Golden water tiger
The “Year of the Tiger” Perpetual Moon features a sculpted golden tiger against a backdrop in specular hematite, a rare and expressive stone.
The Year of the Tiger is particularly auspicious. The tiger’s courage and power are tempered by the element of water. The year is set fair to be full of enthusiasm, surprises and dynamism. The animal featured on the dial of the “Year of the Tiger” Perpetual Moon is therefore standing on a riverbank, ready to welcome in a new world.
Technical Specifications
Functions
Movement
- Calibre:
- A&S1612 (view calibre)
- Jewels:
- 24
- Diameter:
- 29.40 mm
- Thickness:
- 4.95 mm
- Power reserve:
- 90 hours
- Frequency:
- 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Dial
- stone:
- specular hematite
- tiger:
- 18K rose gold (4N), engraved and burnished by hand
- landscape:
- hand-painted with rose gold powder, enhanced with Super-LumiNova
Moon phases
- sky:
- black aventurine glass
- stars:
- hand-painted, with added Super-LumiNova
- moon:
- mother-of-pearl disc with added Super-LumiNova, hand-painted details
Case
- Material:
- 18K red gold 5N, set with 80 brilliant-cut diamonds
- Diameter:
- 38 mm
- Thickness:
- 10.84 mm
- Crystal:
- domed sapphire, with an anti-reflective coating on both sides
- Back:
- sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflecting coating
- Water resistance:
- 3 bar (30 metres/100 feet)
Strap
- Material:
- black alligator leather with red alligator leather lining, platinum thread (PT950), hand-stitched
- Buckle:
- pin buckle, platinum (Pt 950)
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Immense
On the canvas offered by the dial of this exceptional piece, Arnold & Son has accommodated a large moon. In a wide window a turning disc reveals the waxing and waning of the celestial body, the appearance of the crescent moon and its light. For this moon is crafted from mother-of-pearl enhanced with Super-LumiNova, and its relief is painted. In daylight it is grey, almost white. In the dark it lights up from the interior and takes on a new aspect, brimming with gleaming detail. This is complemented by all the aquatic details on the dial, also hand-painted with luminous pigments. In the background, the disc bearing the star is made from a deep black aventurine glass.
Expressive
The centrepiece of this dial is, however, the tiger itself. Sculptured in three dimensions, it is crafted from 18-carat rose gold. Its expression, its pose and the details of its fur are hand-engraved and -burnished. This meticulous, high-calibre work is a testimony to Arnold & Son’s exceptional attention to detail in their limited editions paying tribute to the Chinese zodiac.
The same holds true for the dial. A decoration depicting bamboo is painted in gold powder on the hematite disc with glittering inclusions. To round off this dazzling scene, the “Year of the Tiger” Perpetual Moon is mounted on a glistening black alligator strap backed with red alligator leather and stitched with platinum thread.
Precise
Like all the movements used by Arnold & Son, the A&S1612 calibre was entirely developed, produced, decorated, assembled, adjusted and cased up between the walls of the brand’s manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. This calibre is based on two barrels with an oscillation frequency of 3 Hz, giving a 90-hour power reserve. Last but not least, the moon-phase display of this movement will remain accurate for 122 years before deviating from the actual lunar cycle by one day. The “Year of the Tiger” Perpetual Moon is thus part of an astronomical, astrological cycle; a perspective of eternity.