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Arnold & Son x Chronopassion’s one-off Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape’

June 2025


Arnold & Son x Chronopassion's one-off Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape'

This unique piece merges mechanical mastery with mineral beauty. Twin tourbillons suspended by mirror-polished gold bridges and twin white opal dials sit within a sculpted white gold case, set against a slice of landscape jasper, a patterned stone evoking desert strata and dreamlike terrain.

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his is the story of a dialogue, a conversation between two demanding worlds inhabited by precision, audacity, and obsession with detail. Chronopassion, a watchmaking agitator since 1988, and Arnold & Son, a custodian of British-inspired technical elegance, have created a unique, rare, and spectacular timepiece: the Double Tourbillon “Landscape”, an exercise in style as mechanical as it is mineral.

Two back-to-back tourbillons, suspended in space by mirror-polished gold bridges. Two symmetrical dials in white opal, like two pages turned simultaneously across two time zones. A 43.5 mm white gold case, sculpted to welcome the light. And everywhere, the earthly breath of a “landscape” jasper carefully selected by Chronopassion, whose strata evoke desert reliefs or imaginary panoramas.

Arnold & Son x Chronopassion's one-off Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape'

The mineral dial becomes a painting, the beige alligator strap an extension of the chromatic harmony, offering a poetic reading of time. The Arnold & Son aesthetic is revealed in a new light, sublimated by Chronopassion’s non-conformist eye.

The Double Tourbillon “Landscape” is more than a visual exercise. Its heart beats for two independent time zones, adjustable down to the minute - a rarity in the world of travel watches. At noon, local time is displayed in Roman numerals. At six o’clock, the reference time is displayed in Arabic numerals. Each dial is autonomous, and each crown is dedicated: at 2 o’clock for winding and setting, at 7 o’clock for the second time zone.

Arnold & Son x Chronopassion's one-off Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape'

This dual architecture pays homage to John Arnold, a pioneer of marine chronometry, who facilitated the calculation of longitude with his precision watches. In this spirit, this timepiece perpetuates the idea of time being mastered, used, and shared, but never frozen.

At the heart of this creation beats the A&S8513 calibre, entirely developed and hand-decorated by Arnold & Son. It features two gear trains, two barrels for 90 hours of power reserve, and two tourbillons suspended on three-dimensional solid gold bridges, bevelled, polished and satin-finished to perfection.

Every finish - from the radiant Côtes de Genève to the circular graining, from the colimaçonnage of the barrels to the polish of the chatons - is pushed to the limit. The oversized pawl that secures the tension of the barrels is a tribute to expressive mechanics, where the useful becomes ornamental.

As a nod to Chronopassion’s singular universe, this unique piece dares to contrast rigorous watchmaking with mineral inspiration. Landscape jasper, rare and unpredictable, embodies a taste for the exceptional. It transforms this timepiece into a living sculpture, an intimate territory to be explored.

Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape’ is not just a watch. It’s an encounter between two houses driven by the same love of the unusual.

Arnold & Son x Chronopassion's one-off Double Tourbillon ‘Landscape'

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Reference 1DTAW.Z09A.C1259O
Limited edition: one-off piece

Functions

  • Local hours and minutes (Roman numerals)
  • Independent reference hours and minutes (Arabic numerals)

Movement

  • Calibre A&S8513, mechanical with manual winding
  • Jewels 42
  • Diameter 37.30 mm
  • Thickness 8.35 mm
  • Power reserve 90 hours
  • Frequency 3 Hz / 21,600 vph
  • Finishes
    main plate: NAC treated, circular-grained
    bridges: NAC-treated, polished and chamfered, radiating Côtes de Genève
    wheels: circular-grained, polished and bevelled
    chatons: 18-carat white gold
    screws: chamfered, mirror-polished heads
    tourbillon bridges: 18-carat white gold, mirror-polished, satin-finished and hand-bevelled
    tourbillon cages: polished and hand-bevelled

Dial

  • Picture jasper
  • Hour dials: white opal

Case

  • Material: 18-carat white gold
  • Diameter 43.50 mm
  • Crystal: domed sapphire, double-sided anti-reflective coating
  • Case back: sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
  • Water resistance 3 bar (30 metres/100 feet)

Strap

  • Material: desert beige alligator leather with storm blue alligator leather lining
  • Buckle: folding clasp, 18-carat white gold

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