those double balance wheels with every glance at the wrist. It’s good to see that the historic title of Arnold & Son still generating timepieces that push the bounds of movement style, and do this in a well implemented, thoughtful way. The Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton watch is being offered at a limited run of 30 bits, with an asking price of $38,850.

Arnold & Son Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph Watch Japanese Movement Replica

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

In honor of its 250th anniversary, the brand is adding the sophisticated and new Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph to their collection of tourbillons. They stocked a column-wheel chronograph in the lower part of the dial with a 60-minute counter.

The in-house automatic chronograph movement A&S8305 is really something special. Beating at 28,800 vph and offers a power reserve of 55 hours, this manufacture movement features a high frequency tourbillon at twelve o’clock along with a column-wheel chronograph complication that offers a maximum measure of 60 minutes on a sub dial at six’ o clock. But the highlight of the rotor mechanism is 22K red gold, thanks to a stunningly beautiful hand-engraved and polished beveled edges.

The Arnold & Son Royal TEC1 comes in three versions: an 18K red gold with anthracite dial, a palladium with a silvery white dial, and a limited edition 18K red gold with blue lacquered gluilloché dial (that will be released later). arnoldandson.com

Technical Specifications

Calibre: A&S8305
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, self-winding, ceramic ball bearing, 30 jewels, diameter 35.00 mm, thickness 8.83 mm, power reserve 55 h, 28’800 vibrations/h
Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon, chronograph
Movement decoration: palladium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, all chronograph levers are satin-finished with hand-chamfered and polished edges, circular satin-finished wheels, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Hand-engraved 22-carat red gold skeletonised rotor with brushed surfaces and chamfered polished edges.
Tourbillon: 18-carat red gold tourbillion-barrette, satin-finished with hand-chamfered and polished edges, tourbillon cage hand-chamfered and mirror-polished bridge
Dial: anthracite
Case: 18-carat red gold, diameter 45 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m
Strap: hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather
Reference : 1CTAR.G01A.C112R
Price: $99,050 USD

Jovan Krstevski – Founder, Proprietor & Executive Editor

Watch collector, aficionado and a Event profile in the Swedish nightlife. He launched Watchgeek back in 2011, which is now known as WristReview. He quotes ’WristReview is a site to help people find, explore, discover and enjoy wristwatches. ’ His passion jump started in his early teens, when he was given his first mid-range wristwatch which was an Omega Seamaster. Since then he has always been in love with wristwatches!

Arnold & Son TB Victory Watch Replica Buying Guide

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

TB Victory

A fitting tribute to England’s most famous warship:
the TB Victory from Arnold & Son

The designers of Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection took their inspiration from the distinctive instrument-like chronometers produced by John Arnold and his son, John Roger Arnold. These delivered the robustness, reliability and down-to-the-second precision needed by marine navigators to determine longitude. The TB Victory is a scintillating combination of maritime precision with aesthetic perfection and celebrates a battleship that owed its long active life, at least in part, to the accuracy of those chronometers.

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The HMS Victory is one of the best known in English maritime history. After a glorious career spanning forty years, she had her finest hour as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Now, with the exquisite TB Victory, Arnold & Son unveils the latest of its true beat timepieces. Gracing the right-hand side of the dial is a 22-carat solid gold appliqué of the famous warship, traditionally hand-chased with breathtaking richness of detail by Arnold & Son’s master engraver and then duplicated for the series. In traditional hand-engraving, hardened steel burins and other tools are used to create the cuts, lines and texturing that build up entire images – in this case a perfectly sculpted likeness of the HMS Victory – and underline Arnold & Son’s mastery of the decorative arts.

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The TB Victory timepiece has a distinctive off-centre subdial for the time of day, one of the unmistakable design cues of the Instrument Collection. Central to the cream-coloured dial is the timepiece’s complication: a central true beat (TB) seconds. A rarely found complication these days, the true beat seconds (or dead beat seconds) stands for superlative accuracy and was an invaluable instrument for marine navigators. The combination of a central true beat seconds with an automatic winding system calls for enormous technical expertise. This is made possible by an internationally patented system and calls for parts accurate to a micron, or one-thousandth of a millimetre. The key components are produced using state-of-the-art LIGA (lithography, electroplating and moulding) manufacturing technology.

