The Luxury Network International Magazine Issue 15

At once graphic, cartographic and hemispherical,
the Globetrotter Night gives
its display of world times over to the
night. Beneath a crystal dome, this
timepiece plays on nocturnal nuances
and city lights.
In the 1780s, John Arnold contributed
to the great revolution
in ocean navigation with
his marine chronometers.
The Globetrotter Night reflects
this historical legacy
with its cartographic features
and world times. As
night follows day, Arnold &
Son cloaks its Globetrotter
in darkness, spectacularly
showcasing our northern
hemisphere when shrouded in
vesperal shadow.
Panoramic vision
Beneath a large sapphire crystal
dome, an arch supports a half-globe
in shades of grey and blue. It depicts
the continents, the seas and the lights
of the large cities located north of the
equator. On the edge of the planet, a sapphire
ring breaks down the 24 hours of
a day. Transparent between 6 am and 6
pm, a metal treatment has been used to
darken it, indicating the night-time hours.
Together, the hemisphere and ring display
the time in one part of the world, represented in a
highly original way. In the absence of a dedicated hand
or city disc, the time is read geographically in accordance
with the continents.
held in place by screws with polished heads
and chamfered slots.
Watchmaking ergonomics
These finishes are echoed extensively on
the A&S6022 self-winding calibre powering
the Globetrotter Night. Entirely
developed and produced by the
Arnold & Son Manufacture, it has
a nocturnal style thanks to the
widespread use of NAC-type
surface treatments. The bridges
are polished and chamfered,
finished with Côtes de
Genève stripes and coloured
grey. The skeletonised oscillating
weight is engraved and
treated chemically with ADLC
black and NAC grey to obtain
a two-tone appearance using a
matt straight-grained finish.
Beyond these aesthetic details, what
makes the A&S6022 calibre special is
its easy setting, thanks to a three-position
crown. The first winds the movement.
The second adjusts the local time
hand by one-hour jumps either clockwise
or anti-clockwise. The third regulates the
hours and minutes in addition to the planet’s
rotation. When travelling to a different
time zone, the second position enables the
wearer to change local time while keeping
world time synchronised.
In the interests of fairness, Arnold & Son can also provide
a “southern hemisphere” version of its Globetrotter
Night on request at the same price.
The Earth by night
The Globetrotter Night offers a realistic and meticulously
rendered interpretation of a three-dimensional
map enclosed in a 45 mm steel case. Chemical engraving
has been used on the half-globe to outline the
continents. The raised parts have undergone a deepgrey
galvanic treatment before being hand-lacquered
in a black-grey hue, while the oceans are lacquered
in grey-blue. Finally, the city lights twinkling in the
northern hemisphere are represented by hand-applied
silver sparkles.
The decorative touches and finishes adorning the Globetrotter
Night extend beyond the Earth itself. The
chapter ring is circular satin-brushed and the hands,
despite being mostly concealed beneath the halfglobe,
are polished and accentuated by red lacquered
tips. The large double-foot bridge supporting the halfglobe
is a spectacular feature in itself that lends structure
to the overall appearance of this timepiece. It is
circular satin-brushed and chamfered by hand and
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