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I discovered Ulysse Nardin a couple of days ago when I was writing about the company’s first cell phone ever built, called the Chairman. It was then when I found that I was dealing with a manufacturer that has a very long tradition when it comes to watches with complicated mechanisms.

This is a beautiful desk clock designed by Ulysse Nardin and it’s more like an astrological device than a genuine timepiece. As you can easily see, the clock comes with a spherical shape, imitating the Earth in the Universe and it’s able to show the exact position of the Sun, Moon and other important fixed Stars compared to any location that is placed on Planet Earth.



The transparent spherical globe, made of crystal, has the continents and the oceans outlined and it doesn’t move. You can see an inner sphere that represents the Universe, just the way you can see it from the Earth, and rotates in 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. For those fascinated by our planet the period mentioned before is familiar, as it signifies a complete revolution of the Earth.



The Sun hand is animated from the center and rotates just once during a day (24 hours). It indicates where the Sun is in a certain period of time, meaning which parts of the Earth are illuminated by it. The Moon hand, on the other hand, rotates once in a larger period of time: 24 hours, 52 minutes and 42 seconds, and it indicates the parts of the planet where you can see the moon. As for the Dragon hand, it rotates with the zodiacal signs.

These Ulysse Nardin vintage desk clock will be available as part of a special edition, very limited, consisting of only 99 pieces. Unfortunately, the price is still unknown.

(Source: Dvice)