All agreed, Watches & Wonders in Geneva revealed a wealth of wonders during its 2023 odyssey. Among them an intensely beautiful timepiece in precious materials letting the wearer look at the planet earth throughout the day or night. The Globetrotter Platinum watch from Arnold & Son features a central globe depicting the northern hemisphere, spanned by an immense bridge in 18-carat gold and for the first time ever, its 45 mm diameter case is made with 950 platinum, the highest grade of platinum used in jewelry-making and one of the most prestigious and noblest of metals. On the globe, America, Eurasia and Africa above the equator are represented with a wealth of detail. This is high craftsmanship at its finest. 

The relief of the mountain ranges is highlighted by a matt finish. The oceans, hand-painted with several layers of lacquer, are given intense depth and radiance by blue pigments enriched with powdered mother-of-pearl. The coastlines, in a lighter shade of blue and enriched with Super-LumiNova, shine at night and further accentuate the relief of this small hand-crafted work of art. The Globetrotter Platinum is equipped with the House’s automatic A&S6022 movement. The 22-carat gold oscillating weight features a skeletonized ‘Clous de Paris’ guilloché motif and the movement is also decorated with traditional fine watchmaking motifs.

Arnold & Son was founded in 1764 in London by the English watchmaker John Arnold. Arnold would go on to supply King George III and fashion some of the earliest marine chronometers. The explorer James Cooke who led three major voyages to the Pacific would take John Arnold’s chronometer No. 3 on his second voyage during which it was looked after by two astronomers appointed by the Board of Longitude. John Arnold would transfer his company to his son John Roger Arnold in 1796. Upon his death, the house would continue to operate under another renowned English watchmaker, Charles Frodsham, until the middle of the 19th century. Today the venerable English house became a fully integrated Swiss manufacture upon its relaunch in 1995. The house develops and produces in-house all of its movements. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. https://www.arnoldandson.com/