KIH
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LaFerrari, Neo Antikythera SunMoon, and interview with Mathias Buttet - Part 2
LaFerrari, Neo Antikythera SunMoon, and interview
with Mathias Buttet - Part 2
Part 2. Neo
Antikythera Watch:
Please read here for the first Antikythera
Watch -> hublot.watchprosite.com
This time, Mr. Buttet wanted to make it more
"practical" as a watch while preserving the essence of the Antikythera
Mechanism.
The most outer index is the
Solar calender or date. The inside index is the Sidreal Zodiac
Indications.
The big black hand is the Moon
Hand with Moon Phase - the end of the hand points indicates the sidereal
position of the Moon as viewed from the Earth (by the
wearer).
The sidereal position is determined by the
constellation located directly behind the Moon as observed by the
wearer.
The other hand with the Sun
symbol at its end is Sun Hand which shows (1) the day of the month in
the solar year, and (2) the Sidereal position of the Sun as viewed from
the earth in the inner circle index.
The crowns, yes plural, are guarded by the
cover. But when you just wind (hand wind watch), you don't
need to open the cover.
What these hands are (courtesy
of Hublot) :
It is 5:34 - hour/ minute hands
are behind these moon/ sun hands.
Manual winding, LE of
20.
Power reserve 120 hours.
VPH: 21,600
The
number of parts: 295
The number of jewels:
37
The wheel-like bridge is homage to what was
discovered near the Antikythera
Island.
Note that "these two Moon and
Sun hands are not independent of each other. The wearer moves
the calendar hands using the crown at 9h, choosing the day of the year
to be indecated by the end of the Sun hand. The movement
automatically calculates the other Moon
indications...."
Tourbillon is showing its 3/4 at the
bottom of the dial, telling you the second.
Interesting shape and
size. I say, wearable and cool!
"The mechanism gives extremely
precise indications: The moon phase is exactly 29.36 days, the position
of the Moon in the Zodiac in relation to the Earth (Sidereal Month) is
one rotation every 27.322 days, also the speed of the Moon in this
mechanism takes into consideration the variation of 2 hours and 20
minutes that occurs each time it orbits the Earth, and finally the Sun
indicator hand comletes on rotation every Sidereal year, equialent to
365.256363051 days......" wow......
It is KP family 
If you are an astrology buff,
which I am kind of, this watch is very interesting in that this tells
you where the Sun and Moon are in the sky, specifically which
constellation is behind them, and the time required for the Sun or Moon
to pass through a constellation, in addition to the
time.
Thank you very much, Hublot Japan, for giving
me time with this alone for such a long time and let me understand how
it works!
Hope you "get" it and appreciate another
adventure of Mr. Buttet's team about the Antikythera
Mechanism.
Best,
Ken
This message has been edited by KIH on 2013-08-15 08:42:56 This message has been edited by KIH on 2013-08-19 18:50:42
LaFerrari, Neo Antikythera SunMoon, and interview with Mathias Buttet - Part 2
The explanation almost makes a PhD
By setting the date, with the crown at 9h..
You can wear it on either hand; left or right wrist...
