Waxing, gibbous, blue: the power of the moon imposes itself on the Earth and even more so, on the seas. Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide celebrates the fluctuating pull of this celestial body on the water. A large moon disc appears over vast waves. Made of mother-of-pearl and ruthenium, they rise one after the other in a cascade of soft curves. This scene, illuminated by diamonds, celebrates the femininity, elegance, and evocative power of Arnold & Son’s watchmaking.
Powerful and plentiful, the waves of Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide herald heavy seas. In the blue of the night, the tide is at its highest, and so are the rollers. The moon, capricious and triumphant, imposes its will. The gradations of the water are topped with a sparkling foam. Beneath the peaceful light of Selene, the ocean rages on.
Arnold & Son interprets this powerfully symbolic scene through mechanisms and minerals. The astronomical moon complication of Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide is adorned in mother-of-pearl and ruthenium: a delicate, evocative composition that fully expresses the dial-makers’ expertise. The mother-of-pearl marquetry, ruthenium crystal inlays, and abundance of diamonds symbolize the painstaking care lavished on the women’s collections of Switzerland’s most English brand.
Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide is sculpted from a block of white gold. Once shaped, the 38 mm diameter and 10.44 mm thick case is adorned with 80 high-clarity diamonds. Together with the brilliant-cut diamonds adorning the buckle and the marquise-cut stones on the dial, they give a total weight of 2.62 carats. This gem-setting announces the ornamental richness with which Arnold & Son has composed this women’s complication.
Wave after wave, trough after trough, shades of blue and grey follow one another, creating a jumble of undulating seas, mother-of-pearl and ruthenium. Above this scene, a starry sky, punctuated by luminescent hand-painted constellations, is filled with an immense moon. Its surface, also made of ruthenium crystals, lights up the sky. This exceptional material has become a signature of Arnold & Son, adding preciousness,
This limited edition of 18 pieces brings the watchmaking excellence of Arnold & Son to women. The Swiss brand has dedicated the smallest movement in its collection to Perpetual Moon 38.
At 29.4 mm, the A&S1612 calibre has been sized to fit the case. The hand-wound movement continues the house’s tradition of calibres with long power reserves, reaching 90 hours.
The star complication of the A&S1612 calibre is its moon phase. True to Arnold & Son’s astronomical principle, Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide features a moon disc almost as large as the calibre itself. The successive shapes of its crescent occupy the large aperture between 10 and 2 o’clock, while the form of its cut-out faithfully recreates the appearance of the moon.
In keeping with its tradition, Arnold & Son has given this moon phase an accuracy of 122 years. Continuously rising, it will take more than a century for this moon to lag one day behind the real one in our skies, watching over the oceans. The Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 38 Night is available in a limited edition of only 18 pieces.
Sticker Price CHF 70,200 —approximately USD78,000. For more info on Arnold & Son click here.
PERPETUAL MOON 38 NIGHT TIDE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Functions
Movement
Calibre Jewels Diameter Thickness Power reserve Frequency Finishes
Dial
Moon phases
Case
Material Diameter Thickness Crystal
Case back Water-resistance
Strap
Material Buckle Diamonds
Limited edition Reference
Swiss retail price
hours, minutes, astronomical moon phases
A&S1612, hand-wound mechanical 24
29.4 mm
4.95 mm
90 hours
3 Hz / 21,600 vph
plate: rhodium-plated, radiating Côtes de Genève stripes bridges: polished and chamfered
wheels: circular satin-finished
screws: blued and chamfered, polished heads
hand-painted ruthenium crystals and mother-of-pearl marquetry hour-markers set with 5 marquise-cut diamonds
sky: mother-of-pearl tinted with a blue gradation moons: ruthenium crystals
Cassiopeia and Ursa Major constellations: hand-painted
18-carat white gold, set with 80 brilliant-cut diamonds 38 mm
10.44 mm
convex sapphire, double-sided anti-reflective finish sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
3 bar (30 metres/100 feet)
sky-blue satin alligator leather, plum purple alligator leather lining, hand-sewn
pin buckle, 18-carat white gold, set with 22 brilliant-cut diamonds
total weight: ~2.62 carats colour: D-E-F
clarity: IF-VVS
18 timepieces
