Marilyn's Photos - Nov 8 2026 - They Say it is a Watcy
The Weekend Globe and Mail had multiple page ads for Van Cleefs and Arpel, the luxury jewellery company and one of the images was a "watch" and I could not find any hour markings or hands to travel the hours. It is completely beautiful and the Globe ads were much more appealing than this image from its website. Can you see anything related to time here? You might notice the price is $377,000.
AI can be useful as it gave the explanation for how to tell time below. The VanCleef website says nothing.
...the time is shown through a unique mechanical blooming system:
Minutes: Displayed via a rotating lateral window / scale located on the side of the watch case.
Hours: Displayed on the dial by counting the number of open flowers. At the top of each hour, the previously open flowers close and a new combination opens to indicate the current hour.
This is a splendid discovery. What an art form - all described and pictured beautifully HERE. I liked the dirty hands and fingernails holding the pieces being crafted. Everything in miniature with tiny paint brushes, too. The article in the link above is to an object, a table clock named Butterfly in Flight - 2,070 hours of jewelry work and 1,400 hours for the movement construction and assembly.
Is it first the ice and then the snow, or will the snow come first followed by the ice? We are in Snowvember...
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