from the heavens
The sun, the stars, the moon, and the Earth have exhilarated
watchmakers, yielding a wealth of heavenly renditions. From
moon-phase timepieces to watches that depict the zodiac to those
designed with elements of a globe, this watch category is filled with
imagination as vast as space itself.
from left:
From Jaeger-LeCoultre,
this Duomètre à Quantième
Lunaire ($42,700) houses an
extraordinary Dual-Wing
movement that offers two
independent power supplies.
The watch shows the date and
the phase of the moon for the
Northern and Southern
hemispheres, synchronized
through the jumping seconds
hand mechanism, which
displays one-sixth-of-a-
second increments. Encore
Las Vegas, 702-770-5472;
jaeger-lecoultre.com
This Bovet Amadeo Fleurier
Orbis Mundi Moon Phase watch
($66,700) offers hours and
minutes, with a second time zone
that can be adjusted by two
correctors that won't affect the
original zone, plus a moon-phase
indicator that can be adjusted to a
particular time zone. The
mechanical watch is crafted in
18k gold; the moon-phase disk is
aventurine and the moon and stars
are painted in gold powder. The
watch can be easily changed from
a strap wristwatch to a pocket
watch to a table clock. Wynn &
Company Watches, 702-770-3520;
bovet.com
opposite page, clockwise from top:
This Harry Winston Midnight
Moonphase Automatic watch
($28,400) is crafted in 18k rose
gold and offers moon-phase
indication via a realistic gold
moon display in a subdial at 6.
Beneath that moon indicator is a
retrograde date indicator on the
outer rim. The watch is finished
with a sapphire caseback for
viewing of the meticulously
finished movement. The Shops at
Crystals, 702-262-0001;
harrywinston.com
From A. Lange & Söhne, this
Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase
($48,200) is crafted in 18k pink
gold with a solid silver argenté
dial. The moon-phase indicator is
made of solid gold and features a
patented coating process. The
watch also offers a big date
indication, an up/down power
reserve indication, and a
subsidiary seconds dial with stop
seconds. Bellusso Jewelers,
Palazzo, 702-650-2988;
alange-soehne.com
From Arnold & Son, this HM
Perpetual Moon watch ($29,950)
is crafted in 18k 5N rose gold. The
42mm watch features a guilloche
blue lacquered dial and a rose-gold
perpetual moon indicator. The
mechanical Caliber A&S1512 offers
90 hours of power reserve. Roman
Times, The Forum Shops at
Caesars, 702-733-8687;
arnoldandson.com
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