DESCRIPTION:
There's no arguing that the Astronomia Tourbillon revolutionized watchmaking when it was introduced in 2014. But it's not exactly considered an outdoorsman's watch.
That didn't stop renowned Swedish explorer and adventure activist Johan Ernst Nilson from taking an Astronomia Tourbillon with him on one of his expeditions to the Himalayas.
"I wore the regular Astronomia Tourbillon on a climb to the Himalayas, where I went up to 6,200 meters (almost 20,000 feet), in -30 degrees C, extreme conditions," Nilson says. "I used the Astronomia on the climb in order to test it. You would think that such a complicated watch would be delicate and fragile, but it isn't, and it performed perfectly in all conditions. I used it climbing up ice walls, with my ice ax, banging it against rock and ice and it held up extremely well."
- Special partnership with explorer/activist Johan Ernst Nilson
- Double-axis tourbillon movement
- Miniature, transparent buckets of actual water collected by Nilson at both the North and South Poles
- A stunning piece of rock from Mt. Everest itself
- Turning 288-facet Jacob-cut diamond and blue-lacquered magnesium globe
- The first Astronomia to incorporate luminosity
- 10% of the purchase price goes to charity
- Purchase includes a trip to Everest with Johan Ernst Nilson
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Movement Number: JCAM25
Movement: Double-axis Tourbillon; Material: Titanium; Components: 384; Jewels: 42
Power Reserve: 60 hours Frequency: 21,600 vib/h (3 Hz)
Functions: Hours and Minutes; System: Manual Movement, Double-Axis Flying Tourbillon; 1st Axis: Full Revolution in 60 seconds; 2nd Axis: Full Revolution in 5 minutes; 1 Carat Exclusive Jacob cut® Black Diamond: 288 Facets, rotating on itself in 60 seconds; Black Magnesium Globe with Super-LumiNova oceans, rotating on itself in 60 seconds
Finishes: Plate and Bridges: Hand Angled and Polished, Flank Draw, Circular Graining, Polished Sink, One Sapphire Bridge; Polished Screws; Barrel: Circular Graining
External Parts: Diameter: 47mm
Height: 25mm
Material: 18K White Gold and Sapphire Crystal
Case Back: 18K Gold; 18K Gold lift-out Rotating "bows" for Winding and Time-Setting
Crystal: Unique Domed Sapphire with double Anti-Reflective Treatment
Everest Rock: Actual piece of rock from Everest, taken by hand by Johan Ernst Nilson
Two Buckets of Water: Buckets of water taken from the North and South Poles by Johan Ernst Nilson
Base Dial: Blue titanium with Super-LumiNova constellations
Hour and Minute Subdial: Titanium "Everest North South" dial, Hand Angled and Polished, Lacquered Indexes
Hands: Titanium with Super-LumiNova
Strap & clasp: Black rubber or glow-in-the-dark rubber; Clasp: 18K Gold deployant clasp
Water resistance: 30m