Hands-On With Arnold & Son’s DSTB Stop-Seconds Watch
Arnold & Son’s DSTB Stop-Seconds updates the brand’s deadbeat-seconds watch with hacking seconds and a concave white-opal time subdial. Available in Cliff Grey red gold and Kingsand platinum, each limited to 18 pieces, the models feature an asymmetrical dial that showcases the jumping-seconds mechanism and an oversized seconds hand. The watches are powered by the automatic A&S6303 caliber, offering a 55-hour power reserve, and housed in 42mm cases with 30 meters of water resistance. Though they wear large, their expansive dials suit the prominent complication. Priced at $58,700 in red gold and $72,500 in platinum, the editions add useful mechanical and visual refinements over their predecessors.
Buying Time Analysis: This limited-edition update makes Arnold & Son’s deadbeat-seconds watch more compelling by adding stop-seconds functionality and a concave opal subdial while preserving its distinctive dial-side mechanism.
