The Foundation of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) announces the entries for the 2023 @gphg_official Awards edition featuring Swiss and international watch brands.
Arnold & Son – Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight - Diamond Moonphase at Geneva Watch Days
Celebrating watchmaking through +15 prizes and categories, including the prestigious “Aiguille d'Or” Grand Prix award. The GPHG Academy, which currently has 830 members, has already submitted several hundred timepieces for competition. The list of the +15 categories with +90 entries, included the latest @arnoldandson fine watch Perpetual Moon 38 'Mintnight' Timepiece presented at Geneva Watch Days 2023. The Academy will conduct a second vote later this summer to determine the winners among 90 nominated timepieces. See more nominated watches here soon.
At the 2023 edition of Geneva Watch Days, Arnold & Son revealed a poetic new women's moonphase complication timepiece. The Swiss watchmaker unveiled the Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight, a limited edition of 18 pieces, with a hint of mint green and a splendid moon rendered in diamonds, mother-of-pearl, and ruthenium crystals.
From its very first appearance, the Perpetual Moon 38 was destined to rise. Its latest iteration, ‘Mintnight’, showcases the night in shades of mint green, turquoise, teal, and sky blue. A gentle gradation of colored mother-of-pearl adorns this limited edition of 18 timepieces. The mother-of-pearl’s opalescent sheen is complemented by the shimmer of the ruthenium moon and dial foreground, together with the diamonds that sparkle on the bezel, lugs, and hour-markers of this poetic creation.
White and green
Measuring 38 mm in diameter and 10.44 mm thick, the case of the Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight is fashioned from a block of white gold. Its bezel, four lugs, and crown host a total of 80 brilliant-cut diamonds. When added to the 22 diamonds adorning its buckle, they amount to a total weight of 2.57 carats. These gemstones pave the way for the lavish dial ornament of this delicate complication by Arnold & Son. Behind a wave of ruthenium crystals, a maze of blue, mint-green, and turquoise earthen hills emerge one after the other before receding towards the horizon. The sky above this scene, scattered with hand-painted stars, is filled with an immense moon. Its surface, also made from ruthenium crystals, illuminates the sky. The use of this rare material has become a special signature of Arnold & Son, adding preciousness, light, and texture. Five marquise-cut diamonds indicating the hours bring a glittering finishing touch to this timely work of art.
A feminine mechanism The Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight transposes the high watchmaking standards that have always guided Arnold & Son into the world of ladies’ timepieces. The Swiss manufacture thus created a specific caliber, the smallest in its collection, specifically for the Perpetual Moon 38. The proportions of the A&S1612 caliber, which measures 29.4 mm, were designed with the case in mind. This manually wound movement - with an autonomy of 90 hours - perpetuates the range of Arnold & Son calibers with impressive power reserves. Axes of the moon The emblematic complication of the A&S1612 caliber is its moon phase. The Perpetual Moon 38 Mintnight houses a large moon disc with its various crescents occupying the wide window situated between 10 and 2 o’clock, cut out to faithfully depict the appearance of the Earth’s natural satellite. Staying true to its tradition as a precision watchmaker and its legacy of high-sea navigation, Arnold & Son has ensured that this moon-phase timepiece will remain accurate for 122 years. This means that, if kept constantly wound, it would take more than a century for the moon on the timepiece to experience a one-day time lag with its real-life counterpart in the sky.
Named after John Arnold, English watchmaker of the 18th century renowned for his ingenuity and work on marine chronometers, Arnold & Son perpetuates today his legacy, exploring contemporary ways to interpret traditional watch craftsmanship. From its Manufacture based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, cradle of the Swiss watchmaking industry, Arnold & Son develops its timepieces in-house including its complicated calibers. The House established iconic collections such as the Time Pyramid with its unique architecture, the Nebula featuring a fully skeletonized movement, the Perpetual Moon and the Luna Magna displaying among the most spectacular moon phases on the market or the Globetrotter, impressive three-dimensional worldtimer. The twenty plus calibers presented to date by Arnold & Son have all been conceived, designed, developed, machined, decorated, assembled, and adjusted by its sister Manufacture, La Joux-Perret. This independence and creativity demonstrate the House’s ability to perpetuate John Arnold’s exceptional inventions. For more information, visit arnoldandson.com
XRBY LA MONTRE D'ART
ESPRESSIONE ROMANTICA
Matteo Stauffacher - Espressione Romantica / 7-pieces limited series PRICE INCL. VAT 44'000 CHF Artisan watch brand XRby has teamed up with the talented architect, designer and enameller Matteo Stauffacher to create a striking cloisonné enamel timepiece.
XRby collaborates with master artisans by giving them space to freely express their artistic talents. The latest collaboration has resulted in “Espressione Romantica” by Matteo Stauffacher. Based in Lausanne, Matteo Stauffacher is a qualified EPF architect, designer and enameller, student of the largest enameller in Switzerland. His exploration of the artistic theme of “contrast” is no doubt inspired by his diverse professional background. Indeed, Espressione Romantica is the embodiment of contrast. It represents an improbable encounter between Francesco Hayez, a leading artist of Italian Romanticism, and Wassily Kandinsky, the pioneer of abstract art. The dial is a magnificent fusion of the two artists’ works: “Il bacio” from 1859 and “Transverse line” from 1923. Matteo Stauffacher’s dial uses the cloisonné enamel technique, where the pattern is outlined in gold wire and the cells are filled with enamel. The piece is fired several times then sanded to perfection. A premiere in fine-arts watchmaking : A cloisonné enamelled oscillating weight. Always in search of excellence, we have developed an oscillating weight that allows the artist-craftsman to express his know-how also on an element of the automatic movement.
Specific technical characteristics : It took more than 100 hours of work to create this improbable encounter between abstract art and romanticism, 1 metre of 24k gold wire with a diameter of 0.60 mm to delimit the contours of the cells, each of which hosts one or more of the 26 colours chosen by the artist. Automatic movement manufactured in Switzerland with a power reserve of 86 hours, frequency of 3 Hz. The watch has a diameter of 40 mm, the glass box is made of sapphire, and the openworked case back and signature crown are in white gold. SUSTAINABILITY Our sustainable-minded watch brand uses environmentally friendly materials, practices responsible manufacturing, designs durable watches, and supports social initiatives. We promote transparency and communicate our efforts to enable watch enthusiasts to make informed choices in favor of the environment and society. For instance : 100% MADE IN JURA MOUNTAINS: The sourcing of components for XRby watches is done in the heart of the Jura Mountains within a 75 km radius of the company.
BEAUREGARD conceived in Montreal and made in Switzerland
Lili Bouton is a discreet floral composition that exudes high jewellery from each of its petals and refuses to decide whether it’s a Jewell or a watch.
Every petal of our Lili is invisibly set and patiently hand polished, making it a jewellery piece in its own right and a part of the eye-catching miniature garden of gems blooming on the dial.
With it’s flawless diamond set Gold case, Lili Bouton is a cocktail watch that holds the soul of Beauregard and exudes the highest craftsmanship in every detail.
As it was done in the golden age of the Swiss watches, the components of our Lili’s are crafted by manufactures all over Switzerland. We take pride in our decentralized approach and are grateful for the chance to work with the very best in their trades who are part of an ever-growing circle of friends.
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