Hermle Orologio da tavolo Con meccanismo al quartzo Astrolabium 22836-742987

Height x width x depth = 28.5 x 21 x 21 cm. Quartz skeleton movement. Astronomical Indications Moon phase display. Housing painted black. The quartz-controlled Hermle skeleton movement with astronomical indications carries an astrolabe as an upper finish in addition to the hour and minute display. The sun, moon and earth are moved by the clockwork movement via the above-visible wheelwork gear in their daily, monthly (moon around the earth) and annual rotation (earth around the sun) in the lifelike time sequence. The date and month position are displayed as zodiac signs in the upper display level on a decorative image scale of the horizontal clock plate. The clock once shows the Earth's orbit around the sun within a year, with the Earth rotating around itself once every 24 hours. At the same time, the moon orbits the earth once every 29.5 days and rotates once around its own axis, so that the individual moon phases can be seen from the earth. The Earth passes through the 12 zodiac signs, months and days, which can be read on a flat, cylindrical dial. The time sequences are shown identically, but not the geometric dimensions. Movement: Hermle quartz skeleton movement 2987, display month, date, zodiac sign etc., running time with an alkaline manganese battery, 1 year, type baby cell. Glass bell: the crystal glass bell is mouth-blown according to old, artisanal tradition. Small imperfections and errors are inevitable in this artisanal manufacturing method and therefore characteristic.