In-house gears cut by hand and the most accurate 3D moonphase, Christiaan van der Klaauw, also known as CVDK is making their mark on the astronomical stage. I was recently invited to the Sincere Haute Horlogerie unveiling of the Planetarium Eise Eisinga Black DLC SHH Edition.
An 8 pieces Limited Edition made specially for Sincere Fine Watches.
As you might guess from the name, CVDK is a Dutch watchmaker who started real young. This mathematical genius started his astronomical journey at the age of 13 and was already learning and understanding the ways of the universe. His first creation was the astronomical clock in 1974 and by 1989, was honoured with a membership to the Swiss Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI).
The "regular" Planetarium series comes with an aventurine dial (see above). Handsome but the Black DLC SHH Edition gives more contrast and uniqueness.
Located at the 6 o'clock position is the Planetarium featuring the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn...
Right at the centre is the shiny planet representing the Sun and the closest red ball, Mercury. As we all know, it takes earth to rotate around the sun in 365 days - 365.24 days to be exact. For those who might want to know, Mercury takes 87.97 (earth) days, Venus 224.70 days and Mars 686.98 days to orbit the sun.
Above shows the Planetarium disc on the aventurine version of the timepiece.
Located at the 12 o'clock is the date/month complication.
The timepiece comes in a Black DLC case measuring 40mm - nice size given the complication.
The automatic movement is the calibre CVDK7386 featuring twin barrels providing up to 96 hours of power reserve.
The Planetarium module adds a little height to the timepiece coming in at 14mm height.
This SHH Edition was launched to commemorate the grand opening of SHH Pendulum in Thailand (Pendulum is a subsidiary of the Sincere Watch Group).
If you are an astronomy buff, this would be the timepiece for you. You may go to their website for more details of the Planetarium. And to keep the timepiece showing the complication, any purchase comes with a winding box to keep the timepiece running at its optimal - to always be showing the correct position of the planets. Impressive I tell you...
