Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 44 mm Silvered Stainless

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

44 mm

Case thickness

11.3 mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Bezel

Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute

Crystal

Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens

Dial

Silvered opaline

Hands

Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand

Indexes

Applied faceted white-gold indexes

Bracelet / strap

Oyster bracelet

Clasp / buckle

Folding clasp in matching case metal

Water resistance

50 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 17E — In-house tourbillon, manual-winding

Movement type

Automatic with micro-rotor

Frequency

28,800 vph (4 Hz)

Power reserve

5 days

Number of jewels

27 jewels

Complications

Chronograph

Functions

Dive time, running seconds

Watchmaker

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

Production & market

Production period

1988 – 1999

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.

Designer

Marc Newson

Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.

Historical significance

Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 44 mm Silvered Stainless sits within Arnold & Son's Perpetual Moon line, introduced in 1988. It carries the house codes established since 1764 — stainless steel case, silvered opaline dial and in-house tourbillon, manual-winding — 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 movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.