ARNOLD & SON – Instrument GLOBETROTTER World-Time Chronometers Steel 45 mm
Baselworld 2018
Between the 18th and 19th century, Arnold & Son made a name for itself by creating some of the most precise marine chronometers of the epoch, which were used not just to tell the time, but as navigational instruments to determine longitude and sail safely from one location to another. Arnold & Son chronometers have taken part in extraordinary voyages, including James Cook voyages to the Pacific Ocean, as well as Sir John Franklin's ill-fated third and final expedition to the icy waters north of Canada in 1845.
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Times have certainly changed since the days of using
chronometers to determine longitude, as have the needs of the modern
traveler.
Arnold & Son has created a timepiece for the modern-day
navigator, always on the move from one time zone to the next: The
Globetrotter.
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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
Globetrotter reimagined the
world-time function in a three-dimensional way.
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Held by a large central arched bridge spanning the entire
diameter of the dial, the
Globetrotter's three-dimensional world-time
display takes centre stage. At
45 mm wide and 17.23 mm at its highest
point, the
Globetrotter features one of the world's largest rotating
3D
world-time display on a wristwatch.
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Depicting a view of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere as
seen from space as if directly above the North Pole the
Globetrotter's
representation of our planet is exquisitely 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, then 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. The result is a hemispherical disk full of lifelike
details.
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Seemingly floating above a silvery-white opaline dial with
Roman numerals for the hour hand and a circular brushed chapter ring
for the minutes, the world-time display is surrounded by a 24-hour
sapphire disk fixed to the same bridge that hold the hemisphere,
transparent between 06:00 and 18:00 and with a translucent metallic
treatment from 18:00 to 06:00, serving as a day and night indicator. The
world-time makes one complete rotation every 24 hours.
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Intuitive to read and adjust, 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. Both the main time display as well as
the world-time function can be adjusted forwards and backwards.
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Entirely developed and manufactured by
Arnold & Son, the
Globetrotter's
A&S6022 features an automatic winding system by means
of a central, rotor, engraved with a hobnail motif with a black ADLC
treatment. When fully wound, the movement provides a power reserve of 45
hours.
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The NAC grey treated movement features Haute Horlogerie
finishing with hand-chamfered and satin-finished lever and bridges,
polished edges and fine circular graining and
Côtes de Genève stripes
radiating from the center.
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With the
Globetrotter,
Arnold & Son masterfully demonstrates its unique aesthetic sense and manufacturing prowess, combining ingenious haute horlogerie with artisanal crafts to produce a world-time watch that is truly unlike any other.
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Technical Specifications
Instrument Collection
Model:
GLOBETROTTER
References 1WTAS.S01A.D137S - Stainless Steel 45mm
Movement
Caliber: A&S6022
Manufacture Arnold & Son caliber, self-winding,
29 jewels,
diameter 38 mm, thickness: 6.55 mm without earth and bridge,
14.00 mm with earth and bridge, power reserve
45 h,
28'800 vibrations/h.
Movement decoration: NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: hand-chamfered bridges and polished edges, fine circular graining and
Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, dial plate NAC treated with large circular finishing, circular satin-finished wheels, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads.
Oscillating weight: NAC grey treated, skeletonized with brushed surfaces.
Functions
Hours, minutes,
3D World-time indication on the earth
Dial
Silvery-white opaline and circular brushed 24-hour sapphire
Hand-aged blue calf leather
Case
Stainless steel, diameter
45 mm,
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides.
Thickness: 6.55 mm without earth and bridge, 14.00 mm with earth and bridge.
Water-resistant to 30m
Strap
Hand-aged blue calf leather
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