Arnold & Son True North Perpetual Calendar Luxury Swiss Watch

Arnold & Son True North Perpetual CalendarCan we talk about Arnold & Son for a second?  Inspired by the nautical world, their watches just seem to have a feel all their own.  I can’t tell you how badly I wish I had the scratch to order a True North, which I think is easily one of the coolest watches I have ever seen.  I mean just look at this thing!

Using the revolutionary technology of gears with elastic toothing, the movement is also equipped with a three-level going-train comprising an interior toothing (patented by Agenhor SA). The finely decorated movement features the “1764″ secret signature appearing as an openworked engraving on one of its wheel bars. The entire complicated movement is driven by the famous 7-day power-reserve movement produced by Jaquet SA exclusively for Arnold & Son.

The company produces only limited edition of this watch where only 25 pieces are made with platinum, or white gold, and palladium alloy. The case is 45mm in diameter with a transparent caseback made of sapphire crystal. Within its white dial there are many indicators and counters. Its moon phase located at 9 is calculated base on 29.5 days with a true visible face of the moon. There is also the perpetual calendar where the date counter is presented at 4, and the month and leap year is indicated at 1.

The True North Perpetual can provide double equation of time where it is able to show the time difference between true solar time and mean solar time. This indication is placed at 7 where it is presented in minutes. It needs to incorporate the true solar time dial mechanism to allow speed in its calculation. It is the first watch to indicate the true solar time at a particular place and also present the true geographical North at noon solar time. The 24 hour hand with a solar shape can assist in indicating the second time zone or local time zone simply by adjusting the true Solar Time against the outer dial ring after correcting the difference in location. The hand is adjusted with the pusher at 10.

Like I said, this watch is really something. The next time you’re looking to drop $100k or so on a new timepiece, check out the True North.