Introducing the Arnold & Son “Globetrotter”, a Worldtime Complication
Times have certainly changed since the days of using chronometers to determine longitude, as have the needs of the modern traveler. In the spirit of keeping with modern-day “navigators”, Arnold & Son has given us a first look at its new world time watch, The Globetrotter. The Globetrotter reimagines the world-time function in a three-dimensional way. Held by a large central arched bridge spanning the entire diameter of the dial, the Globetrotter?s three-dimensional world-time display dominates the dial. At 45 mm wide and 17.23 mm at its highest point, the Globetrotter features one of the world?s largest rotating 3D world-time display on a wristwatch.
Depicting a view of the Earth?s Northern Hemisphere as seen from space as if directly above the North Pole, the Globetrotter?s representation of our planet was given careful attention to detail. Starting with a rounded piece of brass, the different textures of the oceans and continents are brought out by chemical etching with a mask, followed by polishing the upper surfaces. The mountainous areas (the Himalayan range is easily visible in the images shown here) are then sandblasted to create a sense of visual depth, then the oceans are lacquered by hand with different blue tones. The entire world-time disk is then treated with a layer of clear lacquer, and finally the entire component is polished. The result is a hemispherical disk full of great detail.
Seemingly floating above a silvery-white opalin...
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