ARNOLD & SON – Métiers d’Art Dragon Uniques Pieces

ARNOLD & SON – Métiers d’Art DRAGON Uniques Pieces NEW

Arnold & Son unites exquisite, hand-painted
dials with the fine art of Haute Horlogerie

The Métiers d’Art Dragon Unique Pieces from Arnold & Son will appeal to watch  connoisseurs  who  appreciate  finest-quality  watchmaking combined with beautiful arts and crafts. Each of the two unique pieces depicts a hand-painted dragon miniature, the rich, deep colours set off to perfection by the understatement of the dial in white mother-of-pearl. The exclusive nature of these two wonderful references is underscored by their limitation to just one example of each model.

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Métiers d’Art Dragon Unique Pieces
UTTE Dragon Unique Piece: Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon manufacture movement A&S8200, one-minute flying tourbillon,  hand-wound, hand-painted miniature on white mother-of-pearl dial, 18-karat red gold case, diameter 42 mm

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In Chinese mythology the dragon is a divine creature signifying power and good fortune, and is the free spirit of the zodiac. The models comprising the Métiers d’Art Dragon Editions from Arnold & Son were created to celebrate this divine creature. Each dragon is depicted in a hand-painted miniature, executed with exquisite delicacy of touch and featuring fine details that evoke the depth and texture of the dragon.

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Métiers d’Art Dragon Unique Pieces
HM Dragon Unique Piece: Arnold & Son manufacture movement A&S1001, hand-wound, hand-painted miniature on white mother-of-pearl dial, 18-karat rose gold case, diameter 40 mm
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The expertly applied layers of paint and nuances of colour create a breathtaking sense of three-dimensional depth. As Philippe Boven of Arnold & Son explains: “The art of hand-painting miniatures takes many years of concentrated practice to perfect, and these exquisite dragons presented our specialists with an ideal opportunity to showcase their skills.” The sumptuousness of the dragon is a counterpoint to the simplicity of the white mother-of-pearl dial, which shimmers entrancingly with the play of light.

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Available in two distinctive references, the HM Dragon Unique Piece and the UTTE Dragon Unique Piece.

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Each unique piece boasts a different Arnold & Son in-house movement: the HM Dragon, with the ultra-thin A&S1001 movement with over 90 hours of power reserve;

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and the UTTE, featuring the ultra-thin tourbillon calibre A&S8200 with a one-minute flying tourbillon and over 90 hours of power reserve.

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Each model of the Métiers d’Art Dragon is limited to just one example. If desired, the watch is available with or without a diamond-set bezel.

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The movements are housed in 18-karat rose gold and 18-karat red gold cases, respectively, with black alligator straps.

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Technical Characteristics

 
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Ref. 1LCAP.M01A.C110A/111A  HM Dragon Rose Gold Case 40mm - Unique Piece

Movement                                
Calibre A&S1001
Exclusive Manufacture Arnold & Son 
hand-wound, 21 jewels,
diameter 30 mm, thickness 2.7 mm, 
power reserve 90 h, double barrel, 
21,600 vibrations/h
Functions:
Hours, minutes
Movement decoration:
Nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: 
hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads
Dial:  
Hand-painted miniature on white mother-of-pearl 
Case:   
18-karat Rose Gold, 
diameter 40 mm, with or without diamond-set bezel available, 
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, 
see-through sapphire case back
Strap:
Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather, 
18-karat Rose gold buckle with Arnold & Son logo
Water resistance: 30 Meters

Limited edition: Unique piece

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Technical Characteristics

 
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Ref. 1UTAR.M01P.C320A   

 

UTTE Dragon Tourbillion Red Gold Case 42mm - Unique Piece

Movement                                
Calibre A&S8200
Exclusive Manufacture Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon calibre
One-minute flying tourbillon hand-wound, 
29 jewels, 
thickness 2.97 mm, 
diameter 32 mm, 
tourbillon cage diameter 14 mm, 
power reserve 90 h, 
3 Hz/21,600 vph
Functions:
Hours, minutes, tourbillon
Movement decoration:
Nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: 
unique hand-engraved tourbillon bridge, hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, 
fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, 
circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, 
blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. 
Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges.
Dial:  
Hand-painted miniature on white mother-of-pearl 
Case:   
18-karat Red Gold, 
diameter 42 mm, diamond-set bezel available, 
cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, 
see-through sapphire case back
Strap:
Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather, 
18-karat Rose gold buckle with Arnold & Son logo
Water resistance: 30 Meters

Limited edition: Unique piece

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CVSTOS – CHALLENGE DANI PEDROSA Carbon

CVSTOS – CHALLENGE DANI PEDROSA Carbon Chronograph NEW

Since 2013, CVSTOS is present on the wrist of Motorcycle GP Champion, Dani Pedrosa, as a "privileged partner", and in this dynamic the CVSTOS maison, inspired by the lifestyle of the champion, wanted to make a change in the exclusive and coveted "DANI PEDROSA CHALLENGE 26" model.