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The TB Victory is powered by the A&S6103 calibre, the first automatic movement with an integrated true beat system to be developed, designed and manufactured entirely at Arnold & Son’s workshops in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The exquisite haute horlogerie finishing includes manually chamfered bridges and polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, a brushed and skeletonized rotor, and blued screws.

The TB Victory will be available in an exclusive limited edition of just 28 timepieces.

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Technical Specifications

Calibre: A&S6103
This article is literally the 5th or 6th time I’ve written about the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid, so for regular readers, my apologies for repeating myself. With these hot images of this Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Steel Translucent Back I could not help but dive to the watch. In addition to the benefit of the especially colored sapphire crystal caseback on this model, I think that the same approach can (and should) be used on additional skeletonized dial and motion watches. It really becomes a real problem to inhibit the beauty of a completely skeletonized design with the reality that when people wear these watches they do not really need to stare in their very own skin through the dial.Inside that the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid is your brand’s in-house-made caliber A&S1615 manually wound mechanical motion that I continue to adore. It is not only the movement is intended to appear cool – although it’s – but rather the movement has some interesting mechanical features to boot. For instance, the double power reserve indicators are part of a system which uses 2 mainspring barrels for a quasi-constant force mechanism. The notion is that a main mainspring barrel is utilized until it mostly melts. At the stage, the energy coming from it’s too unreliable to power the gear train for precise timekeeping.
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, self-winding, ceramic ball bearing, 30 jewels, diameter 30.4 mm, thickness 7.79 mm, power reserve 50 h, 28’800 vibrations/h, stop seconds
Functions: hours, minutes, true beat seconds
Movement decoration: rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, brushed and skeletonised rotor, blued screws with beveled and mirror-polished heads
Dial colour: cream, 22-carat solid gold appliqué
Case: 18-carat rose gold, diameter 44 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back see-through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m
Strap: Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather
Limited edition: 28 timepieces
Reference: 1ARAP.I01A.C120P

Arnold & Son Instrument CTB Watch Replica Watches Essentials

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

Published by Pierre-Paul Godts

Press Release:

Arnold & Son Unveils the World’s First True Beat Seconds and Chronograph Wristwatch: the Instrument CTB

With rich British heritage and unparalleled style, Arnold & Son never ceases to amaze and delight watch lovers with its deft blend of respected watchmaking tradition, visionary ingenuity and untiring commitment to excellence. A grand example of the brand’s unflagging Haute Horlogerie prowess can be found in the all new CTB – a world premiere.

The CTB joins Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection – and, like every other model from Arnold & Son, features an in-house mechanical movement. This line is inspired by the timepieces produced during the second part of John Arnold’s life when he and his son, John Roger, dedicated themselves to the quest for absolute precision (thereby establishing themselves as official suppliers to the Royal Navy).

Underscoring its continued commitment to forward-thinking precision, Arnold & Son’s watchmaking experts masterfully rose to challenge of creating a World’s First in a wristwatch: a chronograph with a central true beat seconds hand. The magnificent CTB represents the brand’s second chronograph and blends the iconic Instrument Collection complication of a true beat seconds, while at the same time remaining true to the line’s optic code of superb legibility. This aesthetic direction has been achieved by incorporating a central true beat seconds hand and a central chronograph seconds hand – both on the same axis but with different jumping intervals. A huge technical challenge to have both functions operating from the centre, Arnold & Son’s unique invention is protected by two patents.

Sometimes referred to as a dead beat seconds, the true beat seconds is a precision function wherein the seconds beat incrementally as opposed to sweeping along the dial – allowing for more accurate reading. To accomplish this function in and of itself is no easy feat. However, Arnold & Son has taken the idea to new heights by incorporating the true beat seconds on the same axis as the chronograph seconds hand. The result, when the continually running chronograph hand is started, is visually amazing. It gives the impression that it can catch up to the true beat seconds hand, but this never happens since the true beat seconds hand jumps away each second in a delightful and entrancing game of cat and mouse.

The A&S7103 calibre is a proprietary mechanical self-winding movement with column-wheel operated chronograph. The movement is configured to give optimum balance and beauty to the dial, with off-centered hour and minutes at 12 o’clock, big central true beat seconds and central chronographs seconds, and 60-minutes chronograph indicator at 6 o’clock. The 31-jewel movement beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers more than 50 hours of power reserve. This world’s-first timepiece also offers the efficiency of bi-directional winding thanks to ceramic ball bearings.

