The luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels unveiled a luxury solar system set called the Van Cleef & Arpels Planétarium automaton. The set consists of seven baubles that represent each planet in the solar system. The CompliTime team helped develop the mechanization feature, which allows it to move at the same rotation speed as the real solar system, where a complete orbit in 88 days for Mercury, 224 days for Venus, 365 days for Earth, 687 days for Mars, 11.86 years for Jupiter, and 29.5 years for Saturn.
The set contains the appearance of a gold shooting star-studded with diamonds, emeralds, and Mystery Set sapphires with a small door to travel the dial to indicate the hours. The set also has a melody playing in the background, created by Swiss musician Michel Tirabosco. Each bauble is covered in luxurious jewels and gems. A standout bejeweled bauble in the set is the Sun covered in yellow sapphires, spessartite garnets, and diamonds on 500 gold stems. Another standout bejeweled bauble is the Earth, which contains a jewelry structure in white gold, sapphires, tsavorite garnets, and diamonds that surrounds the sphere.
Luxury Solar System Sets
Van Cleef & Arpels Planétarium Automaton is a Bejeweled Solar System Set
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