Saturday, August 18, 2018

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw – CVDK Planetarium Zodiac Sign Sagittarius - Unique


Christiaan Van Der KlaauwATELIER CVDK Planetarium Zodiac Sign Sagittarius Rose Gold 40 Edition - Unique piece

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THE MASTERPIECE PLANETARIUM 
ZODIAC SIGN SAGITTARIUS

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The unique CVDK Planetarium Zodiac Sign Sagittarius. The beautifully engraved dial bears the signature of Kees Engelbarts, the famous master hand-engraver. Only one watch will be made of each zodiac sign. A ‘pièce unique’.

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This is the ultimate way to carry the universe closely to your heart. Our in-house designed module gives you the smallest mechanical heliocentric planetarium in the world. It displays real time the solar orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

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The planetarium is customized with colored hand painted planets. It also shows you the minutes, hours, date and month. The result is a magnificent spectacle that continues to fascinate in all its complex mechanical beauty.

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This is astronomical watchmaking at the highest level, intricately designed and executed. Our Planetarium is one of the most complicated watches in our collection, a fitting tribute to the grand masters of planetarium design such as Nicolaas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Christiaan Huygens and Eise Eisinga.

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This smallest mechanical Planetarium in the world is located at the 12 o’clock position.

The Sun is positioned exactly in the middle of the Planetarium. The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury. Mercury is followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The planets orbit around the Sun as follows:

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  •   Mercury - 87.97 days
  •   Venus - 224.70 days
  •   Earth - 365.24 days
  •   Mars - 686.98 days
  •   Jupiter - 11.86 years
  •   Saturn - 29.46 years

The CVDK Planetarium Zodiac Sign Sagittarius.
The dial is formed by one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
The beautifully crafted dial was made by Kees Engelbarts, the famous master hand-engraver.
Only one watch will be made of every Zodiac sign.
As such, this watch is a so-called ‘pièce unique’ and by its very nature a collectors item.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Collection: ATELIER 

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Model:  CVDK Planetarium Zodiac Sign Sagittarius - Unique

Movement Type: Automatic mechanical
Calibre: CVDK1196,
35 jewels, twin barrel,
Power-reserve; 96 hour max., complication;
CVDK Planetarium module.

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Functions
Hours, minutes, complication; date, month, 
Planetarium; the watch is equipped with the smallest mechanical Planetarium in the world,
showing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn around the Sun.
Case

Rose gold, Ø 40 mm
sapphire crystal,
sapphire crystal case-back.
Dial
Hand engraved,
rhodium plated Planetarium with customized colored hand painted planets.
Strap
Black leather.
Buckle: Logo engraved rose gold buckle.


Exclusive model - Unique piece

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Press release - 2018
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Address
Christiaan van der Klaauw b.v.

Businesspark Friesland-West 47
8447 SL Heerenveen
The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 513 - 624 906
 info@klaauw.com
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