Midnight planetarium watch

Van Cleef & Arpels takes its inspiration from the heavens for the Midnight Planetarium.

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The Midnight Planetarium watch is a unique and beautiful piece that measures the movements of the 6 planets closest to the sun.

The Midnight Planétarium is an incredible feat of engineering, design and artistic craftsmanship. Besides showing the time, this watch also accurately displays the movement of 6 planets in our solar system as they orbit the Sun. The watch took 396 pieces and 3 whole years of work to complete so, along with the precious stones dotting its surface, the $245,000 price tag comes as no surprise. However, one can always dream!

At the recent Oscars, Matt Damon (up for nomination for his role in The Alien), wore the Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium watch - a timepiece that has the solars system on the dial, complete with planets that orbit the dial in "real time."

It’s called The Midnight Planétarium and has a $245,000 price tag. Besides showing the time, it also accurately displays the movement of six planets in our solar system as they orbit the Sun. The two other planets were excluded from this astronomical watch because the lengths of their orbits would make their movements on the watch imperceptible and impractical.

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Astronomical Watch Gorgeously Depicts the Real-Time Orbits of Planets | Mental Floss

Keep track of time at a galactic level with this incredible moving planetarium watch from Van Cleef & Arpels. Instead of hands denoting the hours and minutes,...