Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton

Quick specs Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton
Price:
Red gold: starts at approx. € 80.000 | CHF 74’400 | approx. $ 84,600 | approx. £ 66,800
Platinum: starts at approx. € 90.400 | CHF 86’200 | approx. $ 98,100 | approx. £ 77,400
Size: 41.50 mm
Reference:
1UTBR.Z01A.C246R (red gold)
1UTBX.Z01A.C245X (platinum) – limited to 28 pieces each

The Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton is exactly what the name implies: a very slim high-end complication packed in an open-worked time piece. So yes, Ultrathin is about the tourbillon, not the case. The model comes in either red gold or platinum and they are limited to 28 pieces each.

Through the skeletonized dial the mechanisms of the watch are revealed, it all offers a fantastic view on how the watch works. Including the 3.3-millimeter thick tourbillon which has some technical novelties to make it slimmer than usual. The case measures 41.5 millimeters, with a thickness of 8.4 milimeters. The watch features an off-centered dial at the 12 o’clock position for the main time.

The Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton has a power reserve of 100 hours

Inside is the manual winding Arnold & Son caliber A&S8320 with a skeletonized main plate and bridges. All executed in rose-gold PVD treatment (4N). Furthermore those have Côtes de Genève stripes radiating from the center. The tourbillon carriage has the ‘Arnold & Son’ signature, and is polished and satin-finished. All chamfered by hand. Thanks to the adjustments to the tourbillon it delivers a power reserve of 100 hours.

The Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton comes on a brown or blue alligator leather strap, depending of the case material. Both models are secured with a folding clasp in titanium with cover red gold or platinum.