European Renaissance Clocks - An extraordinary collection of Renaissance pre-pendulum clocks

To be auctioned on 24 May 2009, Grand Hotel et de Milan, Milan

Today the clock is taken for granted, yet when it was originally invented in the 1300s it was considered a marvel of modern engineering. Its creation was considered equivalent to that of today's computer, early clocks even had sophisticated astronomical programs that often differed by less than 1/1000th of the true value – a feat that many modern computers would find difficult to match.


Southern Germany, circa 1570

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