Meaning that from the front of the watch looking at the caseback you see a dark manifestation and no opinion of your sickly arm hair. From the back of the watch, you can see right through to the other hand. So compare this metal “Translucent Back” version of this Arnold & Son Time Pyramid with the very first version that has the totally clear sapphire crystal caseback that I went hands with here. And this “updated” version costs a bit more, of course. Approximately $2,000. It does seem a bit steep following the first version in steel has been released under a year before.The Arnold & Son Time Pyramid watch initially came out in 2013, also in 2014 I reviewed the 18k rose gold version of this Time Pyramid on aBlogtoWatch here. This remains one of my favorite watches made by Arnold & Son nowadays due to its distinctive design, superbly symmetrical motion, and fantastic wrist presence. The case is 44.6mm wide (water resistant to only 30 meters) and produced using a crown o’clock thanks to the design of this motion. Additionally, it gives the case a more compact look as a result of the symmetry you get together with the crown position.

Each movement is NAC grey treated and meticulously completed in Haute Horlogerie finishing with hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, brushed and skeletonised rotor, and screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. The 44 mm stainless steel timepiece is offered with a light-grey and silvery opaline dial. The dial has a complex multi-level structure with at least three different finishes that offer breathtaking depth and dimension.

Technical Specifications

Calibre: A&S7103
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, self-winding, column-wheel, ceramic ball bearing, 31 jewels, diameter 30.4 mm, thickness 8.5 mm, power reserve 50 h (without chronograph), 28,800 vibrations/h
Functions: hours, minutes, true beat seconds, chronograph
Movement decoration: NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: hand-chamfered bridges and polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Oscillating weight: skeletonised with brushed surfaces
Dial: light-grey and silvery opaline
Case: Stainless steel, diameter 44 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, see-through sapphire case back, water-resistant to 30 m
Strap: Hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather
Reference: 1CHAS.S02A.C121S

Pierre-Paul Godts – Contributing Writer

Pierre-Paul has worked for over 20 years as a Creative Director for different Advertising Agencies. Today he workes in his own Graphic design agency. Proprietor and founder of WatchMundi and WatchMundi Magazine. WatchMundi is dedicated to share the latest horological industry news from the captivating realm of wrist watches principaly in the domain of Pilot, Diving, Marine, Nautical, Vintage, GMT, WorldTimer or Motor Racing watches.

The Results Table: Only Watch 2017 Replica Watches Young Professional

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

By Harlan Chapman-Green

Well folks, that about wraps up our coverage of Only Watch again until the year 2019 where we will set out once more to show you all the results from the charity auction. This year was quite exciting, although apart from a few watches pretty much all performed as well or better than expected, which means that first off there are plenty of funds for the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (OnlyWatch itself only needs 1% of the money to operate). Second, price estimations are becoming better each time we do this event. Without further ado, here’s the full list of results from the auction of all 50 watches, organised by their lot numbers.

Lot 1 – Agenhor x Head Carpe Diem

Estimation: 18,000 – 28,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 30,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 2 – WOSTEP ‘The Wostep Watch’

Estimation: 12,000 – 22,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 50,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 3 – Zenith Defy El Primero 21 OnlyWatch Edition

Estimation: 12,000 – 18,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 26,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 4 – Kari Voutilainen 28S

Estimation: 55,000 – 85,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 75,000 CHF

Estimation price matched.

Lot 5 – Ulysse Nardin Marine Toubillon OnlyWatch

Estimation: 21,000 – 32,000

Actual sale price: 32,000

Estimation price matched.

Lot 6 – Tudor Black Bay Bronze

Estimation: 4500 – 5500 CHF

Actual sale price: 350,000

Estimation price exceeded (and then some!).

Lot 7 – TAG Heuer Luxury Kit

Estimation: 15,000 – 25,000

Actual sale price: 38,000

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 8 – Speake-Marin The Resilience ‘Love Life’

Estimation: 20,000 – 28,500

Actual sale price: 19,000 CHF

Estimation price not matched.

Lot 9 – Ressence Type 12OW

Estimation: 20,000 – 24,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 10 – Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Power Reserve Sébastien Buemi Edition for OnlyWatch

Estimation: 37,500 – 55,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF

Estimation price not matched.

