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Van Cleef Arpels Complication Poétique Midnight Planétarium

The Stunning  'Universe Watch' 

This watch is beyond anything I've ever seen. Luxury watch makers Van Cleef Arpels have created this dazzling creation, showing the planets and our sun while a small comet moves along a track to tell us the time.
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 Scroll to the bottom to see a video of this watch in motion).

solar system watch
 
solar system watch
This "midnight planetarium watch' is encased in 18cr rose gold and has 2 sapphire crystals embedded in its face.  
solar system watch
 
solar system watch
 
solar system watch
It shows 6 of our solar system's planets revolving around the sun in real time. Each planet is represented with a precious stone - Aventurine, serpentine, chloromelanite, turqoise, red jasper, blue agate and sugilte. The sun itself is also of rose gold. 
solar system watch
 
solar system watch
What can I say, this is not a watch, it's a piece of art, and should be treated as such.
solar system watch

solar system watch
 

  Darel S.