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SIHH 2019 - Speake-Marin One & Two Academic Full Moon
Fri, 18 January 2019 10:22
Limited Edition of 20 Pieces Each
The case, Piccadilly model, is done in 18kt red gold and measures 42mm or 38mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Speake-Marin in-house caliber SMA03 with 25 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 52 hours. Micro-rotor and moonphase module. Functions are: hours, minutes and small seconds at 1:30. Central moonphase indication at 7:30.
It has a two level white silver dial with polished finish in the middle and matte finish in the background. Heart-shaped golden hands. Four Roman numerals. For its new moonphase module, Speake-Marin designed a Moon phase complication where the counter is placed at 7:30, diagonally aligned with the small seconds at 1:30. The moonphase disk is made up of two moons: one white and one orange. It creates an alternation of silvery white and orange moon. An orange moon can appear in reality if the moon is near the horizon, and is affected by earth's atmosphere, due to light scattering. The fine particles in the atmosphere will therefore give this red-orange colour to the moon, when it is close to Earth.
It comes on an ostrich or calf leather strap in mink or brown with an 18kt red gold pin buckle.
- Jorge Merino