Arnold & Son 1GLBX.U01A.C200X Perpetual Moon 41.5 Platinum Blue Stellar Rays

Astronomy

Perpetual Moon 41.5 Platinum

Every part of this piece evokes the radiance of the night, from the dial stamped with the House’s “Stellar Rays” decor to the moon disc in a grained sky and the navy-blue alligator-leather strap

Blue Moon

Arnold & Son continues to explore the theme of moon phases with a constant eye for detail and decoration. After revisiting the design of the Perpetual Moon, this celestial-blue version is joining the collection. As always, in the backdrop, the moon-phase complication is accentuated to striking effect. In a platinum case measuring 41.5 mm in diameter and 11.30 mm thick, Perpetual Moon 41.5 Platinum “celestial blue” presents the largest of all moons.

Moon Phases

sky: grained, with midnight-blue PVD treatment

constellations: hand-painted, enhanced with Super-LumiNova

moons: mother-of-pearl discs enhanced with Super-LumiNova, hand-painted details

Constellations

The large white mother-of-pearl moon is realistically rendered with hand-painted shadows and coated with Super-LumiNova. It is placed on a grained sky featuring a midnight-blue PVD treatment. Following the tradition of the Perpetual Moon collection, it is surrounded by the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia constellations, which are also hand-painted and coated with luminescent material.

The constellations have been chosen as a reference to John Arnold’s history as a maker of naval chronometers. The Big Dipper and Cassiopeia have been used as points of reference since time immemorial.