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Nitediver presents the third installment of his tour through the Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, focusing on early astronomical clocks and innovative world time watches. This post offers a visual and historical journey into complex horological mechanisms, highlighting pieces that demonstrate the evolution of timekeeping and celestial complications. It also draws a direct line to the work of Ludwig Oechslin, connecting historical artifacts to modern independent watchmaking.
Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds. – Part 3
More early astronomical clocks and a few interesting approaches to world time watches:
Elias Kreitmayer, Freidberg, end of 17th century. Five dials in silver displaying: down left side the hours, down right side the months plus the star signs and the their duration in days , the quarters in the center, top left side the date and top right side the moon phases.
John Heinrich Bachoffen, Zuerich, around 1730. Moonphase clock
This will certainly look familiar to many of you: Prototype of the Astrolabium Gallileo Gallilei by Ludwig Oechslin and finished watch by Ulysse Nardin.. As you might know, Ludwig Oechslin is now the director of the Musée international d'horlogerie.
Display with early world time pocket watches.
7 sub dials! Europe Central, Petersburg, New York, Pretoria, London and Constantinople (now Istanbul). Achille Hirsch, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, around 1900
Double faced pocket watch with an world time dial, around 1880
More recent approaches to world time watches:
4: Montre Jean Marcel, Germany 1995
5: Table clock with alarm and world time indication, Derby La Chaux-de-Fonds, around 1970
6: Seiko world time clock displaying a three dimensional earch.
End of Part 3
Stay tuned…more to come during the course of the next few days…
clearly sows the early roots of Ludgwig Oechslin's original design language, now exemplified by the Ochs und Junior watches. From here (rightmost watch)... ... to here... ... passing these... ... to finally arrive here! Thanks for your report! Cheers, Magnus
......there is a clear lineage here.. Thanks for the additional pictures and your observation. Best, Stefan
But magic, to my ears... The world time watches are superb, too. Astronomical and worldtime watches are fascinating me, totally. Thanks for this big slice of pleasure, my friend. Best, Nicolas
Then you have to see the museum with your own eyes, Nicolas. There is so much of interest to see, that you have to save at least one full day, better two to really enjoy it. Best, Stefan On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM,
GP, U.N, and the MIH... It will certainly take me three or 4 days.... But yes, I am thnking about that. Best, Nicolas
Take your p1800 for a nice tour around the Jura....and visit all the nice places there.... doesn't sound this like a good plan? I hope you will find the time to make this trip one day one day! best, Stefan Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 10.10.2012 um 13:39 schrieb www watchprosite
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