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harrylovesclockwork
Elephant by Andrew Chase; 36” (91cm) X 36” (91cm) X 18” (46cm)
The elephant weighs about 110 lb and took about 100 hours to build. It is made out of auto transmission parts, electrical conduit, plumbing pipe and 20 gauge cold rolled steel. All the joints move and lock in place. Turning a gear on the elephant’s side winds a cable around a shaft which raises and lowers the fully articulated trunk. The ears also move back and forth and and fan out.
Click here for more amazing articulated animal sculptures by Andrew Chase
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Making use of Caliber 849RSQ with a record-breaking 1.85 mm height and 128 parts, just considering the difficulty of making this movement into a skeletonized structure is mind-boggling and in itself an impressive accomplishment. Jaeger-LeCoultre rightfully called it a “steel labyrinth with two finely crafted faces.”
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It finally came! On it’s way to you harry
ohmygod thank you so much this is so nice.
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Bulova & Hamilton wrist watches
Many Bulova watches (circa 1955) have very attractive mechanisms (Swiss Ebauche), but their cases offered virtually no resistance against dirt nor moisture. Most cases were gold plated and were easily corroded when the plating wore off.
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