Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock
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Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock
Assemble me. Catch the star moment!
The Clockwork Universe theory, favored by 17th-century deists, held that the Earth and the heavens, and all their motions, were like a giant clock, with God as the Clockmaker. Newton's three laws of motion and the principle of universal gravitation were thought to be sufficient to explain phenomena of any kind, using mechanical conceptions. At Ugears we love mechanical conceptions! And so with a nod to Isaac Newton, we present the Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock, a fascinating combination of imaginative celestial observatory and functional table clock!
The standout feature of this functional and beautiful wooden model table clock is the rotating tourbillon that sits on top. In wrist and pocket watches a tourbillon mechanism helps increase accuracy by counteracting the effects of gravity when the watch is stationary. By seating the escape and balance wheel within a rotating cage, slight errors in timekeeping introduced by the force of gravity are averaged out. In table clocks and wall-mounted clocks a tourbillon often serves a more decorative purpose. This is true of the Sky Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock from Ugears, where the sphere of the tourbillon has been styled to resemble a large telescope observatory scanning the celestial sphere, like those at Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Perhaps it is creating a map of the heavens? Conducting infrared studies? Or maybe searching for new planets or signs of intelligent life?
Sky Watcher features:
- Functional mechanical table clock
- Powered by a spring motor
- Moving tourbillon on top with 3 axes of rotation
- Time display on rotating reels
- Celestial observatory design
DIY wooden clock features:
- Works approximately 2-3 hours per full winding
- Pleasant background ticking sound
- Assembles without glue or tools
- Comes with step-by-step instructions in 11 languages
- Free spare parts upon request
Fun project
Now if I can just get it to work. LoL
An excellent puzzle! A challenge to build and impressive to show off. Adequate instructions, easy to follow. Not for beginners though! And extreme care must be taken - this is very intricate puzzle, and demands full attention at all times. (I made one minor mistake: I installed the UGEARS logo backwards on the top part.) They point out that you need to seat the top tourbillon part. However, once it is completed, there is a breaking-in period: The first time it only ran a few seconds, but I kept restarting it and now it runs continuously.
Amazing pieces, amazing escapement, wonderful
Just received my Ugears and looking forward to the build.
Hier passt Alles!
I have ordered from this company several times, and have always been very pleased with the items they make excellent presents, will order again from this company.
I assembled this model about three years ago, and I found it quite interesting from a technical point of view. I was pleased with the assembly process, but the design itself is very capricious and may not work the first time. I also could not set the exact speed of the clock, so I cannot use it for its intended purpose. However, the model is beautiful and it is pleasant to watch it work. I can recommend it.
PERFECTO
I like a challenge, and this fits the bill! First off, the information provided on the website and on the box indicates that this is not for beginners; be warned! Also, there are parts of the provided instructions that are difficult to understand; high-contrast printing could improve this. (Of course, that can wait until the war is over.)
That being said, it is an amazingly clever device, and very well designed! For the times I got stuck (having no idea at the time what a tourbillon is), there are YouTube videos to help.
Best advice for those considering this? Be thorough with the sanding and waxing - I recommend not only waxing the parts as indicated, but looking ahead to see if the waxed part touches something; if so, wax that as well. The end result is well worth it!
All in all, this was an excellent experience, creating a beautiful, unique clock. I'm still in the adjusting phase, so I'm not sure how long I can get it to run per winding, but that's part of the fun!
Great building experience. Mine ticks away for quite a while until the internal friction of the many wooden pieces becomes too much. This I expected. Critical issues that should have been explained in an addendum (or corrected int the engineering of it) is piece #5. This piece advances the hour mechanism. Unfortunately in mine it seemed to be about 0.5mm to big so it did not "fall" in order to advance the hour. I tried to sand it later, but this is very difficult to do once the whole thing is put together. The other issue was in page 42, pieces 127 to 131 they need to be glued with some superglue because this part is in constant movement, I whish this would be suggested somewhere so we don't have to go back and do it later. It is critical that all rotating pieces be properly sanded and waxed. Otherwise fantastic build.
