• Hours are traditionally not installed in the premises of the casino.
• Traditional motion-hour shooter “clockwise” is used to indicate the direction of circular motion. However, there are hours in which the hands move “counterclockwise”.
• Big Ben – the name of the tower, and 13-ton bell that rings inside.
• At various stages of development of civilization, mankind has used the sun, stars, water, fire, sand, wheels, mechanical, electrical, electronic and atomic clocks.
• Atomic clocks have an error in 1 second in six million years. Read the rest of this entry »

Anchor gear (anchor) – consists of the anchor wheel, anchor plugs and balance (double pendulum) – is part of the clock mechanism, which converts the energy of the primary (winding) of springs in the momenta transferred to the balance sheet to maintain a fixed period of oscillation, which is necessary for the uniform rotation shesterenochnogo mechanism. Read the rest of this entry »

The famous Russian dynasty of brilliant artists, world-famous watchmakers self-taught in three generations, the conquerors set of Russian and international prizes, medals and diplomas, produced a pocket watch out of unusual material – wood and ivory. Read the rest of this entry »

Despite the fact that the antique clock is ten times lower than those on the reliability of modern high-precision instrument for determining the time, interest in the world to him constantly growing. Sophisticated collectors, connoisseurs Haute Horlogerie (High Watch making) consider the unique examples of the work watchmakers of the past centuries mainly as masterpieces of micromechanics, the extraordinary aesthetic and historic value. Read the rest of this entry »

These clocks can be considered an unusual form , a clock with a special way to drive , with unusual speed control , watch the secret , etc. These watches are valued highly , because they are mostly the product of high quality self-employment , which differ from the usual commercial products . Their creators are trying to emphasize its inventiveness and originality and surprise this world . Read the rest of this entry »

The emergence of small small hours refer to the beginning of XVI century. , but some sources say that the hours appeared in the second half of the XV century. In the XVI century. emerged in Europe, two major centers, which was concentrated the production of the first small hours with a spring drive – PDAs and pendants . At the beginning of the century it was in Nuremberg , a place where he worked as a mechanic , a watchmaker Peter Henlein , and about 1550 came the second such center in Blois (France ), where since 1518 began working as a watchmaker Julien curls , and later – Jacques de La Garde , spring clocks that in the oval case is still stored in the collections of the Louvre. Read the rest of this entry »

Equally , as the shell, its shape and decorative elements can be a good guide in determining the origin and age of the clock and dials and hands can give a collector of valuable information about the data clock. The first mechanical clocks had only one hour hand and the rough German or Italian ( Old Bohemian ) dial ,  12 -hour or 24-hour scale. In the Renaissance single-needle hours prevailed engraved Roman numerals . In case clock with square brass dial , we often meet with the scale engraved in the brass ring attached to a non-circular Dial plate . Read the rest of this entry »

These hours form an independent group , in their size and shape affected the development of functional and decorative elements from different ages . They first appeared in 1650 … 1660 years . and more than 200 years later , when they still continued to produce , they retained some constants for these items . Height of wall clock was significant , and in XVIII and XIX centuries. Read the rest of this entry »

At the turn of XIV and XV centuries . began to meet more often made entirely of iron room hours, given load . First, they in their scheme and design elements differ only slightly from the large tower clock.

The original hallmarks of the Gothic hours were simplicity , efficiency , relative ease of construction with an open frame frame without decorations or , later , with decorative elements . Drive the load ( a weight ) is determined not only the shape of hours , but their location – elevated position , necessary to achieve the best possible long course . Wall clock with weights were popular , and later, when it was introduced spring actuator . Read the rest of this entry »

Historically, you can trace the development of mechanical watches for different types and in relation to regional conditions , which had considerable influence on the occurrence of the important centers of the watch industry , the establishment of schools watchmakers world significance and to differentiate the level of craft and art industry in various European countries and other parts of the world . Read the rest of this entry »