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 »

If you ask the question, what is the regulator, the watchmaker, apparently, think of the thermometer on the bridge balance, the collector of hours – about the old floor clock, and a man with an idea of Swiss watches, slapping his forehead, recalling the unusual watches with single-clockwise. We will try to clarify this issue. Read the rest of this entry »

Sun, water and fire hronometricheskie devices have completed the first phase in the development of instruments for measuring time. Gradually produce a more precise picture of the time, and have sought better ways to measure it. Revolutionary invention marked a completely new stages of development in this direction was the creation of the first wheeled clock, which began with the emergence of the modern era of timekeeping.

The author and the date the invention of mechanical watches is unknown. Some reports suggest the tenth century that it was time for the first time such a mechanism built monk from Herbert Orillaka, the future Pope Sylvester II (950 – 1003). Indeed, in the technique, it was a great talent, and it had the opportunity during his study tour to get acquainted with the principles of construction of various Arab astronomical Read the rest of this entry »