The time writing machine by Jaquet Droz

More than two centuries after impressing the crowned heads of Europe, Jaquet Droz offers the early 21st century a masterpiece that, thanks to its ingenious craftsmen, brings man’s ultimate dream to life: to literally record the march of Time. This masterpiece is containing more than 1,400 stainless steel and aluminium components, including: — 120 ball bearings — 50 cams, including 33 for the time writing — 9 belts — 27 stainless steel springs, of which 2 for the energy of the mechanism

Description: A simple touch activates the clever mechanism: it is equipped with a stylus to mark the present time in hours and minutes. This wondrous object features a system converting analogue time — as indicated by the hands of a watch — into mechanical digital time.

Movement: Hand-winding mechanical movement, 8 days power reserve

Cage: Aluminium and glass

Dimensions (without cage): 405 x 213 x 267 mm