The idea that you can build your own tourbillon out of composite wood, from a DIY model kit, without the need for glue or special tools, is amazing, and amazement is what our UGears customers have come to expect. Today, there are many variations on the tourbillon mechanism, including single, double, and triple axis designs, but what is common to all designs is that they are a daunting engineering challenge, such that a watch featuring a tourbillon will fetch a significantly higher price than models that lack the mechanism. More than a century later, in 1920, the "flying tourbillon" was developed by Alfred Helwig, which opened the mechanism to view by having it mounted on only one side, endowing it with an aesthetic function. The prototype of the tourbillon was developed in 1795 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, who also succeeded in reducing the size of the mechanism and mounting it into a pocket watch. Perhaps it is creating a map of the heavens? Conducting infrared studies? Or maybe searching for new planets or signs of intelligent life? This is true of the Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock from UGears, where the sphere of the tourbillon has been styled to resemble a large telescope observatory scanning the celestial sphere, like those at Mauna Kea in Hawaii. In table clocks and wall-mounted clocks, a tourbillon often serves a more decorative purpose. By seating the escape and balance wheel within a rotating cage, slight errors in timekeeping introduced by the force of gravity are averaged out. In wrist and pocket watches a tourbillon mechanism helps increase accuracy by counteracting the effects of gravity when the watch is stationary. The standout feature of this functional and beautiful wooden model table clock is the rotating tourbillon that sits on top. Now the challenge is yours: build, bring it to life, and become the clockmaker in your own steampunk universe. To create this amazing DIY clock made from natural wood, our designers and engineers solved complex problems of friction, gearing, tooth strength, torsion of the clock body, and tourbillon axles under spring load. We bet you never thought you could build your own clock out of wood that keeps accurate time! But with UGears models, you become a creative partner in an amazing mechanical adventure. Together with the gravity-powered, wall-mounted Aero Clock, and now the spring-loaded Tourbillon Table Clock, we have doubly delivered! Clocks are complex mechanisms. At UGears we love mechanical conceptions! And so, with a nod to Isaac Newton, we present the Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock, a fascinating combination of the imaginative celestial observatory and functional table clock!įor years, UGears fans around the world clamored for us to create a functional wooden clock model. Newton's three laws of motion and the principle of universal gravitation were thought to be sufficient to explain phenomena of any kind, using mechanical conceptions. The Clockwork Universe theory favored by 17th-century Deists held that the Earth and the heavens, and all their motions, were like a giant clock, with God as the Clockmaker. Build a wooden clock that keeps accurate time: Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock This mechanical model will be available for PRE-ORDER NOW ! We are expecting it in our stock in mid - January - beginning of February, 2022. Become a clockmaker in your own Steampunk Universe.
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