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.
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