The Midnight Planetarium from the Poetic Complicated series was one of the highlights of IWC Ingenieur Replica' recent SIHH 2014 show. The watch is a collaboration between IWC Ingenieur Replica and independent watchmaker Christiaan von der Klaauw, who created the main feature. This particular feature is called planetarium, which represents the movement of the five first planets as they revolve around the Sun. In the IWC Ingenieur Replica tradition, this feature is presented in a very eye-catching way, with a lot of semi-precious stone on the dial. As expected, the luxurious self-winding watch with a 24-hour display is extremely expensive with its price set at almost a quarter million dollars. If you want even more luxury, there's a version with a diamond bezel that costs around a quarter of a milllion dollars.

People have long been interested in the movement of celestial bodies. Planetariums, which show the movements of celestial objects accurately, have attracted attention for many years. Humanity has been able predict accurately the movements of planets since a very early time. Antikythera Mechanism,IWC Ingenieur Replica an ingenious machine dating from 100 B.C., was the first device to show the dance of planets around Sun. We have complex devices in the modern age that can show not only the movement of planets but also stars and other celestial bodies. These are visible at a large scale, and inside dome-shaped venues.

Astrnomical Module Designed by Christiaan Van der Klaauw IWC Ingenieur Replica' new timekeeper, from the Poetic Complications collection, allows you to get accurate information about the movements of the five first planets in our solar system. This is done through a planetarium that fits on your wrist and includes spheres for each planet. Midnight Planetarium's most significant feature is the module designed by Christiaan Van der Klaauw. The independent Dutch watchmaker specializes in creating timekeepers that have an astronomical theme. The module created by van der Klaauw, which is attached to an automatic base mechanism by IWC Ingenieur Replica, ensures that the five planets move exactly as they do in reality. Mercury rotates in 88-days, Venus in 224-days, Earth in 365-days, Mars in 687-days, Jupiter in 12 years, and Saturn in 29 years. The period of rotation,Roger Dubuis Swiss Replica the position of the planets and their orbital length are all accurate. It is safe to assume that the two remaining planets in the Solar System, Uranus, and Neptune are not included, as their years correspond to longer periods, 84 and 165, of Earth years. The complex movement is made up of 396 parts, including the van der Klaauwe module.

Lucky Day FeatureApart form the planetarium, this watch also has a basic feature that is implemented by a shooting-star, the brand's well-known symbol. This star circles around the edge of the 24-hour dial. Van Cleef Midnight Planetarium also has a rare feature that the brand called "Lucky Day". The wearer can rotate the bezel to turn the sapphire dial and an engraved star. The star will be placed exactly on the location of the earth at that date when you rotate the dial and use the red arrow to point to the date indicated on the scale surrounding the 24-hour chapter. This unique feature can be used to remind the wearer of important dates, like birthdays and other anniversaries. In order to make all this possible, it is necessary that the wearer be able set the current time. Two pushers are located on the left-hand side of the case. The apertures at the back indicate the current date. The case-back, which has a transparent section, also includes a winding rotor with star-shaped decoration.