Extra Terrestrial

Ariel Adams investigates Arnold & Son's True Moon Meteorite

In accordance with the “true” nature of the watch, Arnold & Son uses a photorealistic image of the moon in the moon phase indicator widow. The moon phase indicator is located near the 6 o’clock position of the dial, and adjacent to it at 12 o’clock is an image of the moon. Arnold & Son likens the dial of the watch to the skies showing the intimate nature of the earth and moon’s distance to one another (though for scale purposes the earth should have been quite larger). There is also a date indicator at 3 o’clock.

In a steel or 18k pink gold case, the True Moon Meteorite watch is a generous 46mm wide in size. Long curved lugs help the watch be comfortable, while a curved black or brown crocodile strap integrates closely with the case. The case is water resistant to 100 meters and has a sapphire crystal over the dial.

While the Arnold & Son True Moon collection of timepieces is not new, the Meteorite version is. Arnold & Son chooses rare Arizona found meteorite for the dial. This hard to acquire meteorite style comprises just 14 per cent of the meteorite available. Its beautiful crystalline structure is stained gray, and on top of it are large applied hour indicators in steel or gold. Arnold & Son always tends to use large, properly sized hands with designs based on historical navigational equipment.

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