Christiaan van der Klaauw – CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture

 

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw – Astronomical Masterpieces CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric 2024

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 In the celestial tapestry of time, 2024 marks the golden jubilee of Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches, 50 years adorned with dedication, innovation, and horological brilliance. 

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To commemorate this auspicious occasion, we unveil the mesmerizing CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture: it is the only mechanical Planetarium watch in the world that displays all 8 planets, showing real time the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune around the Sun. 

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An exceptional Haute Horlogerie CVDK masterpiece, echoing our enduring commitment to the art of timekeeping.

CREATED BY 3 GENERATIONS OF CVDK

As the shining centerpiece of our jubilee, we will be celebrating the unveiling of our newest CVDK masterpiece, the ‘CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture’. 

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This unique CVDK timepiece was created by the three generations of CVDK: Mr. Christiaan van der Klaauw, Daniël Reintjes & Maria Reintjes and Pim Koeslag. 

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The concept and complication are rooted in the ‘CVDK Kepler’s Planetarium Clock’ that Christiaan developed in 1995. Daniël Reintjes & Maria Reintjes have created the design for this beautiful new CVDK watch, which incorporates many details from their 15 years of creative development. 

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This is notably reflected in the stunning Aventurine Glass ‘signature’ dial and beautiful new case with ‘Klaauw’-shaped lugs. Pim Koeslag meticulously transformed the original compass and pencil drawings into a fully developed 3D CAD design using his technical expertise and experience. 

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The entire piece was crafted in the CVDK atelier, from prototype to final production. 

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Now, in 2024, this extraordinary watch will be unveiled by the three generations of CVDK to fittingly celebrate 50 years of astronomical complications.

ECCENTRIC PLANETARIUM

The CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture is the only mechanical Planetarium watch in the world that displays all 8 planets, showing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune around the Sun in real time. 

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The planets follow eccentric paths, closely mirroring reality as accurately as possible. The Sun is positioned exactly in the middle of the Eccentric Planetarium. The 8 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
Uranus      84.02  years
Neptune  164.80  years

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The ‘CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Manufacture’ boasts a staggering number of gears, with a total of 3338 teeth. 

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At its heart lies the in-house developed Manufacture Movement. It is the most complicated watch ever created in the atelier of Christiaan van der Klaauw Astronomical Watches.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Collection: Astronomical Masterpieces

 Model: CVDK GRAND PLANETARIUM ECCENTRIC Manufacture 

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Rose Gold  CKG P1104

Manufacture movement: 
Uni-directional automatic winding, power reserve 60 hours, free sprung hair
spring, variable-inertia balance wheel, 32 Jewels, frequency 21.600 vibrations/hour (3Hz), jeweled swiss lever
escapement, star shaped bridges with hand circular finishing, frosted star decoration with rhodium plating,
perlage decoration and rhodium plating on main plate, skeletonized rose gold-plated brass rotor formed in
the shape of the CVDK logo, rhodium plated tungsten weight on outside diameter of rotor.
Functions: 
Hours, minutes, seconds - by rotating sun logo in the center, date indicator, zodiac sign indicator.
Complication; Eccentric Planetarium; it is the only mechanical Planetarium watch in the world that displays all 8 planets,
showing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
around the Sun.
Case
18K rose gold, ø 44 mm, domed sapphire crystal engraved with signature index, sapphire crystal
case-back.
Dial
Aventurine glass (goldfluss) creating a star filled sky with zodiac signs, Eccentric Planetarium with
hand painted planets.
Strap
Dark blue leather.
Buckle: 18K rose gold folding clasp with CVDK logo.

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 Model: CVDK GRAND PLANETARIUM ECCENTRIC Manufacture 

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 Platinum CKGP 2204

Manufacture movement: 

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Uni-directional automatic winding, power reserve 60 hours, free sprung hair
spring, variable-inertia balance wheel, 32 Jewels, frequency 21.600 vibrations/hour (3Hz), jeweled swiss lever
escapement, star shaped bridges with hand circular finishing, frosted star decoration with rhodium plating,
perlage decoration and rhodium plating on main plate, skeletonized rose gold-plated brass rotor formed in
the shape of the CVDK logo, rhodium plated tungsten weight on outside diameter of rotor.
Functions:
Hours, minutes, seconds - by rotating sun logo in the center, date indicator, zodiac sign indicator.
Complication; Eccentric Planetarium; it is the only mechanical Planetarium watch in the world that displays all 8 planets,
showing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
around the Sun.
Case
Platinum ø 44 mm, domed sapphire crystal engraved with signature index, sapphire crystal
case-back.
Dial
Aventurine glass (goldfluss) creating a star filled sky with zodiac signs, Eccentric Planetarium with
hand painted planets.
Strap
Dark blue leather.
Buckle: Platinum folding clasp with CVDK logo.

🔴 Price on Request 💰  

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Press release - 2024
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