Arnold & Son Globetrotter 37 mm Green Carbon

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

37 mm

Case thickness

8.1 mm

Case material

Carbon TPT

Bezel

Baguette diamond rainbow

Crystal

Box sapphire with AR coating

Dial

Green sunburst

Hands

Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill

Indexes

Applied faceted white-gold indexes

Bracelet / strap

Integrated steel bracelet

Clasp / buckle

Pin buckle in matching case metal

Water resistance

300 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 54F — In-house automatic micro-rotor

Movement type

Automatic with micro-rotor

Frequency

28,800 vph (4 Hz)

Power reserve

5 days

Number of jewels

33 jewels

Complications

Chronograph

Functions

GMT second time zone, date

Watchmaker

Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period

1970 – 1980

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

Designer

Gérald Genta

Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.

Historical significance

Arnold & Son Globetrotter 37 mm Green Carbon sits within Arnold & Son's Globetrotter line, introduced in 1970. It carries the house codes established since 1764 — carbon tpt case, green sunburst dial and in-house automatic micro-rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
• The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.