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Visit to Quebec City
Came upon this amazing clock while taking a night time walking tour. It was a gift from the Swiss Canton of Jura to the city of Quebec City for the 400th anniversary. Took an Army of 28 people to build it over six years!!
I have never seen anything quite like it.
I have never seen anything quite like it.
Location
Town chose location in a historical square for celebration of 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Pretty neat City lots of history. Cliche is, closest thing to Europe in N.A.. was called New France. 98% of population speaks French. Heading back to SF tonight. We could use a clock like this in SF. Not sure if we have a sister city in Switzerland. This is the closest I will ever get to a real RM. This is probably too large for thieves to steal on a YouTube video.
Very nice, a true gift then, without immediate connection to a commercial store. Have to give credit for that.
Thank you for the contribution
Keeping up high quality threads.
Maybe it is your name that brings such an interesting post.
Chapeau.
I have an enormous respect for watch making from the Swiss Canton of the Jura, so it is amazing what Quebec making loose.
Superb to know RM is a pure Swiss Canton of Jura based brand, giving me the problem i can not buy a RM because it is far beyond my reach. Lucky RM is not the only Swiss watch brand that produce watches in the Canton.
Next and most important for me, i am an enthusiast of Geneva (Vaud) based watch maisons. For me there the creme de la creme comes from.
Other enthusiasts here are big fans of Vallee de Joux based watch maisons like Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre, and RG. These highly beloved maisons can count on one of the most recognized movements wonders ever.
But my weak spot will always be every watch from Geneva.
Maybe it is your name that brings such an interesting post.
Chapeau.
I have an enormous respect for watch making from the Swiss Canton of the Jura, so it is amazing what Quebec making loose.
Superb to know RM is a pure Swiss Canton of Jura based brand, giving me the problem i can not buy a RM because it is far beyond my reach. Lucky RM is not the only Swiss watch brand that produce watches in the Canton.
Next and most important for me, i am an enthusiast of Geneva (Vaud) based watch maisons. For me there the creme de la creme comes from.
Other enthusiasts here are big fans of Vallee de Joux based watch maisons like Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre, and RG. These highly beloved maisons can count on one of the most recognized movements wonders ever.
But my weak spot will always be every watch from Geneva.
Nice to see you post again!
And welcome to Quebec! That's one amazing clock! I haven't been to Quebec in quite some time, the next time I visit, I'll definitely have to make a special stop to see this clock! Have you seen the nominations for the GPHG clock category?
Ahh. The Grand Prix Horlogerie de Geneve is...
it's a society that gives out awards for various watches and now clocks (new for 2022). It's kind of the Oscars Awards for the watch industry! Click here to see this year's finalists: www.gphg.org
GPHG
Their rules say it should have been new in the past year. The clock was installed in 2014. It should definitely win an award for something from this society.
And only recently did the GPHG start recognizing clocks!
Here's a link to an article I wrote about the man who helped push the GPHG to make a new category for clocks! www.watchprosite.com
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I loved following the building of this thing. Hope to see in person one day. Thanks for posting
Do you have any more pics?