THE TIME WRITING MACHINE BY JAQUET DROZ

More than two centuries after impressing the crowned heads of Europe, Jaquet Droz offers the early 21st century a masterpiece that, thanks to its ingenious craftsmen, brings man's ultimate dream to life: to literally record the march of Time. This masterpiece is containing more than 1,400 stainless steel and aluminium components, including: -- 120 ball bearings -- 50 cams, including 33 for the time writing -- 9 belts -- 27 stainless steel springs, of which 2 for the energy of the mechanism Description A simple touch activates the clever mechanism: it is equipped with a stylus to mark the present time in hours and minutes. This wondrous object features a system converting analogue time -- as indicated by the hands of a watch -- into mechanical digital time. Movement Hand-winding mechanical movement, 8 days power reserve Cage Aluminium and glass Dimensions (without cage) 405 x 213 x 267 mm