Van Cleef & Arpels is not a watch brand we normally associate with men's watches. That isn't to say that the Paris "maison" doesn't cater to males, but rather that the luxury maker's offerings for women are so strong they overshadow the pieces for men. It is also a fact that Paris-based watch makers who specialize in jewelry tend to be known more for their ability to execute items with perfect elegance versus macho masculine accoutrements. With that said Van Cleef & Arpels certainly does produce men's watches and a new one for 2014 is among the most interesting we have seen in quite a while. Called the Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication, the astronomically-themed watch is a welcome departure from the norm and is a beautiful new high-end piece for traditionally complicated timepiece lovers.
The Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication is a very difficult watch to understand both thematically and technically for those who aren't familiar with some of the key players in the watch industry. This is a product not born in a vacuum but rather inspired by the recent history of Van Cleef & Arpels as well being based on the talents of some key watch industry minds. Van Cleef & Arpels has another astronomically themed watch with a star chart which is more than likely still in the brand's collection known as the Midnight in Paris. Highly complex, I believe it is the product of the brand's ongoing relationship with designer Jean-Marc Wiederrecht. It is very easy to consider the Midnight in Paris as having inspired a follow-up astronomical watch with the much more complicated Midnight Planetarium - though Jean-Marc Wiederrecht did not have anything to do with it.
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