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Jerusalem: when clocks worked in tandem
At Jerusalem’s Museum for Islamic Art, one carriage clock could adjust a companion pocket watch; a gold box pairs a watch with a bird freed by lifting an enamel panel.
At a glance
- Paired-watch mechanism
- A “sympatique” carriage clock could adjust a pocket watch and wind or regulate its mechanism[2]
- Singing-bird box
- An early-19th-century gold box combines a watch with a bird freed by lifting an enamel panel[2]
- Breguet timepieces
- The museum page reports 55 watches and clocks by Breguet within a 200-object collection[2]
A place worth remembering
A carriage clock with a partner watch
The museum describes Louis Rabi’s “sympatique” as a carriage clock that worked with a pocket watch. It could adjust the watch’s time while winding or regulating its mechanism.[2]
A bird mechanism inside a gold case
The museum dates a gold box containing a watch to the early 19th century. Raising the painted oval enamel panel on top frees a bird underneath, and the museum says the bird then stands up and sings.[2]
The scale of the collection
The museum page describes 55 Breguet watches and clocks among 200 collection objects.[2]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
How did the “sympatique” clock interact with its companion?
It could adjust a pocket watch’s time and wind or regulate the watch’s mechanism in the same operation, according to the museum.[2]
What sets off the bird mechanism?
Raising the painted oval panel frees the bird underneath; the museum says it then stands up and sings.[2]
How many Breguet timepieces does the museum page list?
It lists 55 watches and clocks by Breguet within a collection of 200 objects.[2]
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