![]() |
Eight-Day Royal Navy |
Demonstrating its rich British history and quality Swiss
craftsmanship, Arnold & Son unveils the beautiful Eight-Day Royal Navy. The
watch is a testament to Arnold & Son’s tradition of building marine chronometers.
With a stunning new eight-day power reserve movement, it is part of the
sophisticated Royal Collection that took its inspiration from the timepieces
commissioned by King George III.
![]() |
The guilloche dial includesa power reserve indicator. |
To perpetuate the company’s heritage, Arnold & Son felt
duty-bound to develop a new movement that would be both technically and
aesthetically worthy of the house’s historic timepieces. As with every new
caliber, Arnold & Son’s R&D team started with a blank sheet of paper,
and set out to design a movement that, together with the case and dial, would
constitute a harmonious whole. Among the more important specifications were a
long power reserve, integrated power reserve and date displays, and a slim
case. Ultimately, then, the positioning of every element had to be carefully
though out so as to achieve the optimum arrangement for the displays on the
dial.
![]() |
The steel case measures 43mm
|
Thus was born the A&S1016 caliber. Equipped with a
highly efficient twin barrel, the A&S1016 caliber features an eight-day
power reserve and has a fully integrated power reserve display and date
function. Despite all these features, the movement is only 4.7mm thick. To
further underscore this technical excellence and in typical Arnold & Son
tradition, the 242-part, 33-jewel A&S1016 caliber is meticulously finished:
the entire palladium-treated nickel-silver movement features hand finishing
indicative of the finest haute horlogerie timepieces, including skeletonized
and chamfered bridges with polished edges, Côtes de Genève rayonnantes and fine
circular graining, circular-grained wheels, and blued screws with polished and
chamfered edges. The main jewels are set in solid 18-karat gold chatons.
![]() |
The hand-wound movement
|
The watch is available with a choice of three guilloché dials
in different colors: silver grey, black anthracite or the shade of royal blue
typical of the brand. Further examples of the attention to detail are the color
of the date disc and the exquisite hand-aged calfskin strap, both of which
match the color of the dial. Overall, the Eight-Day Royal Navy is a beguiling
work of technical mastery and fine art.
No comments:
Post a Comment