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Getting ready for the big day tomorrow!!!
Took a new picture of my UN Tellurium to share with you on the occasion of the 2025 vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere! You can observe the gold wire as a straight line bisecting the Earth disc (as viewed from directly above the North Pole), signaling that day and night are of equal duration.
As the calendar advances through the year, the mechanism causes the wire
to curve to indicate when day is longer than night in summer, or night
is longer than day as in winter. In addition, we can see the dragon's
head peaking out from behind the Earth between 2100 and 2200 GMT,
essentially pointing to the sun, which it does to signal the occurrence
of an eclipse such as the total lunar eclipse of last Friday.
Isn't horology wonderful! My hat is off to Ludwig Oechslin and Rolf
Schnyder for conceiving, designing and manufacturing an earth-centric
orrery that one can wear on your wrist rather than needing to go to a
cathedral to see.
Happy Spring to all!
Getting ready for the big day tomorrow!!!
Took a new picture of my UN Tellurium to share with you on the occasion of the 2025 vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere! You can observe the gold wire as a straight line bisecting the Earth disc (as viewed from directly above the North Pole), signal...
Thanks for sharing; it’s a wild watch in the very best way.
I believe yours is not the only one on this forum, I recall seeing and reading about other’s UN T too.
My pleasure! Thanks for looking
I recall seeing a post from a member who has one in platinum on the UN forum.
I wasn’t old enough or in a world with even exposure to this type of watch when this was released.
But with some repeated exposure here and elsewhere over the years I’ve definitely gained an appreciation for them. And admittedly it was not the Trilogy of Time which first launched UN onto my radar about two decades ago. That watch was of course the Frea...
I probably have a few years on you Jay!!
Can't really remember when I got serious about the Trilogy, but I know that I coveted the Tellurium for a good 20 years. Never thought I'd find one given the original LE of 96 was sold out long ago. I first saw the Freak in Tim Jackson's SF Bay store Jack...
Thanks for adding yours - I didn't realize that UN had moved away from using cloisonné to depict the continents.
While I am a bit partial to my "old school" earth, I love the detail and photorealism of your newer Tellurium.
Thanks for sharing. To be honest I didn’t know this watch and complication.
It seems great and the dial seems really beautiful. From what I’ve seen online, the case back is also spectacular. Best, Emmanuel
Thanks for your kind words Quattro
The movement is engraved quite a bit; here is a photo that the dealer took. ...
What UN did at the end of the 20th Century and beginning of this one was beyond incredible.
Oechslin, with the support of Schnyder, took wrist complications to another level. It’s great to see your Tellurium. This was my favorite of the trilogy.
Thank you very much Chicolini, I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it.
Setting the Tellurium the first time was a bit of a challenge, but between the original manual and Dr. Hanke's excellent book on the Trilogy, I got it done. No pushers! Everything is done through the crown plus the push button at 9 that allows you to set ...
