January 8, 2025
A Charming Snake
According to the traditional Chinese calendar, 2025 is the Year of the Wooden Snake. In honor of this, Arnold & Son has crafted the “Year of the Snake” watch series, comprising eight limited edition timepieces in red gold. These exquisite watches combine a manufactured caliber with a large astronomical moon and an aventurine glass dial base.
A Year for Self-Improvement and Self-Reflection
The dial of the Perpetual Moon 41.5 Red Gold centers on an undulating snake. The snake is gracefully wrapped around a branch of Ginkgo biloba—a tree native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, and considered one of the oldest living trees, often referred to as a living fossil. The snake rests peacefully in a serene, nocturnal setting. Delicately hand-engraved from a block of 18-carat rose gold, the snake is depicted with meticulous realism, showcasing its fine scales, forked tongue, and broad, flat head. The blue aventurine glass dial serves as a stunning backdrop, complementing the snake's life like appearance. Enhancing the celestial theme, the large mother-of-pearl moon is realistically rendered with shadows and overlaid with Super-Lumi Nova. This luminous material illuminates the aventurine glass sky, surrounded by the constellations of Ursa Major and Cassiopeia, also painted with luminescent details. The choice of these constellations pays homage to John Arnold, the renowned marine chronometer-maker, highlighting the significance of stars in navigating time and the cultural connections to the Chinese zodiac calendar.
Exceptional Craftsmanship and Precision
The case back of the Perpetual Moon 41.5 Red Gold features a secondary display of the moon phases, allowing for fast and accurate adjustments. The manually wound caliber powering this timepiece ensures exceptional accuracy in tracking the age of the moon. This high-performance caliber operates with two barrels and oscillates at a frequency of 3 Hz, providing a remarkable 90-hour power reserve. The watch displays hours, minutes, and astronomical moon phases. Includes a second indicator of moon phases on the case back, all driven by a hand-wound mechanical movement. Arnold & Son’s Perpetual Moon 41.5 Red Gold “Year of the Snake” is a masterful blend of artistry and horological precision, embodying the spirit of the Wooden Snake in a timepiece that is as functional as it is beautiful. Visit Provident Jewelry-Jupiter to learn more.
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