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Arnold and Son goes cosmic with Luna Magna Platinum
By Tempus | 5 October 2022 | Style
The new watch features PVD-treated meteorite for a touch of extraterrestrial mystique
Arnold & Son has announced the release of its newest creation, the Luna Magna Platinum model, released in a limited edition of 28 pieces.
This watchmaking timepiece features a spherical astronomical moon and adorned with a sand-colored, PVD-treated meteorite dial surrounded by a platinum case. To complete the edition’s cosmic references, the part of the moon in shadow is also made from meteorite.
The watch also contains Super-LumiNova coating on its moon hemisphere and opal subdial to give it a distinctive glow-in-the-dark characteristic. The piece has already garnered a nomination this year from the 2022 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, nominated in the Calendar and Astronomy Category.
With a satin circular-grained finish, the hour and minute subdial is crafted from white opal, a semiprecious gemstone known for its delicacy, while the off-centered position of this display frees up the dial, which is adorned with a large sand-colored meteorite disc.
At 6 o’clock, the three-dimensional moon is carved from the same meteorite and Cacholong opal whose properties lend it to sculpting.
