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Horology as Art
Do you have any horology-related 'art' around the house? Framed Rolex adverts (Jocke); paintings (are you reading this, Tassos?); sketches (where's Doc and his Greubel Forsey?); others?
I was recently very excited to find some copper-engraved plates from a horology book entitled "Clocks, Watches and Chronometers", published by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme in 1819. The original drawings were done by J. Farey Jnr. and the copper-plate engravings by Wilson Lowry between 1806 and 1819. The full set consisted of 49 engravings and it's great to think that this might have been something that A.L. Breguet, Antide Janvier or A.L. Perrelet had on the shelf in their Atelier.
And now it looks great on the wall in my study ...
Andrew
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Horology as Art
Do you have any horology-related 'art' around the house? Framed Rolex adverts (Jocke); paintings (are you reading this, Tassos?); sketches (where's Doc and his Greubel Forsey?); others? I was recently very excited to find some copper-engraved plates from ...
Great score Andrew....
.... so good, indeed, that you are almost forgiven for cannibalising the book set. Figure 6 looks fascinating, but did you note the name over Figure 3? Cheers, pplater.
Some famous names
Yes, it's great to see some familiar names. Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to buy the entire book. The seller only had a handful of pages from the original book. Still, I stumbled upon it unexpectedly and given the direct historical connecti...
Nice prints, Andrew!
I have watch art in my office courtesy of Lange -- it's their large-scale calendar from last year that I won in a contest on the forum. The macros of their gorgeous watches are absolutely horological art of the highest caliber! Unfortunately, I cannot see...
Great drawings.
Those are some wonderful old escapement drawings you have there. Glad to hear no intact books were harmed in the making of this post. Looks great on your wall. It's a coincidence that you should post these now - I was looking at some prints of various esc...
That sounds great ...
And I am looking forward to the reprint of Watchmaking as well. A nice frame adds a lot to the appearance of such prints, so that sounds like a great move. Andrew
I wish!
I have been wanting something to hang on the wall. The closest was the one Daos mentioned - Lange calendar, but they decided NOT to re-use the frame this year or next (yeah, management change, etc....). Other than that, I got a photo book called "Movement...
Movement
Hi Ken, Mocafico's images would look great framed. I suppose buying a second copy of Movement to frame is a reasonable investment. I wonder if they sold high quality prints at the time of the original gallery showing? That would have been superb, particul...
Actually, I bought two copies :-)
The question is, which pages to frame I don't know how the original gallery showing. Maybe I will ask/email the publisher or the artist himself. If I got any feedback ever, I will report back! Ken
Print quality
It's worth a try. I have read that the quality of the printing and images varied in different print runs. And that the quality was higher in the catalogue printed for the exhibition. I haven't see any side-by-side to confirm. Good luck and report back! An...
I have something more intimate ...
Magali gave me a nice autograph on my Amvox I and II papers... With a nice sketch. I am also trying to get a technical draw of my Master Minute Repeater. To be followed. Best, Nicolas
That sounds very special, Nico ...
Nothing like a direct connection to the designer or maker. I am shore you will share the finished product with us. Congratulations. Andrew
Meanwhile, across the Pacific . . .
. . . lies plate XXXV . . . . . . on my desk. Thank you, Andrew . . . warmest regards, Art...
My pleasure and it looks ...
My pleasure, Art, and it looks great. Nice how they brought out the silver tones in the framing. Also nice to be able to thank you with something horologically and historically meaningful. Enjoy. A
Technical drawings hung on the Wall
then and of course many examples earlier and later were done hand-helped by the drawing instruments of their time, then transfered to copper plates for engraving and reproduction. Perhaps some were even etched directly onto the original copper plates - as...
Thanks for the perspective, Amery ...
Very nice to think of the engravers as craftsmen as well as artists. And the motivation for producing such detailed drawings for others. Kind regards, Andrew Ps. Don't stare at a blank wall too much, or else you'll go blind!
Since i'm a very poor guy ...
... my daughter decided to make some horological art for me ... a couple of years ago ... Filip...
Personal
Hi Filip, I really like that. Personal and meaningful. Did you have it framed? A future in graphic design for your daughter? Or perhaps even in the watch industry, heaven forbid! Andrew
She made that ...
... for my birthday once, but personally i think she didn't put alot of effort in it (she's like her dad) because she can (and does) much better then that. Her real future lies in dancing, you'll probably hear more about that in a couple of years. Cheers,...
On the contrary, Bim. Your daughter's devotion . . .
. . . is an indication of immeasurable wealth ;-) . . .
A Bunch here
Two more from that same source Some machinery from an edition of Diderot's Encyclopedia. I particularly like this paring because it is two views of the same machine www.wiglaf.org ,%20gear%20cutting,%20Sulli,%20perspective.jpg www.wiglaf.org ,%20gear%20cu...
Framing?
Thanks Aaron, Great to see more of these. Did you have the same idea of framing them? It was one thing to hold the static page, but they looked even better in a complementary frame. Andrew
I have a couple of them framed...
but all the pictures I have available are the scans I made when I first got them. I'll have to take a pic or 2 tomorrow A
Looking for similar
To hang in my study set against early prints/drawings of flora n fauna....God's creations versus Man's. May I enquire where did u procure them?
What a great theme ....
That's a great juxtaposition and theme. Very nice. The pages came from an antique print shop. I will send you the details. Regards Andrew
That sounds interesting!
A horology tattoo? Something brand related, like a Rolex crown, or something a bit more abstract related to the passing of time? A going train for example. That will make an impressive thread one day! Andrew
Yes, it is.
Been thinking about it for many years. Even got a folder in my computer where I've been saving pics, drawings and ideas for the project. Don't know if I will go till the end. Some days I'm sure about it, but next day the desire just disappears. Time will ...