Independents

Arnold and Son is just an incredible brand. The more I see some of their creations, the more I love the brand. The Luna Magna ( Big moon, in latin ) is an awesome creation, or should I call it Creature. Launched in 2021 in rose gold or in platinum with an...  

One of the many beautiful creations from Arnold & Son. For me one of the most interesting high horology brands currently on the market. If I would have to choose for the Luna Magna I would probably go with the aventurine dial.

Would love to see any version in person. I think though that my preference here would be the aventurine dial. I'm not exactly sure why, but even though meteorite dials are my favorite I'm still of the opinion no one has managed to surpass Omega in their e... 

For me the size would be a limitation. If I had to pick the aventurine matches the sky theme, however, this meteorite version is a looker as well!

...and except for the considerable size, the color scheme makes it pretty subtle. The glow of the dial and moon is really fantastic!

That's what actually makes the difference to my eyes here!!

The dark 'charcoal' color of the Speedmaster meteorite dials....

I'll have to wait for the "madame" version

And it's this: most all moon phase watches ignore the fact that the gibbous and quarter phases can not be displayed due to the design and movement of the complication. I know that is pretty picky but it just seems like every designer has decided "well the... 

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The greatest timepiece ever made in my opinion 🤩😍😇

...but still...the moon never looks like that (except maybe during a partial eclipse). It looks like this: ...  

The version with Aventurine dial during the day and the Lume version of the Meteroite version for the night. 😎 It’s a pity that the Aventurine version has no lume (at least on the hands and on the moon).

It would be a cheap way to go… Because so neither of the two options is currently an option for me.

And such a nickname after my last year of watch acquisitions! 😁

After this history I’m much more “Mister Thrift“ now. 🥳

Given the "topic" of the watch, the idea of starry sky dial pulls it all together as for the color, I think you do not go gold (again meteors are not in my experience that color). I would get a strap in black or very deep indigo with silver stitching. Lov... 

If I had to choose one, well .... I didn't know of the meteorite dial until now, and when I first saw the aventurine I fell instantly in love. Possibly the first love would win out. It's like looking into the infinite.

Since there were only 28 made would be pretty hard to locate one. Don't know if the price is a good one. I've seen prices for the meteorite much higher than the aventurine. Check it out. You'd know better than I would. Just checked. It's still there. It's...