ASTRONOMIA ART
Three Wise Monkeys + Temple (Rose Gold)
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DESIGN Inspiration
From a creative concept to design inspiration. To the first stroke of a pencil through hundreds of iterations. A timepiece like no other comes to life. Astronomia Art watches elevate high watchmaking with miniature pieces of artistic craft of extreme intricacy.
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THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Hand-crafted miniatures. Vertical movement. Double-axis flying tourbillon. Spinning diamond moon. Spinning earth. Off-centered dial. 60-hour power reserve. 384 components.
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THE COMPLICATIONS AND FEATURES
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A PIECE OF ART AND CRAFT
Astronomia Art uses Astronomia as a canvas. It fully integrates the notion of fine craft, figurine-making, miniature painting, hand-engraving. All of which are executed at the highest level of excellence, in order to project an intense narrative.
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THE EARTH
As Astronomia Art represents a solar system, it contains our home planet. Crafted out of magnesium for lightness, it is hand-lacquered in blue for likeness. The shape of emerged grounds and continents is clearly visible. This Earth spins on its own axis every 60 seconds.
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THE DOUBLE-AXIS FLYING TOURBILLON
At the end of one satellite arm hangs a double-axis tourbillon. It's held inside an openworked carriage. It revolves on two axes, one in 60 seconds, the other in 5 minutes. With a single attachment point, this is a flying tourbillon.
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THE DIAMOND MOON
Astronomia Art features a moon. That's the planet chosen to represent the high jewelry part of Jacob & Co.'s identity. This moon is actually a 1 ct. white diamond. Carved from a large rough of extremely high quality, it receives the exclusive, spherical, 288-facet, Jacob-cut. This moon spins on its own axis in 60 seconds.
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THE HOUR AND MINUTE DIAL
At the end of a satellite arm lies the hour and minute dial. Since Astronomia Art timepieces rely on fixed, non-rotating movements, this dial becomes part of the art narrative; and tell much more than just time.
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THE LIFESTYLE
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THE SPECIFICATIONS
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Three Wise Monkeys + Temple (Rose Gold)
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