Post by GLADIATOR on Mar 9, 2013 14:01:54 GMT -6
Horology, or the "taming of time"
What do we know about the watch? Device to display the current time. Stylish bracelet. Universal gift. Most of the people and does not think that all of life is subject to them. On the unique facts in the history of watches, that will happen soon with the sun and with the time - tells edition «La Riviera» «watchmaker" Adam Harris, specializing in wristwatches and sealants.
"The clock struck zero time"
Watches have long ceased to be a means for tracking time, however, has never restricted this function.Serving as both a luxury and a tool for organizing, watches always embodied a particular era. In times of war, watch different metal protection to the body. Were made for kings indecently expensive copies. In a technical modernization created the first waterproof watch. Personality, just do not fade into the background. Now there are sometimes ridiculous looking people with a pocket watch, resembling rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland." It is rare that a pocket chronometer view speaks of refined taste of its owner, if it is not the only thing he can excel. Be that as it may, the ticking clock - one of the most frightening sounds at least for the reason that we have not the slightest power over him. Sounds like associated with the bomb, and the noise of the heart. Adam Harris, a part-time employee of the pawnshop «Gold Rush» in the mall «La Zenia», shared with the editors «La Riviera» some knowledge about the amazing "mechanism of time." Talking with Adam, two hours passed like ten minutes. Played the role of a mystical atmosphere cabinet filled with old clocks, or has had a rare enthusiasm Briton - in any case, it begs only one conclusion: the thinking of the time, you forget about it completely.
King of Time
The famous clock model Dubey & Schaldenbrand with a practical and robust Index Mobile Rattrapante, patented in 1946.
One of the most popular question "What time?" Spodvig humanity to the creation of many devices throughout human history. One of the first, pocket sundials were found during excavations of the ancient city. With the drawn lines and pig tails instead of arrows, watches were worn on a lanyard, as pockets at the time, not invented. Much more interesting story hours, starting in the late 15th century, when it was invented device that works on the energy of spring. "Man-hours", as they call Adam Harris friends interested interval "time" stories, owned 20 century. Swiss watch company that manufactures watches under the brand Rolex, was founded in 1905 by German Hans Wilsdorf and his son in law Alfred Davie. In consequence of the company acquired worldwide popularity.At the moment, Rolex produces over half a million hours a year. According to Harris, despite the brilliant marketing moves, Rolex never belonged unique ideas on improvement of wristwatches. "King of the time, a great watchmaker, I can name only one person: Abraham-Louis Breguet," - says Harris.Breguet's idea to create one of the most complicated watch movements in history - namely, the tourbillon, which translated from French means "circle." Breguet activity in the 18th and 19th centuries has produced impact protection system, one of the first watch, and many more new products in the production of watch movements. Specialists believe that, even 200 years after Breguet workshop no one could invent anything new. However, the 20th century was remembered by some original ideas. Many are convinced that the first automatic watch owned Rolex, however, Adam Harris recalls that in fact they invented by John Harwood. Thanks to him, there was a mechanism in which the owner of the hand used for the factory clock spring. "One cigarette ... and your clock is ticking again," - says the French advertising wristwatch Harwood."It's like the history of the moon. Everyone thinks that the first Americans were, but because you and I know, that in fact they were Russian cosmonauts "- results available comparing Adam Harris.
Exotic collection of watches
John Harwood invented the first automatic watch. Rolex released a similar model, only nine years later.
Briton Adam Harris Collection includes about 200 items from 1910 to 1955. A true connoisseur of watches, Harris worked for a few months a visiting curator at the National Museum of hours in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Thanks to his work, in the museum has carefully created directory of more than 2700 hours.The most "exotic" a copy of his collection he calls the first sealed watches Eberhard, patented by Jean Finger in 1921. Sophisticated design, luxurious materials and historical value - not only the dignity of items stored in a collection of Harris. Adam is proud of hours established Patek Philippe with 25 features, complications, 21 of which are directly related to time. By the way, despite the fact that the need for perpetual calendar disappeared with the advent of computers, these devices are still found in mechanical watches, which are from the 60's, for the most part, work on quartz. Besides the passion story hours as such, and watches in particular, the man looks in the not too distant future. "The perpetual calendar, on which we now exist, such as the Gregorian. To correct the Julian calendar every three hundred years added 1 day. In the next three hundred years to "reset" a special day, and then the days will have to "reset" only every 4,000 years "- reflects Adam. Whatever the outcome of the time will be that with which we will always fight, and what we will always look for an approach. Evolution hours is directly related to the evolution of humanity. To date, the watch can be built such interesting devices, such as, for example, the global navigation system. "Listening to the clock, and understanding the mechanism of the device unit, which counts the time, it is easier to understand the unit of time as such" - sums up Mr. Harris.
Russian nurse with a wristwatch in the First World War.
Let all the world say what they may, think of me as you find.'
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."