ARNOLD & SON – Instrument GLOBETROTTER Night World-Time Chronometers Steel 45 mm Limited Edition 2019
In the 1780s, John Arnold contributed to the great revolution in
ocean navigation with his marine chronometers. The Globetrotter Night
reflects this historical legacy with its cartographic features and world
times. As night follows day, Arnold & Son cloaks its Globetrotter
in darkness, spectacularly showcasing our northern hemisphere when
shrouded in vesperal shadow.
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Beneath a large sapphire crystal dome, an arch supports a half-globe
in shades of grey and blue. It depicts the continents, the seas and the
lights of the large cities located north of the equator. On the edge of
the planet, a sapphire ring breaks down the 24 hours of a day.
Transparent between 6 am and 6 pm, a metal treatment has been used to
darken it, indicating the night-time hours. Together, the hemisphere and
ring display the time in one part of the world, represented in a highly
original way. In the absence of a dedicated hand or city disc, the time
is read geographically in accordance with the continents.
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The
Globetrotter Night offers a realistic and meticulously rendered
interpretation of a three-dimensional map enclosed in a
45 mm steel
case. Chemical engraving has been used on the half-globe to outline the
continents. The raised parts have undergone a deep-grey galvanic
treatment before being hand-lacquered in a black-grey hue, while the
oceans are lacquered in grey-blue. Finally, the city lights twinkling in
the northern hemisphere are represented by hand-applied silver
sparkles.
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The decorative touches and finishes adorning the
Globetrotter Night
extend beyond the Earth itself. The chapter ring is circular
satin-brushed and the hands, despite being mostly concealed beneath the
half-globe, are polished and accentuated by red lacquered tips. The
large double-foot bridge supporting the half-globe is a spectacular
feature in itself that lends structure to the overall appearance of this
timepiece. It is circular satin-brushed and chamfered by hand and held
in place by screws with polished heads and chamfered slots.
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These finishes are echoed extensively on the
A&S6022 self-winding
calibre powering the
Globetrotter Night. Entirely developed and produced
by the
Arnold & Son Manufacture, it has a nocturnal style thanks to
the widespread use of NAC-type surface treatments. The bridges are
polished and chamfered, finished with Côtes de Genève stripes and
coloured grey. The skeletonised oscillating weight is engraved and
treated chemically with ADLC black and NAC grey to obtain a two-tone
appearance using a matt straight-grained finish.
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Beyond these aesthetic details, what makes the
A&S6022 calibre
special is its easy setting, thanks to a three position crown. The first
winds the movement. The second adjusts the local time hand by one-hour
jumps either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
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The third regulates the hours
and minutes in addition to the planet’s rotation. When travelling to a
different time zone, the second position enables the wearer to change
local time while keeping world time synchronised.
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In the interests of fairness,
Arnold & Son can also provide a
“southern hemisphere” version of its
Globetrotter Night on request at
the same price.
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Technical Specifications
Instrument Collection
Model:
GLOBETROTTER Night Edition
References 1WTASB01AC121S - 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.
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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
The terrestrial dome continents are chemically engraved, circular satin-brushed,
anthracite-galvanised, contours in hand-applied black lacquer.
City lights: inclusion of 950 silver sparkles
Oceans: hand-applied grey-blue lacquer
24-hour ring: sapphire
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
H
and-stitched black alligator leather with hand-rolled edge
Pin buckle in stainless steel
Unique Edition - Only 50-Pieces
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