PROFESSIONAL WATCHES™: Amundsen Artic Navigation System by VILLEMONT

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In terms of movement, the collection revolves around the Solar Navigation System, a unique and exclusive navigation system. It is during an exploration to the North Pole that Jorgen Amundsen (great great nephew of Roald Amundsen and Creative Director of Villemont) had the idea of incorporating a navigation system into a watch, which enables one to easily locate the cardinal points according to the position of the sun.

The Artic Navigation System by Villemont is the latest model of the AMUNDSEN collection. It is proposed in an extra-red gold and black-coated titanium case as well as in black-coated titanium, and in steel and black-coated titanium. This sportive timepiece houses a self-winding chronograph.

Its bi-directional rotating bezel allows its owner to find the cardinal points (indicated on the inner bezel) at any time. In daylight by simply positioning the hour on the 24h scale of the bi-directional bezel towards the hour hand, the wearer will immediately know where the sun sits at that precise time. For example, at 5 am, the sun sits in the North-East.

At night, a drawing of the stars on the back will help him to find his North. In the Northern hemisphere, the North Star (Ursula Major) points at north and in the Southern hemisphere, the Southern Cross will help him to find the South.

Technical Specifications:

SELF WINDING CHRONOGRAPH WITH MANUAL SOLAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Reference number: 1050.012
Caliber: VM 107, selfwinding mechanical movement. Rotor bridge and black oscillating weight engraved and decorated with Clou de Villemont® pattern. Incabloc shock-protection device.
Dial indications: Hours, minutes, seconds, day and date displays at 3 o'clock, 12 hours counter at 6 o'clock, small second hand at 9 o'clock, 30 minutes counter at 12 o'clock.
Movement diameter: 13 ¼ lines.
Jewelling: 25 rubies.
Rate frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour.
Power reserve: 48 hours.
Case: Stainless steel/black diamond coated titanium, Ø 44.5 mm. Screwed-down crown. See-through sapphire caseback.
Bezel: Bidirectional rotating bezel with Solar Navigation function.
Dial: Black, decorated with sunray guilloche pattern. Inner-bezel indicating cardinal points. Luminescent hour and minute hands.
Crystal: Glare-proof sapphire.
Water resistance: Up to 120 m (approx. 400 feet).
Strap: Red rubber strap with stainless steel triple folding clasp.