HM Goats

From Arnold & Son -

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To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Arnold & Son announced a very limited edition of 8 pieces for their latest offering - the HM Goats

The case is 40 mm of rose gold with a diamond set bezel available as an option.  A white mother of pearl dial serves as the canvas for the hand painted image of a small family of goats.  It is truly beautiful.

But there is beauty under the dial as well -

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Arnold & Son's A&S1001 movement sits under the dial, measuring a petite 2.7 mm in thickness.  It's twin barrel system is warranted to provide up to 90 hours of power reserve.  The movement can be admired through the case's display back.

Happiness truly is a goat (or three) on your watch ; )

Two New Versions for the HMS1 Line

I have to say that the folks in the PR department of Arnold & Son are some of the hardest working people out there.  I woke up this morning with this in my "in" box.  So without further ado, allow me to introduce:

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 HMS1 1LCAP.S10A.C110A, 18-carat rose gold

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and HMS1 1LCAW.S09A.C111W, 18-carat white gold

Now while it would be easy to jump to the conclusion that Arnold & Son simply knocked together a couple of watches one in white gold, one in rose gold, well that would be a bit short sighted.  Have an actual look at the dials.  Notice a few differences?  The devil, as they say, is in the details.  Arnold & Son have certainly come a long way from the "wilderness years" that troubled them in previous incarnations.  It seems that the horizon is bright, and a clear path has been charted.

Here are the details -

Calibre:
A&S1001
Exclusive Arnold & Son mechanical movement, hand-wound, 21 jewels, diameter 30 mm, thickness 2.7 mm, power reserve 90 h, double barrel, 21,600 vibrations/h

Functions:
hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock

Movement decoration:
nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads

Dial:
silvery-white guilloché

Case:
18-carat rose gold or 18-carat white gold, diameter 40 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, see-through sapphire case back, water-resistant to 30 m

Strap:
hand-stitched brown or black alligator leather

References:
1LCAP.S10A.C110A, 18-carat rose gold
1LCAW.S09A.C111W, 18-carat white gold