Baselworld 2013, Day 5: Arnold & Son, Bulgari, Bell & Ross, Harry Winston

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Your weary WatchTime editorial staff flew back from Baselworld yesterday, but we're still fighting through the jetlag to share with you one more batch of intriguing new timepieces introduced at the show, including Harry Winston's always-much-anticipated new Opus watch. … [Read more...]

Baselworld Preview: Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon

Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon

Arnold & Son is expanding its Royal Collection with the addition of the HM Perpetual Moon, making its debut at Baselworld 2013. The Royal Collection is inspired by the timepieces created in the early part of John Arnold’s life, and pay tribute to the watches he produced for King George III and members of the royal court. The watch's main feature is a moonphase indicator with an 11.2-mm, … [Read more...]

Arnold & Son’s HMS Victory Set

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With it's latest watch collection, Arnold & Son is honoring the HMS Victory, a ship famous for participating in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War, and the Napoleonic wars.  The HMS Victory Set from Arnold & Son presents three different views of the vessel, each traditionally hand-chased by Arnold & Son’s master engraver. This isn't the brand's first … [Read more...]

Arnold & Son’s HMS1 Collection Strives for Classical Elegance

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Arnold & Son, the Swiss watch brand based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and named for 18th-century London watchmaker John Arnold, has released a new collection of elegantly simple watches called HMS1. The name harks back to John Arnold's history as a supplier of marine chronometers to the British Royal Navy. … [Read more...]

Arnold & Son Instrument DBS Equation Sidereal

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Arnold & Son is celebrating the work of watchmaker John Roger Arnold with the newly unveiled Instrument DBS Equation Sidereal. The initials "DBS" stand for the watch’s two major complications, "double balance" and "sidereal time"(a time scale based on the rate of the Earth's rotation relative to the stars, rather than the sun). The watch is a tribute to two watches (Nos. 1 and 2) made by … [Read more...]