A good timeline reference....

Post by **eddiea** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:33 am

A good timeline reference....

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Post by eddiea » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:33 am

Good read too.....
http://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/encyc ... tchmaking/

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” Jack Kerouac

Post by **biglove** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:53 pm

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Post by biglove » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:53 pm

Two things always amaze me. The advanced state of technology of the past (of which so little is known and so much lost) and the unbelievable rapid advances made in the last ~100 years.

"I believe in a God who doesn't need heavy financing." Irwin M. Fletcher, Fletch Lives, 1989

Post by **Mortuus Fakeuus** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:19 am

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Post by Mortuus Fakeuus » Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:19 am

Fascinating items; I particularly liked Elizabeth I's 'finger watch' with an 'alarm' that would scratch her finger when the desired time came. One assumes it would gently scratch the Monarch's finger...excellent stuff, Eduardo, many thanks for posting.