Today CVSTOS honors the mutual fidelity, in this way, by creating this new model, this new object which is the result of the continuity of wanting to go ever further, in the image of this discipline, of great physical impact and mental. This new automatic chronograph is dedicated to the competitor, for the management of his effort and performance throughout his workouts (squash, swimming, running, cycling).

Thus, naturally, the “DANI PEDROSA CARBON” attaches the same performance technological objectives in this obsessive quest for lightness. This relentless pursuit of pioneering applied-technologies, oriented CVSTOS on the implementation of this new material of which CVSTOS has exclusivity. Today this material is used (the single carbon fiber) in different fields of applications such as the aerospace industry or on the Moto GP competition, in the production of chassis which need to respond to all kinds challenges.

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A lighter case
ORANGE NANO CARBONE

Based on this new concept, the «DANI PEDROSA CARBON», sober and elegant at once, sculpted by the latest technology, generated by different stages of vacuum castings, where the nano fibers are arranged randomly, according to a specific mix, composed of carbon nano-fibers (black) and colored orange REPSOL glass fibers and a binder made of epoxy resins.

Fabrication Process

An autoclave oven at controlled temperature and atmosphere induces a vacuum, to remove all forms of air bubbles from the mold, either in the resin mixture, as in layering of the fibers, to obtain, a homogeneous and compact mass of material, obtained after processing through the cooking process. At the end of each batch, all the pieces have their own aesthetic comparable to fingerprints in humans ... we'd be pushed to tell as each piece is UNIQUE!!!

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The "DANI PEDROSA CARBON" is produced in a limited series of 100 pieces, this edition NANO ORANGE CARBON extremely light is the result of a consistent and fully successful concept.

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A desing inspired in then Racing World

Other elements of the watch render hommage to the exploits of the champion and the captivating world of racing:

•    The crown suggests the wheel élégamment le volant moteur d’une moto.
•    Both solid pushers evoque the brake and clutch handles.

Dial: design and precision

The NANO ORANGE CARBON case contains a three-dimensional multilayer dial skeleton, which wears: at 9 o’clock, a hand-painted logo identical to that appearing on the helmet of champion, it is equipped with a Samurai his sabre and a pacifier.

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Inspired and captivated by the philosophy of the Samurai warrior, Dani Pedrosa has chosen to make it his logo at the age of 13, early in his career. He was the youngest driver in the circuit, and it was then that he decided to add a pacifier to the paraphernalia of his Samurai warrior. The latter represents the image of the child in every one of us, and helps to recall the beginnings of the pilot and his own passion for this sport.


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At 12 o’clock, the minute counter and the hour counter at 6 o’clock, shaped brake discs are fitted with a strap with orange colors of the new RC213V REPSOL HONDA; Power reserve can be found at 3 o’clock in the manner of a digital tachometer displaying in red the danger area. At 9o’clock the logo of the little Samurai is hand painted and inlaid on the dial plate. Little extra detail: in the date counter, the number 26 red lights every 26 of the months.

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An ideal movement for motorsports

This automatic chronograph movement is assembled and decorated in the workshops of the manufacture CVSTOS in Geneva, with an oscillating weight, similar to the spoked rim REPSOL HONDA RC213V. This rotor uses the already developed and approved by CVSTOS technology of tungstène88 / Titanium Grade5.

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The new Challenge Dani Pedrosa combines style and sophistication, perfectly illustrating the entire watchmaking expertise of CVSTOS guaranteeing a sportive result, perfectly suited for the universe of the elegant world of great Moto GP champions.

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Technical Specifications

Model: CVSTOS CHALLENGE DANI PEDROSA Carbon

Limited series of 100 pieces

Challenge Case    
Tonneau-shapped
53.7 mmx41mmx13.35mm
Materials Case: Forged Carbon mixed with orange colored fiber glass.
Titanium container and case back.
Crystal: Sapphire, none-reflecting coating
Water-resistance: 100 meters (10 ATM)
Screws: Polished titanium grade 5, exclusive CVSTOS TECHNOLOGY pattern.
Crown: Screw-down, polished titanium. Flyweel design.
Push-pieces: Titanium Grade 5, black PVD treatment with orange lacquer.
Calibre   
CVSTOS 577 Automatic chronograph
Fonctions: Chronograph, power-reserve indicator, date
Power-reserve: 42 hours
Jewels: 25
Frequency: 28'800 vibrations per hour
Rotor: Exclusive CVSTOS TUNGSTEN 88 & TITANIUM TECHNOLOGY, black PVD treatment with orange lacquer.
Dial
Skeleton, Sapphire, none-reflective coating. Dani Pedrosa Logo.
Metallic dial, satin finish, black PVD treatment, orange and white lacquer.
Indexes: Chromed and Super-Luminova treated
Hands: Pierced, chromed and Super-Luminova treated
Bracelet or Strap
Orange Rubber.
Buckle: Folding clasp carbon

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