Arnold & Son Constant Force 42 mm Blue Stainless

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

42 mm

Case thickness

10.2 mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Bezel

Fixed brushed titanium

Crystal

Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed

Dial

Blue "Grande Tapisserie"

Hands

Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent

Indexes

Applied Roman numerals

Bracelet / strap

NATO textile strap

Clasp / buckle

Triple-folding clasp with safety catch

Water resistance

300 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 88B — In-house manual-winding, hand-finished

Movement type

High-frequency automatic

Frequency

28,800 vph (4 Hz)

Power reserve

45 hours

Number of jewels

40 jewels

Complications

Time only

Functions

GMT second time zone, date

Watchmaker

Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.

Production & market

Production period

2019 – 2029

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

Designer

In-house design studio

The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.

Historical significance

Arnold & Son Constant Force 42 mm Blue Stainless sits within Arnold & Son's Constant Force line, introduced in 2019. It carries the house codes established since 1764 — stainless steel case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and in-house manual-winding, hand-finished — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
• The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.