This model was released for Baselworld 2017 and we shared our first impressions here. Here, we will go hands-on with the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton and explore what makes this view, besides, you know… the double balances.When it has to do with evaluating the significance of this view, I consider it crucial to check at the brand’s history. Arnold named that this watch the “No. 1,” starting a naming convention he’d use for his important timepieces going forward.By 1772, an Arnold “No. 3” chronometer was aboard Captain Cook’s boat when he put out for his second trip across the Pacific, along with Arnold chronometers would go to accompany a number of other significant voyages within these decades. His son, John Roger Arnold, began studying watchmaking under Abraham-Louis Breguet at 1792 and joined his father’s company four decades later. Breguet became a great friend of John Arnold and both collaborated on balance layouts, the overcoil balance spring, and the tourbillon, although Arnold died in 1799 earlier this notion could be accomplished. To mourn his departure, Breguet introduced his son with all the first tourbillon escapement mounted within an Arnold pocket chronometer, which also bears a personal inscription and is now displayed in the British Museum at London.

Lot 11 – Piaget Black Tie Vintage

Estimation: 30,000 – 50,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 28,000 CHF

Estimation price not matched.

Lot 12 – Patek Philippe Ref. 5208T-010

Estimation: 900,000 – 1.1M CHF

Actual sale price : 6.2M CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 13 – Moritz Grossman Atum Homage

Estimation: 40,000 – 60,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 40,000

Estimation sale price matched.

Lot 14 – Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece for OnlyWatch 2017

Estimation: 28,000 – 55,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 60,000 CHF

Estimation sale price exceeded,

Lot 15 – MCT S200 Vantablack

Estimation: 70,000 – 120,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 60,000 CHF

Estimation price not matched.

Lot 16 – MB&F HM8 OnlyWatch

Estimation: 80,000 – 120,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 210,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 17 – Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for OnlyWatch 2017

Estimation: 3500 – 4500 CHF

Actual sale price: 5500 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 18 – Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire

Estimation: 50,000 – 80,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 38,000 CHF

Estimation price not matched.

Lot 19 – Louis Moinet Metropolis Only Watch

Estimation: 17,000 27,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 30,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 20 – Laurent Ferrier x URWERK Arpel One

Estimation: 50,000 – 70,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 100,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 21 – Konstantin Chaykin Joker for OnlyWatch 2017

Estimation: 10,000 – 15,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 45,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 22 – Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite

Estimation: 30,000 – 40,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF

Estimation price matched.

Lot 23 – Jacob & Co Epix X Chrono OnlyWatch 2017

Estimation: 20,000 – 25,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 20,000 CHF

Estimation price matched.

Lot 24 – Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt for OnlyWatch

Estimation: 50,000 – 80,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 150,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

Lot 25 – Hermès Slim D’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente OnlyWatch Edition

Estimation: 35,000 – 55,000 CHF

Actual sale price: 68,000 CHF

Estimation price exceeded.

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Perfect Clone Online Shopping

Posted on February 9, 2018 by watchbay

Have you ever heard about Arnold & Son?

This is my first article that I publish about their models.

Recently they presented to us all their very complicated DBS & DBG model.

This article is the 5th or 6th time I’ve written about the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid, so for everyday readers, my apologies for repeating myself. With these sexy images of this Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Steel Translucent I couldn’t help but dive to the watch again. In addition to the advantage of the specially colored sapphire crystal caseback with this version, I believe that the same approach can (and should) be used on additional skeletonized dial and motion watches. It really becomes a real issue to inhibit the attractiveness of a completely skeletonized design together with the fact that if folks wear these watches they do not really want to stare at their very own skin through the dial.Inside the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid is your brand’s in-house-made caliber A&S1615 manually wound mechanical motion that I continue to love. It is not just that the motion is designed to look cool – though it’s – but rather that the motion has some interesting mechanical characteristics to boot. For instance, the dual power reserve indicators are part of a system that uses two mainspring barrels for a quasi-constant force mechanism. The idea is that a primary mainspring barrel is used till it largely melts. At the point, the power coming from it’s too unreliable to power the equipment train for accurate timekeeping.

These new additions to Arnold & Son HMS1 collection have a elegant styling with, manually-wound and very thin in-house movements inside.

