patrick_y[PuristSPro Moderator]
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Here's a link to more about Miki Eleta
www.watchprosite.com
I saw the clocks at Dubai Watch Week in 2021 and I was FLOORED! My mouth was hanging half open.
For the GPHG in 2021, he entered SVEMIR in the "Mechanical Exceptions" class. It didn't win unfortunately. But it did prompt the judge and jury to petition the GPHG administration to open a new class. The new "Mechanical Clocks" class. Thus, Miki Eleta is truly responsible for creating a whole new category for the GPHG!
SVEMIR below. SVEMIR means "Universe"
In 2022, Miki Eleta entered "Passage of Time" into the GPHG competition. I think it is his most beautiful creation to date. It was one of the six finalists for the GPHG category of Mechanical Clocks. Unfortunately, in the 2022 year, the Van Cleef & Arpels Automaton (created by several artisans and costing around 8 million Euros) won the category. The Van Cleef & Arpels clock was definitely impressive. But it was kind of like bringing a cannon into a pistols duel.