Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/01/31/arcanaut-arc-ii-havender-accidental-discovery-relatively-affordable-luxury/
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Danish Details
The team at Arcanaut is clearly obsessed with getting all the details right. The ‘Pentablock’ rectangular crown that clips/locks into the case is just one example, the case itself is another. It is made out of 316L stainless steel milled on a CNC machine just outside of Copenhagen, as they like to have as much of the watch made and finished as locally as possible.
The case then gets a micro bead blasted finish, after which watchmakers highlight certain parts with a hand polish.
The sapphire crystal gets a double anti-reflective coating, one on top and one on the inside, to allow the dial to shine without the glare of the glass above. Arcanaut even made the effort to make the Arc II water resistant up to 10 ATM/100 meters, turning it into a bonafide sports watch.
Inside ticks a Soprod caliber A10. While not the most exciting movement available, it makes sense as it combines reliability with precision. This tried-and-tested movement ticks all the boxes without becoming an attraction by itself, and for a watch like the Arc II Havender, that is perfect.
When fully wound, the Soprod A10 offers a 42-hour power reserve and runs at 4 Hz/28,800 VpH.
Arcanaut forged the second’s hand, going for purity, and that was once again the right decision. They designed very expressive hands that also aid legibility while giving the Arc II Havender even more character.
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Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/01/31/arcanaut-arc-ii-havender-accidental-discovery-relatively-affordable-luxury/