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Originally Posted by TonyDuell
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If I had the money (and I can assure you I do not) then a 'wrist mounted orrery' which I would assume is a wristwatch with all sorts of 'complications' is something that I could certainly appreciate. I could appreciate the craftsmanship and skill that went into making it. And it does attempt to model a physical system, based on the law of physics. It may be useless but I would certainly find it beautiful.
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The first watch that invented multiple complications was the Marie Antoinette. There are lots of pictures and descriptions about this magnificent creation that took 40 years to design and manufacture. In fact it both outlived Marie Antoinette by 35 years, and the company founder Breuget (the watchmaker), so it was finished by his son.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_(watch)
And on Breuget's website (so yes - still in business!)
https://www.breguet.com/en/timepiece...te-n%C2%B01160
And for anyone liking this sort of thing, at least in principle, the tourbillon is a thing to behold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jr-3pgeRfc yet another Breuguet invention
Craig