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Phenomenal. Thank you for the technical breakdown
of this watch. I have long loved the Antikythera mechanism and the obscure astronomical details it
computes just as Mr. Buttet found it.
I would have loved to have been the head watchmaker on staff for such an amazing project.
It is refreshing to think there are still people out there that care about astronomy and defining in a
mechanical mechanism the movements of the heavens above us. To me, nothing is more beautiful.
-O
This message has been edited by Ophiuchus on 2012-03-21 17:58:24
What exactly Antikythera Watch is and does
(Note: This is the translation of an article I wrote for the Japanese watch magazine - "World Wrist Watch", with its written permission. The article was written before Basel and therefore I made some modification.) In October 2011 , Hublot announced at Mu...
Thanks a lot for this great article Ken.
As I say in my report, this watch is the very first break-through Masterpiece. Fx
Why are the digital radiographs of the mechanism...
....watermarked with "Hublot for Puristpro" when they are images created for the AMRP by X-tek/Shawcorp? This makes it appear that Hublot produced those radiographs and did the research, which I am sure is not their intent. This message has been edited by...
Apologies if....
... you get that impression, but it is not my intention. Watermarked in that way because it was provided by Hublot to PPro and I assumed that Hublot had permission/ rights to let PPro post it on the forum (Hublot funded for a part of the research). It had...
No need to apologise, KIH
I understand it isn't your intention - the images were provided by Hublot - and I completely understand the difficulty with attribution and watermarking. I don't doubt Hublot has permission to use the images. After all, they did sponsor an exhibition and ...
Phenomenal. Thank you for the technical breakdown
of this watch. I have long loved the Antikythera mechanism and the obscure astronomical details it computes just as Mr. Buttet found it. I would have loved to have been the head watchmaker on staff for such an amazing project. It is refreshing to think th...
I am glad you like it. I concur that..
.. it is an amazing piece of work and I, too, can only bow to those who actually designed the Antikythera Mechanism thousands of years ago. Ken
Thanks for the Article !
Great write up Ken ! Great to be able to decipher the mystery ! What a phenomenal piece of engineering !
I agree....
... this one, this particular one, I would LOVE to meet in person and handle.... I wish! Ken
fastinating read..
and goes to show you: learn something new everyday.. kudos to Hublot! and thank you for the write up
Fantastic review...thank you...
it looks like an amazing piece, there is a lot to read and digest in your post. Thanks, Andy.
It took me quite a while to digest all the available info, too.
Take your time. Very interesting and fascinating history, imagination, and machine/mechanism. Ken
