The Power of Three

Arnold & Son have brought out three stunning new versions of their UTTE -

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Available in two mother-of-pearl dials the first is a Tahiti mother-of-pearl and silvery opaline dial.  The case is of palladium.

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The second is a white mother-of-pearl with silvery opaline dial, with a case of 18-carat red gold.

Both watches house Arnold & Son's A&S8200 which features a hand-wound, one-minute flying tourbillon.

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The third newcomer features a dial that is black lacquered with silvery opaline.  The case is of palladium and measures 42 mm in diameter.  The movement is again the A&S8200's hand-wound, one-minute tourbillon.

 

Here are all of the specs -

Main Technical Characteristics: 

Calibre:
A&S8200 

Arnold & Son ultra-thin tourbillon manufacture movement, one-minute flying tourbillon, hand-wound, 29 jewels, diameter 32 mm, thickness 2.97 mm, tourbillon cage diameter 14mm, power reserve over 90 h, 21,600 vibrations/h 

Functions:

hours, minutes, tourbillon

Movement decoration:

18-carat red gold case models:

nickel-silver movement, rhodium treated with Haute Horlogerie finishing: unique hand-engraved tourbillon bridge, hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, blued screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges. 

palladium case models:
nickel-silver movement, NAC grey treated with Haute Horlogerie
finishing: hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de Genève, circular satin-finished wheels with hand-chamfered and polished edges, screws with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. Tourbillon cage: satin-finish with chamfered and polished edges. 

Dials:
white mother-of-pearl and silvery opaline or Tahiti mother-of-pearl and silvery opaline or black lacquered and silvery opaline

Case:
18-carat red gold or palladium, diameter 42 mm, cambered sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides, see-through sapphire case back, water- resistant to 30 m

Strap:
hand-stitched black or brown alligator leather

Limited edition:
50 timepieces per reference

References:
1UTAR.M01A.C120A, white mother-of-pearl, 18-carat red gold case 1UTAG.M02A.C121G, Tahiti mother-of-pearl, palladium case 1UTAG.L01A.C121G, black lacquered, palladium case 

Two New Versions for the UTTE Tourbillon

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Arnold & Son extends its Instrument Collection by presenting two new versions of its UTTE tourbillon. With the &S8200 movement measuring just 2.97 mm thick and the final cased watch a mere 8.34 mm, the UTTE is one of the thinnest tourbillon wristwatch ever produced. The calibre A&S8200 was developed designed and manufactured entirely in house at the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds workshops.

UTTE Novelty BASELWORLD 2013

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Arnold & Son releases world’s thinnest tourbillon watch and demonstrates the brand’s technical prowess

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The UTTE is a masterful demonstration of elegant design and superb technical prowess. The A&S8200 movement – and the ultimate UTTE watch – is the result of several years of research and development, and boasts important features and functions, including a double barrel that makes it possible to offer 80 hours of power reserve. In fact, when the brand embarked on the creation of an additional tourbillon, Arnold & Son’s team of watchmakers and engineers determined that the end result should possess unique features that would set it apart in the watch world. Utilizing the most cutting-edge technology, Arnold & Son pushed the creative envelop to achieve this goal – thus developing a record-setting timepiece. The UTTE is the thinnest tourbillon wristwatch on the market today – with the case thickness at 8.34 mm and a movement that is just 2.97 mm thick. Additionally, while the movement diameter is 32 mm, the tourbillon cage is a massive 14 mm in diameter – thus occupying almost half of the movement space for impressive clarity. To ensure a long power reserve of at least 80 hours, the brand implemented two barrels to offer more constant force and unprecedented power reserve for an ultra-thin tourbillon.

Finally, to add further dramatic beauty to this already impressive watch, Arnold & Son created a totally spherical tourbillon cage – one devoid of any flat surfaces – for a magnificent three-dimensional aesthetic effect. In fact, the flying tourbillon cage is not inset into the calibre, but instead rises out of the movement, through the dial, and achieves the same height as the hour and minute hands. With an eye toward every detail, and the desire for harmonious appeal, the watchmakers removed all visible screws so the spherical tourbillon cage appears beautifully balanced. The only visible screws are on the regulator. In typical Arnold & Son style, the exquisite movement is crafted in nickel-silver, and all components are hand chamfered, polished and decorated.

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The UTTE is part of Arnold & Son’s Instrument Collection, wherein timepieces are easily identified by their dial design, with off-center position of the hours and minutes to allow for the display of other complications without one overlapping the other. The new UTTE follows this design aesthetic, with the spherical tourbillon occupying the lower portion of the dial.  The alluring, timeless lines of the stepped case, which tapers from the top to the bottom, imbue this watch with an austere elegance. Two distinct models, with superbly different dial designs, each with a 42 mm diameter case – the first such size in the Instrument Collection.

UTTE is created in either 18-carat red gold or palladium (a rare alloy in the watch world). Each movement is finished in a color to complement the case color, and each features a different Côtes de Genève pattern. The 18-carat red gold case watch houses the movement treated in rhodium and decorated with Côtes de Genève rayonnantes. The tourbillon bridge of the 18-carat red gold UTTE is entirely hand-engraved by Arnold & Son’s master engraver. The palladium UTTE version houses a grey NAC treated movement decorated with a straight Côtes de Genève pattern for a bold, contemporary appeal. Because of the amount of time it takes Arnold & Son’s vigilant watchmakers to build each one individually by hand, production is limited to just 50 timepieces of each of the two models.

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