Arnold & Son TBR

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Arnold & Son TBR
Combining marine precision with aesthetic perfection

With a timepiece that references to John Arnold and his son's watchmaking heritage, Arnold & Son unveils the TBR featuring the hand-finished A&S6008 calibre. Conceived, designed and manufactured in-house, this superbly engineered wristwatch heralds a new collection - the Instrument Collection that combines instrument precision with classical styling.

The TBR is the first timepiece in the new Instrument Collection from Arnold & Son and features the first automatic movement with an integrated true beat system to be developed, designed and manufactured entirely at the workshops in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Its pure, timeless design takes its inspiration from the later instrument-style chronometers produced by John Roger Arnold. These answered the call for timepieces rugged and reliable enough to withstand the hardships of life on the high seas combined with the down-to-the-second precision needed by marine navigators to determine longitude.

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With the unmistakable design cues that define the family, the TBR is a masterpiece of reduced simplicity. The initials stand for the watch's two complications, true beat and retrograde. While the time is displayed in an off-centre subdial at 9 o'clock - a hallmark of the entire Instrument Collection - the two complications occupy the middle of the dial and command the front of the stage.

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References:                                    
1ARAP.W01A.C120P 18-carat rose gold case
1ARAS.S01A.C121S Stainless steel case
    
Caliber:                                              
A&S6008
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, self-winding,            
ceramic ball bearing, 34 jewels, diameter 30.4 mm, thickness 
7.79 mm, power reserve 50 h, 28’800 vibrations/h, stop seconds   

Functions:                                         
Hours, minutes, true beat seconds, retrograde date


Movement decoration:                    
18-carat rose gold case model:  rhodium treated with Haute 
Horlogerie finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished 
edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, 
brushed and skeletonized rotor, blued screws 

Stainless steel case model:  NAC grey treated, with Haute 
Horlogerie finishing: manually chamfered bridges with polished 
edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, 
brushed and skeletonized rotor, mirror-polished screws 

Dial color:                                        
Silvery white and silvery opaline / light-grey and silvery opaline

Case:                                                
18-carat rose gold or stainless steel, diameter 44 mm, cambered 
sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, case back 
see- through sapphire, water-resistant to 30 m
     
Strap:                                              
Hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather