DBS

ARNOLD & SON - DBS

The new DBS watch features Sidereal time and mean solar time side by side. An elegant watch but very advanced in technology. Presentwatch introduced the DBS from Arnold & Son.

The DBS. Three initials that pay tribute to the heritage and expertise of Arnold & Son, once again placing the brand in the forefront of horological complications. Sidereal time and mean solar time (local time) appear side by side on the same dial.

Between 1796 and 1799, John Roger Arnold achieved considerable feats in this field, now echoed two centuries later by the brand bearing his name.

This timepiece featuring perfect aesthetic and mechanical symmetry bears two independently operating counters. Powering these two entities is an entirely in-house designed, developed and produced “mirror-type” calibre. It comprises two balances and two barrels – one running at a 24-hour speed and the other at 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. The openworked dial provides a clear display of the two mechanisms operating side by side without interfering with each other. Doubtless liable to propel aficionados into even higher orbit are the sidereal and solar indications appearing at 12 o’clock and which are read off in 24-hour mode.

RETAIL PRICE:
CHF 42,660.00

TECHNICAL DETAILS - DBS

MOVEMENT:
Mechanical hand-wound
Calibre A&S1311
Rhodiumed nickel silver
Hand-bevelled bridges and sides "Côtes de Genève" motif
Blued screws

VIBRATIONS:
21,600 vph (3 Hz)

JEWELS:
42 Jewels

POWER RESERVE:
40 hours

FUNCTIONS:
Hours, minutes and seconds in local time
Sidereal hours and minutes and 24-hour indication of local and sidereal time

CASE:
18K pink gold
Local time crown at 3 o’clock and sidereal time crown at 9 o’clock
Cambered sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides and transparent caseback

SIZE:
Measuring 44mm in diameter

DIAL:
Silver-toned white and opaline silver-toned
Openworked
Central local time seconds hand
Local time indication at 3 o’clock and sidereal time at 9 o’clock
24-hour local time and sidereal time indications

GLASS:
Cambered sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides

WATER RESISTANCE:
3 Bar = 30 meters

STRAP:
Hand-sewn brown alligator leather with 18K pink gold buckle

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS:
SITE:

www.arnoldandson.com