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My eyes just popped out of my head, Don!
An independent maker, whom I've just heard of, with a table clock like that??!
AND a triple axis tourbillon wristwatch, no less?
You MUST do an article on this gentleman for the PuristS- I can't seem to find one.
I find it refreshing that some still present desk clocks at Basel- the focus at the PuristS
and with so much of the industry is on wristwatches- yet clocks are equally fantastic.
In fact, I often find clocks more interesting simply due to their size- means so much more
complication and function can be built in!
Baselworld 2009 - Aaron Becsei
New this year for Aaron Becsei is the table clock tourbillon Nr. 2 perpetual calendar tourbillon Nr. 1 3 axis tourbillon wrist watch This "Zappler" clock is only about 1.5 inches high. The very fast pendulum beat gives it it's name "Zappler" from the verb...
Wow, that tourbillon clock is breathtaking.
I'm kicking myself now that I didn't go past Becsei's stand. Cheers Tony P
My eyes just popped out of my head, Don!
An independent maker, whom I've just heard of, with a table clock like that??! AND a triple axis tourbillon wristwatch, no less? You MUST do an article on this gentleman for the PuristS- I can't seem to find one. I find it refreshing that some still prese...
Thanks a lot Don !
A great work from Aaron but a bit too "baroque" for me ! Fr.Xavier
Clock
Why does a clock need a tourbillon? Aren't they to account for positional errors? While there's no doubting the workmanship, it's a little too decorative for me.
The tourbillon actually would help this piece greatly...
As the balance wheel and escapement are in the vertical plane in a typical pocketwatch, gravity effects this and will be a factor in the rate of the balance's rotation. Using a tourbillon on the escapement, allows for the averaging out of the gravitationa...
Tourbillon clock
Tim, you are right that the tourbillon averages the errors in the vertical positions. However a clock, unlike a watch, sits in one vertical position its whole life. So the balance could have a huge poise error and be all over the map if checked in several...
