Girard-Perregaux 1966 The Chamber of Wonders Novus Orbis 49534-52-R06-BB60

Münster was a German cartographer active in the first half of the 16th century, and Novus Orbis means New World. Each piece of stone, from aventurine to nephrite, is cut from a disc 0.5 mm thick and applied by hand, and miniature painting adds the fine detail; the result is the most vivid dial of the three. The movement is Girard-Perregaux's slim self-winding Calibre 3300, and the case is 8.5 mm thick.

Its two companions in the Chamber of Wonders trio share the 40 mm pink gold case and the run of 18. The Pearl of Wonders (49534-52-R04-BB60) has a blue dial, and the Terrestrial Map (49534-52-R05-BB60) a white jade dial painted in India ink. Against the plain pink gold 1966 40 on a black alligator strap (49555-52-132-BB60), the Novus Orbis is a touch slimmer, 8.5 mm against 8.9 mm.