Tag: automaton
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Memento Ridere: Bell & Ross BR 01 Laughing Skull is venturing into the field of automata
The Bell & Ross Skull watch family has become an iconic collection and is now approaching its tenth anniversary. The skull symbol has been used for centuries, particularly by pirates. They consider it a talisman that brings them courage and frightens off their enemies. It is also used by the military, as a constant…
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The Marvellous Mechanical Museum review – marvels ex machina
Compton Verney, WarwickshireFour centuries of automata whir into wondrous life in a show that’s as much performance as it is exhibition
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Kelys & Chirp – a lovely tortoise automaton with a a tiny singing bird on its back
MB&F presents “Kelys & Chirp”: a co-creation by Reuge and Nicolas Court. Luxury music boxes manufacturer Reuge and Nicolas Court have teamed up with MB&F, the world’s first ever horological concept laboratory, to create Kelys & Chirp – a stunning creation made of two unlikely companions. The result of this collaboration is a simphony of…
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Connoisseurs will succumb to the fluttering wings of the Jaquet Droz Loving Butterfly Automaton
A masterpiece of watchmaking craftsmanship, this automaton by Jaquet Droz Atelier de Haute Horlogerie based in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) is truly a piece of art come to life, presenting an allegory of love and nature. The Loving Butterfly Automaton watch tells a story with its memorable dial and ultra-creative mechanics giving the illusion to the…
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Van Cleef & Arpels presents its first Extraordinary Object – The Automate Fée Ondine
Extraordinary Object: Van Cleef & Arpels Fée Ondine Automaton. At this year’s SIHH/ 2017 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie held these days in Geneva, Van Cleef & Arpels debuts the Fée Ondine Automaton made in collaboration with François Junod. Junod is an automatier, or automaton maker based in Ste-Croix, Switzerland. Bringing together several jewelry…
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Parmigiani Fleurier Hippologia. Is it an automaton or a table clock?
SIHH 2016: Hippologia, the creation of an exceptional clock. Is it an automaton or a table clock? When the horses start to gallop, the object comes alive, magic occurs and that question is forgotten. The concept “tempus fugit” (times flies) provides an endless source of fascination for Swiss luxury watchmakers from Parmigiani Fleurier, the creators…