Globetrotter Gold
- Category
- Men's Complication
- Case
- Red gold
- Movement
- Self-winding mechanical Power reserve: 45 h, 28800 vph
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes, Worldtime
- Size
- ø 45 mm
- Thickness
- 17.26 mm
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Reference
- 1WTAR.U01C.C153A
- Price
- 45,100 CHF
Description
Like a finely-crafted atlas, the Globetrotter Gold represents our Planet. The lands seen on the surface are sculpted to precision and together with the deep, hand-painted seas, they serve as a backdrop to the world time dual time zone display. Overhanging these is an infinite arch in solid gold which fixes their rotation.
The oceans of the hemisphere are hand painted with several coats of blue-pigmented lacquer enriched with pearlescent powder to bestow exceptional depth and shine. The coastlines are lighter on the blue colour scale with added Super-LumiNova, so that they stand out at night and further accentuate the relief of this small piece of manual craftsmanship.
The appliqué indexes on two planes are faceted in red gold and painted in Super-LumiNova. The bottom part of the dial which surrounds the map of the world has a subtle sunlit finish in shades of blue, and the ring showing universal time is in transparent sapphire. Local times are therefore read by the red hands pointing to the gold indexes, while world times are identified by visualising an imaginary longitude from the ruby in the central bridge to the 24-hour sapphire ring.
Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.