Almost all of the elegant timepieces like these tend to be much smaller in size.

Instead of the energy from the mainspring flowing directly into the escapement, it must first pass through Arnold & Son’s continuous force mechanism. The already controlled power supply charges a small hairspring, which releases a consistent quantity of power to the tourbillon once per second. With this mechanism, there’ll still come a stage once the power released by the twin barrels along with the constant force mechanism falls below a point that is sufficient to keep up a regular output. When this occurs, the watch stops instead of allowing an isochronal error to creep into the timekeeping.In accession to this intriguing solution, the Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon features a deadbeat moments complication, which leads to the seconds hand to “tick” instead of sweep as you might expect in a mechanical timepiece. Outstanding consistency is attained as a result of the symmetry of the movement’s construction, as well as the fact that the constant force escapement remains stationary throughout operation, whereas the tourbillon cage rotates once a minute. This is in an effort to reduce the effect of gravity to the escapement’s functioning. Assuming, though, that this view is unlikely to be worn out in the presence of strong magnetic fields (it’s barely suitable for use on a construction site or while flying a helicopter, for instance), the complication perfectly suits the planned application.The Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon watch is a limited edition of that only 28 will be produced. It has a 46mm 18ct rose gold case fitted using an anti-reflective sapphire crystal and a sapphire display back. The A&S5119 movement has 39 stones, a thickness of 6mm, a 90-hour power book, and operates at 21,600vph. The NAC grey mainplate and also the palladium-coated bridges are produced from nickel-silver and hand-finished with polished edges and brushed surfaces, gold screw-down chatons, and bevelled and polished screw heads. The motion is almost perfectly symmetrical, and all the technical components are visible on the dial-side. The three-dimensional movement structure is intended to echo the English heritage of marine chronometer structure. The watch is water resistant to 30 metres and comes on a hand-stitched brown leather alligator strap.

Arnold & Son fill the “gap” in their lineup with the 40mm HMS1.

The steel piece comes with two colors option for the dial, white or anthracite dial and there are also options for anthracite, cream, and black dials in the 18k rose gold piece and a silver dial in the 18k white gold piece.

Each HMS1 houses in-house A&S1001 movement, which are only 2.7mm thick.

Something really amzing is that, the A&S1001 has a power reserve of 80 hours, thanks to their double-barrel system.

The HMS1 collection houses the A&S1001, the movement comes in different finishes to compliment the different metals and colors of the dial.

These various finishes can be seen trough the sapphire case backs, and they include Cotes de Geneve and these beloved blue screws.

The HMS1 collection is a limited edition, with stainless steel limited to 250 pieces ($9,885 white dial, $10,095 anthracite dial), rose gold with anthracite dial limited to 250 pieces ($15,165), and white gold with silver dial limited to 100 pieces ($16,640).

If you have money in your bank account, what are you waiting for?

Published by Pierre-Paul Godts

Arnold & Son’s – TE8 Métiers d’Art I

TE8 Métiers d’Art I

Timeless elegance, handcraft and innovative technology.

By Jovan Krstevski

The Honourable Mentions

5. Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 1R-6.1

4. Ressence E-crown Concept

3. Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph 42MM

2. Cartier Santos De Cartier With New Bezel And “Quickswitch”

1. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ Extra-thin 15202 IP

Top 5 Watches from SIHH 2018

5. Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Day-Date

4. Jaeger-Lecoultre Polaris Polaris Memovox 50th Anniversary Edition

3. Greubel Forsey GMT Earth

2. Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept

1. A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Triple Split

By Osheen Arakelian

Osheen Arakelian – Contributing Writer

UTTE

Arnold & Son releases world’s thinnest tourbillon watch and demonstrates the brand’s technical prowess

Nicole Lampru – Contributing Writer

Jovan Krstevski – Founder, Proprietor & Executive Editor

TB Victory

A fitting tribute to England’s most famous warship: the TB Victory from Arnold & Son

Published by Pierre-Paul Godts

Press Release:

Arnold & Son Unveils the World’s First True Beat Seconds and Chronograph Wristwatch: the Instrument CTB

Pierre-Paul Godts – Contributing Writer

By Harlan Chapman-Green

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A fitting tribute to England’s most famous warship:
the TB Victory from Arnold & Son