Poetic Complications1
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De la Terre à la Lune
| Brand : | Van Cleef & Arpels |
| Collection : | Poetic Complications |
| Model : | De la Terre à la Lune |
| Complement : | White Gold - Champlevé Enamel and Jade Dial |
| On sale : | 2011 |
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Brand : Van Cleef & Arpels Collection : Poetic Complications Model : De la Terre à la Lune Complement : White Gold - Champlevé Enamel and Jade Dial On sale : 2011 List Price : 95 900 € Diameter : 42 mm Styles : Atypical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : JLC 846 with retrograde module Complication : Retrograde Hour Retrograde Minute Case material : White Gold Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback Shape : Round Dial : Champlevé enamel Jade Marquetry Dial color : Black Yellow Blue Green Red Orange Display : A space capsule indicates the minutes A star indicates the hours Indexes : Arabic numerals Dots Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Folding buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Retrograde hours and minutes
additional module created exclusively
for Van Cleef & Arpels
Dial
Orange agate
Miniature painting
Meteorite stone
Strap
White gold buckle
Numbered edition
DESCRIPTION
- Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon: sweeping across the milky way
All on board for the ultimate adventure! The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch is proof that human genius can reach up to the moon. A distant star symbolizes the element of luck which is essential in order to accomplish one’s destiny. The rocket, imagined by Jules Verne, races towards the Milky Way, leaving behind it the greens and blues of mountains and oceans which have become tiny.
The spaceship continues on its course to the moon, propelled by the energy of the retrograde movement. It even dodges meteorites.
The dial and the spaceship are adorned with an inlay of jade, agate, meteorite stone and champlevé enamel. Delicately wrought metal borders enhance the contours.
A rocket for the minutes, a star for the hours
The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch is equipped with the JLC 846 mechanical movement. A unique retrograde module, developed exclusively for Van Cleef & Arpels completes it. The space capsule indicates the retrograde minutes. Positioned on the right of the dial, it sweeps downwards, from zero to sixty. It then returns to its starting point after the sixtieth minute.
On the left side of the dial, a star indicates the hours, in an upward movement. It returns to its starting point after the twelfth hour.
Champlevé enamel: lighten to enhance
This technique consists in carving small cavities in the metal base of the enamel. The powder is then placed in the cavities before it is fired and polished. The enamel is thus contoured by subtle metallic borders which enhance its delicacy.
These skills reveal the beauty of the Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch gives time an added dimension, that of the quest for adventure and discovery, an essential part of human desire to conquer the unknown.
- Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon: sweeping across the milky way
All on board for the ultimate adventure! The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch is proof that human genius can reach up to the moon. A distant star symbolizes the element of luck which is essential in order to accomplish one’s destiny. The rocket, imagined by Jules Verne, races towards the Milky Way, leaving behind it the greens and blues of mountains and oceans which have become tiny.
The spaceship continues on its course to the moon, propelled by the energy of the retrograde movement. It even dodges meteorites.
The dial and the spaceship are adorned with an inlay of jade, agate, meteorite stone and champlevé enamel. Delicately wrought metal borders enhance the contours.
A rocket for the minutes, a star for the hours
The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch is equipped with the JLC 846 mechanical movement. A unique retrograde module, developed exclusively for Van Cleef & Arpels completes it. The space capsule indicates the retrograde minutes. Positioned on the right of the dial, it sweeps downwards, from zero to sixty. It then returns to its starting point after the sixtieth minute.
On the left side of the dial, a star indicates the hours, in an upward movement. It returns to its starting point after the twelfth hour.
Champlevé enamel: lighten to enhance
This technique consists in carving small cavities in the metal base of the enamel. The powder is then placed in the cavities before it is fired and polished. The enamel is thus contoured by subtle metallic borders which enhance its delicacy.
These skills reveal the beauty of the Poetry of Time by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Poetic Complication From the Earth to the Moon watch gives time an added dimension, that of the quest for adventure and discovery, an essential part of human desire to conquer the unknown.
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Brand : Van Cleef & Arpels Collection : Poetic Complications Model : De la Terre à la Lune Complement : White Gold - Champlevé Enamel and Jade Dial On sale : 2011 List Price : 95 900 € Diameter : 42 mm Styles : Atypical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : JLC 846 with retrograde module Complication : Retrograde Hour Retrograde Minute Case material : White Gold Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback Shape : Round Dial : Champlevé enamel Jade Marquetry Dial color : Black Yellow Blue Green Red Orange Display : A space capsule indicates the minutes A star indicates the hours Indexes : Arabic numerals Dots Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Folding buckle More characteristics : Movement
Retrograde hours and minutes
additional module created exclusively
for Van Cleef & Arpels
Dial
Orange agate
Miniature painting
Meteorite stone
Strap
White gold buckle
Numbered edition