{"id":11821,"date":"2022-01-19T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/?p=11821"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:35:06","slug":"louis-xv-astronomical-clock-is-being-restored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/louis-xv-astronomical-clock-is-being-restored\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis XV astronomical clock is being restored"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Pendule Astronomique\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9DSiAILKsI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-major-restoration-by-the-patronage-of-rolex-france\"><strong>A major restoration by the patronage of Rolex France&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hans-wilsdorf-s-passion-for-arts-and-culture\"><strong>Hans Wilsdorf\u2019s passion for arts and culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pendule4.jpg\" alt=\"La pendule astronomique de Passemant\" class=\"wp-image-10000018869\" \/><figcaption><strong>Passemant astronomical clock &#8211; \u00a9 Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles, Christian Milet<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rolex\u2019s founder Hans Wilsdorf has passed on his passion for arts and culture, and an active patronage action still caries that passion today. As proof, the brand\u2019s French subsidiary company is helping the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles to restore Louis XV astronomical clock. An action that will certainly be a success.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-result-will-be-presented-at-the-opening-of-the-louis-xv-exhibition-that-will-mark-the-three-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-coronation-on-october-18th-2022\"><strong>The result will be presented at the opening of the Louis XV exhibition that will mark the three-hundredth anniversary of his coronation on October 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;2022.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/pendule7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11822\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/pendule8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11823\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>The clock is disassembled in order to be sent to the Centre de recherche et de restauration des mus\u00e9es de France&nbsp;&#8211; <em>\u00a9&nbsp;<\/em>Thomas GARNIER<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While we wait, specialists at the\u00a0research and restoration institute of French museums, at the Louvre museum, are taking care of the precious relic. They will first deep clean its mechanism because its motor often stops working. This is a first; no one had ever dissembled it before.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-astronomical-clock-a-technical-feat-that-took-36-years-of-rigorous-and-precise-work-to-make\"><strong>The astronomical clock: a technical feat that took 36 years of rigorous and precise work to make<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"passemant-and-dauthiau-a-talented-duo\"><strong>Passemant and Dauthiau, a talented duo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pendule4-1.jpg\" alt=\"La pendule astronomique de Passemant\" class=\"wp-image-10000019029\" \/><figcaption><strong>Passemant, Dauthiau, and Caffieri: the watchmakers who developed this clock&nbsp;&#8211; \u00a9 Christian Millet<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematician Passemant spent twenty years developing astronomical tables and designing the gears of this remarkable piece. Then, watchmaker Louis Dauthiau spent twelve years producing it. It took four more years for Jacques Caffieri to complete the \u201crococo\u201d styled bronze cabinet. After that, the French Academy of Sciences approved the clock. It then took thirty-six years to complete this meticulous and technical feat. It is hard to believe it was so long, but the result is just before our eyes, three hundred years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A very complex mechanism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/horloge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11825\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/calendrier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11824\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pendule3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000019031\" \/><figcaption><strong>Hourly time is tracked thanks to an enamelled porcelain dial. The calendar and the twenty-nine astrological decanates are represented against a starry-sky background.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A unique arbor connects the\u00a0world map, the clock, the calendar, the pendulum, and the mechanisms. It displays: the sky with the zodiac signs, the planetary movements around the sun (according to Copernic), the hours, the date, the month, the year, the moonphase and the leap years. Ultimate detail: a silver cover appears during an eclipse and indicates if it\u2019s a total or partial one.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/pendule.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11826\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"11827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/pendule9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11827\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong><em>\u00a9<\/em>&nbsp;Christian Milet<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 15<sup>th<\/sup>1754, Louis XV got the clock. They installed in the Chamber of the King\u2019s Small Apartment, which became known as the clock room. Legends holds that they placed white marble under the clock to isolate it, because it had suffered from the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. We will never know for sure. If only we would travel back in time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolex.com\/world-of-rolex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROLEX WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.chateauversailles.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CH\u00c2TEAU DE VERSAILLES WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c2rmf.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RESEARCH AND RESTORATION CENTRE OF FRENCH MUSEUMS WEBSITE<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mywatch-en wp-block-embed-mywatch-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6WWiVb5JGW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/four-hours-at-the-louvre-museum\/\">Four Hours At The Louvre Museum<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Four Hours At The Louvre Museum&#8221; &#8212; MyWatch EN\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/four-hours-at-the-louvre-museum\/embed\/#?secret=zkH8D4gMHy#?secret=6WWiVb5JGW\" data-secret=\"6WWiVb5JGW\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the astronomical clock offered to Louis XV on January 15th 1754 will undergo an exceptional and historical restoration. 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