Tuesday 20 November 2007

Sky Moon


Sky Moon is an automatic incorporating the Patek Philippe 240 CL LU caliber which is of 240 base and 165 module for astronomic functions and is patented. It compromises of 301 components with its micro rotor finished in 18k gold, which integrates the movement’s volume.

It is decorated with Cotes de Geneve and circular graining patterns. Apart from being beveled, this piece comes hallmarked with the Geneva Seal. The functions include hours, minutes, moonphase and sky map.

The three-piece 18k white gold case comes with a diameter of 43mm and a thickness of 9.78mm. It comes with curved sapphire crystal with a white gold crown.

The crown on Sky Moon is positioned at 2 for the hands, and at 4 for the movement, the middle is engraved Calatrava cross as a symbol of the house. The screw-on back displays the movement through a sapphire crystal. This piece is water resistant to 20 meters.

The blue sapphire crystal dial comes with a sky part which is visible from any town (reproduced upon request). It has sapphire discs for the astronomic indications and white enameled gold leaf-style hands. The crocodile leather strap comes accompanied with white-gold clasp.

For the indications, following the position of the Earth, the white-gold oval represents the visible horizon of the sky vault whose orientation varies. In a window, it displays the moonphase. Other indications include position and sidereal hour of Sirius and Moon.

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