Arnold & Son HM Steel Amber
Swiss luxury watch brand Arnold & Son presents a new HM (hour and minute) model in Steel with an amber dial.
Amber’s visual characteristics are one of its unique assets: no two pieces have exactly the same pattern of streaks. The combination of colours is even more refined, with the hue of the amber reflecting and subtly blending with an ‘imperial green’ alligator leather strap.
Baltic amber is a little-known material in watchmaking. Formed by thousands of years of fossilisation of conifer resin, it is light, almost laminated, fragile yet resilient. The colour changes on contact with air and light, bordering on a brownish red at the surface. The heart, meanwhile, is a pale yellow, and it is this distinctive shade that has been selected by Arnold & Son.
The HM Steel Amber dial version has a very thin case with a diameter of 39.5 mm. It is powered by the A&S1001 calibre, like all the house’s movements, is entirely developed, produced, decorated, assembled, adjusted and cased up by the manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
This calibre presents an ultra-thin architecture, with a total thickness limited to 2.7 mm, allowing for a case that is just 7.82 mm deep. Combined with an oscillation frequency of 3 Hz, it offers a remarkable 90 hours of autonomy.
The case-back side of the A&S1001 calibre is also decorated in its entirety. Its surface is adorned with radiating Côtes de Genève stripes that emanate from the balance staff: the nerve centre of the movement. Finally, the corners are lowered and polished, contrasting with the entirely circular-grained mainplate underneath.
Model: Arnold & Son HM Steel Amber, Reference 1LCDS.Z01A.C287S
Movement
Calibre A&S1001, hand-wound mechanical
Jewels: 21
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 2.70 mm
Power reserve: 90 hours
Frequency: 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Finishes
Main-plate: Rhodium-plated and circular-grained
Bridges: Chamfered, radiating Côtes de Genève stripes
Wheels: Snailed
Screws: Blued and chamfered, polished heads
Functions
Hours, minutes
Dial
Baltic amber
Case
Material: Stainless steel
Diameter: 39.50 mm
Depth: 7.82 mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire, double-sided anti-reflective coating
Case back: Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
Water-resistance: 3 bar (30 m /100 feet)
Strap
Imperial-green alligator leather, papaya-yellow alligator leather lining
Pin buckle, stainless steel
Edition
Limited edition of 38 timepieces
Swiss retail price
CHF 19,500 incl. VAT (subject to change)
