Most watches can tell clock time , but how many keep track of the planetary orbits ? sumptuousness determine makerVan Cleef & Arpelscreated theMidnight Planétarium timekeeper , which does just that . The wristwear is encase in 18 - carat gold and sports a variety of dissimilar semi - precious gem . As the watchmakers explicate on their internet site , the company has " achieve its dream of reducing the scale of the firmament to the dimensions of a wristwatch . " Pretty fancy clobber .
Each planet is represented with a unlike colored stone : Earth is turquoise , Mercury is serpentine , Venus is chloromelanite , Mars is violent jasper , Jupiter is blue agate , and Saturn is sugilite . Other ethereal objective on the watch include a pinkish gold shooting superstar and sun .
This watch is n’t just for looks : The planets in reality move in time with their real - liveliness depictions . A ego - meander mechanism contain 396 separate part moves each miniature satellite in dependable clip to its actual orbit duration . That means it will take your bantam Saturn 29 years to make its way around the picket ’s dial , with Jupiter accept about 12 class , Mars 687 days , Earth 365 days , and Mercury 88 days . ( Neptune and Uranus are n’t include as their orbits are longer than most human life-time at 165 years and 84 age respectively . )
The back of the watch features an engraving of the starry dark sky . you’re able to set the engagement and regard it through two aperture on the telephone dial . you may also secernate the time thanks to the shooting lead which finish a revolution around the dial in 24 hours . endearingly , the owner can choose a specific day as their " favourable day " and on that date the Earth will move straight underneath the star etch on cerulean crystal to symbolize practiced fortunes .
The watch retails for$225,000 , which really is n’t so much to have the entire solar arrangement adorning your arm .
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