Showing posts with label horology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horology. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

So, you want to be a watchmaker.



God only knows why, but some people just need to walk to a different drummer. That's a good thing.


How to Clean & Oil a Watch: A Beginners Guide




Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Made of stone and steel



Time Machine


Will a clock that works flawlessly for 10,000 years become the greatest wonder of the world?
Prototype number two of the Clock of the Long Now is, at nine feet tall, a diminutive model of the final version, which is expected to be at least 60 feet tall and will have multiple displays. This prototype records the changes in the relative positions of Earth and the five other planets that humans can eyeball without a telescope. "If you came up to the clock thousands of years from now, you could still read the time, even if you did not have the same time system we use now," says designer Danny Hillis.
Read more...




Tuesday, February 21, 2006

More money than rich



World's Most Expensive Watches 2005


BaselWorld 2006 is coming up. Any idea, which brands
will present the most expensive ones for 2006?

Saturday, February 4, 2006

OMG



MARCEL BETRISEY



Works of art that also tell time.



Amazing images