Automatons are real things. Fantastic creations of watchmakers bygone. They absolutely fascinate me.
Link to Video, “The Lost art of Automota”
Anybody want to pay me a few hundred thousand dollars to figure out how to do this? Feel free to contact me or just make a really, really big donation and I’ll get to work right away.
First order of business is to take my family of 5 off to Philadelphia to visit the automata in the above video and then perhaps to Geneva where I know there are many more automota sitting in museums. After some first hand study I’ll sit down, design and make an automota. All I need is the big infusion of cash. Anybody?
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Thanks for the link to this article. I was fascinated by these mechanical machines after watching the movie Hugo. Lucky for me, I happen to live in PA. Looks like I’m making a trip to Philly.
Wait, where are the stepper motors at? 😉
If you’re visiting Swiss, check the CIMA museum in Sainte-Croix (near Vianney Halter’s manufacture), they have many of these beauties. Francois Junod is still making them, sometimes for rich clients in USA !
Hi, I just found this watchmakers-blog and I am very interested in your topics. Actually, I really love this video, it’s really beautiful!
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