Diamonds making waves
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.
Technical Specifications
Functions
Movement
- Calibre:
- A&S1612 (view calibre)
- Jewels:
- 24
- Diameter:
- 29.40 mm
- Thickness:
- 4.95 mm
- Power reserve:
- 90 hours
- Frequency:
- 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Dial
Moon phases
- sky:
- mother-of-pearl tinted with graduated shades of blue
- moons:
- ruthenium crystals
- constellations:
- hand-painted
Case
- Material:
- 18K white gold, set with 80 brilliant-cut diamonds
- Diameter:
- 38 mm
- Thickness:
- 10.44 mm
- Crystal:
- domed sapphire, with an anti-reflective coating on both sides
- Back:
- sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflecting coating
- Water resistance:
- 3 bar (30 metres/100 feet)
Strap
- Material:
- sky-blue satin alligator leather, plum purple alligator leather lining, hand-stitched
- Buckle:
- pin buckle, 18K white gold, set with 22 brilliant-cut diamonds
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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.
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