Heir to the noble British watchmaking traditions, the Arnold & Son TB88 is entirely in line with the prestigious creations by the famous 18th century English horologist John Arnold. It revives the magic of marine chronometry in a wristwatch size. The TB88 True Beat is distinguished by its Manufacture-made true beat seconds movement which is so impressive that it has been inverted or “turned inside out” so as to reveal through the front the beauty of its symmetrical “double 8” architecture, its 16 bridges, its large balance and its two barrels. Finally, true beat seconds mark time in jerking motion as a tribute to the first chronometer, n° 36, now displayed at the National Maritime Museum in London.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
18K pink gold or stainless steel, 46 mm
Bezel in gemset or non-gemset versions
Domed sapphire crystal with multiple anti-reflective treatments and transparent back
Water-resistant to 30 m / 3 ATM
DIAL
Openworked dial
Balance at 4.30
True beat small seconds at 7.30
Gilded or silver-toned hands
MOVEMENT
Hand-wound, Manufacture Calibre A&S5003, independent-lever true beat seconds system, two series-coupled barrels, Breguet balance-spring, 18,000 vib/h, 32 jewels, over 100-hour power reserve, black ruthenium or grey NAC finish, hand-chamfered and decorated bridges.
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, true beat small seconds
BRACELET/STRAP
Black alligator with 18K pink gold or steel pin buckle