Van Cleef Solar System Watch

The unique watch was presented to the public in geneva at the salon international de la haute horlogerie by the van cleef arpels jewelry and perfume company in partnership with dutch watchmaker christiaan van der klaauw who has been creating watches and clocks since the 1970s.

Van cleef solar system watch. Mercury s 88 days is fine but saturn s 29 5 years is a milestone. In keeping with one of the maison s cherished sources of inspiration planets and constellations appear in enchanting guise to evoke voyages and dreams. Half science memorabilia half fashion statement this watch s design is understated to make room for the beauty of our solar system. The midnight planétarium watch depicting the universe captures the paths of planets.

The creation of this spectacular device took 3 whole years of work and 396 separate pieces which is why it costs 245 000. Midnight planétarium is a luxuriuos masterpiece of science and design a watch that shows 6 planets from the solar system rotating around the sun in their actual pace. Andrew rader on twitter this watch tracks real time orbits of planets. The watch shows both numerical time.

The dark colors of space are paired with vivid planets and a white leather wristband. V an cleef arpels turns its gaze to the heavens and gives pride of place to a captivating chapter in its watchmaking history. Solar system watch solar system planets our solar system van cleef arpels astronomical watch cool watches punk rock apple watch cool stuff. Then the company designed a constellation watch a wrist sized sky map as seen from the beautiful paris sky.

It s a beautiful timepiece. Your very own a solar system to orbit around your wrist. Created by dutch master watchmaker christiaan van der klaauw who specialises in astronomical complications it boasts a massive 396 parts so that six of the planets in our solar system can take. Self winding mechanical movement stern manufacture equipped with a planetarium module born of an original idea by van cleef arpels and with the support of christiaan van der klaauw 48 hour power reserve.

The timepiece was innovative and elegant but not spectacular.