![]() ![]() I adore the massive glowing luminescent moon, new for this version, and mixing it with meteorite is always a cool aesthetic. Now, this is the second year it’s been nominated, and it is a variation instead of the original, which takes it down another peg or two. But also like last year, I thought another piece was more deserving of top honors. I loved it when it first came out and thought it was in the top two last year in this same category. It is a perfect highlight of the moon phase and the moon phase alone, letting it be the primary feature for all of us moon phase nerds to gawk at. JM: I can’t help but be torn as the Arnold & Son Luna Magna is one of my most favorite moon phase watches that I’ve ever seen. That said, seeing these types of complications applied with care and creativity makes my horological heart go into high beat! Arnold & Son Luna Magna Platinum MG: This is one of my favorite categories of the GPHG despite the fact that I am often not that fond of a date function on a watch, and the phases of the moon hold no practical use for me. IS: I was also initially disappointed, Gary, that there weren’t more obviously outstanding watches in this group, but further research has me now sharing Elizabeth’s dilemma that it’s difficult to pick a winner. GG: It pays to do your reading! While I was prepared at first glance to be a bit disappointed by the finalists in this category, some research into each revealed impressive designs and the participation of impressive makers.ĮD: So impressive, in fact, Gary, that I am having an extremely hard time picking a winner. ![]() Since the category doesn’t dictate specifically what should be valued and only outlines what fits into the category, it leaves a lot up to us on what we subjectively value more and why. Calendar complications are the exact opposite: perfectly practical and useful complications for time management that might appeal to a very different type of person. Combining it with the calendar complication makes this a bit of a head-to-head competition since calendar complications are often necessary for astronomical complications, but each one’s usefulness is very different.Īstronomical complications are poetic in nature, more emotional than practical. JM: This is one of my favorite categories due to my love for astronomical complications such as moon phases and sky charts. It is visible through a sapphire window in the back of the 46-mm rose-gold case.GPHG 2022 Calendar and Astronomy category shortlist Caliber G1769 has manual winding, 29 jewels, an Incabloc shock absorber, and a 96-hour power reserve. The inclusion of a tourbillon is another nod to Isaac Newton, as that invention was originally developed to counteract the effects of gravity on a watch’s precision. The movement, Caliber G1769, also has a flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock, which rotates on a ball bearing to substitute rolling for sliding friction. ![]() (Click on watch photos for larger images.) Once correctly set, Graham says, the watch only requires correction after 122 years, an operation easily accomplished by a single push on the corrector. Graham enlisted famed watchmaker Christophe Claret to develop the exclusive double-absorber system that attenuates the retrograde fall to avoid damage to the lunar disk. At the end of each lunar month - precisely 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.9 seconds - the lightweight moon disk, which has been hand-painted by craftsmen in Graham’s workshop in Le Locle, Switzerland, jumps back to begin its next moon-phase cycle. The timepiece that bears his name - which is limited to only 20 pieces worldwide - pays tribute to that lunar fascination with its signature feature, a highly precise, perpetual, retrograde moon-phase indication whose cycle is calculated to match that of the moon’s exact synodic period, or lunar month. Graham also built the master clock for the Greenwich Royal Observatory in London. George Graham incorporated Newton’s theories of gravitation into his horological designs and was fascinated by the moon and its role in the development of timekeeping. The watch, like the brand, is named for 18th-century clockmaker George Graham (1673-1751) who was a contemporary and friend to early astronomers such as Sir Isaac Newton. Graham the Moon limited edition, a complicated, astronomical-inspired timepiece with a flying tourbillon and a perpetual moon retrograde function. Now the Swiss brand with British roots establishes its haute horlogerie bona fides with the new Geo. Most watch fans know Graham best for sporty models like the Chronofighter and Silverstone. ![]()
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