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.

Three months later, at the exhibition, Simon Bronnikov impressed contemporaries. He presented no “something”, and correctly counting down the minutes, by my own hands miniature clock (a rarity in those days), made of wood – the first time in the history of watch making. They bought the heir to the throne, the future Czar Alexander II.

So Semyon Bronnikov, founder of the dynasty watchmakers, has successfully completed the first draft and started producing strange hours. He exhibited his original products at numerous exhibitions, professional skills and gave them to her children.

High Skill inherited two of the seven sons of Seeds – Nicholas and Michael, and grandson – Nikolai Mikhailovich. More than 70 years, there it Bronnikov. Each execution of a clock, each mechanism, were unique, although similar, and had no analogues in the world folk art.

Bronnikov labored over for hours and together and separately. When creating unique mechanisms masters used different woods: walnut, honeysuckle, palm, seasoned bamboo. In separate mechanisms they have established no palm, and a metal spring – for a lifetime. Watch case and special cases for storage Bronnikova made of kapa, and the dial is decorated with inlays of mother of pearl and bone. Some clocks were made of ivory, almost completely.

From St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities Bronnikov received orders, often by the dozen. Products, whose diameter was 3 – 4 inches, worth more than gold. Indeed, the watches Bronnikova could not compete with the more reliable and accurate clock from the metal, they are used more as an expensive and rare gifts.

Pocket watches Bronnikov and still admired. Of the approximately 500 works of these talented Russian artists saved nearly half. Location of some of them – Armory of the Kremlin, the Hermitage, Russian Museum, Technical Museum, the Ethnographic Museum, State Historical Museum, the Angarsk Museum hours, as well as local museums and other museums in Russia and abroad. Watches by talented family Bronnikov and have lived so far, are in private collections around the world.

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