If you’re into unusual timepieces…

[Slamdoor]

I like it. Price - not so much

https://www.klaauw.com/eng/cvdk-planetarium-ckpt3304

[Kingstepper]

Must be quite some complication and loads of gears to achieve the correct ratios.

[earlofsodbury]

Do like, do want! Seems to be rather a lot of actual horology going on there, too, so the price seems commensurate. Still as far beyond my means as the outer planets are distant...

[halfscrew]

That is just fabulous. Sad to say the Earl of S has summarised my position as well as his own. I will try to stop salivating now.

[learningtofly]

Stunning! CVDK make some sublime watches, and I'm only sorry that I sold mine (albeit somewhat more accessible than the subject of this thread).

[Filterlab]

That's an incredible piece! A wrist mounted Orrery is very cool.

I couldn't see a price (which means I can't possibly afford it). Dare I ask how much?

[Foggy]

That's an incredible piece! A wrist mounted Orrery is very cool.

I couldn't see a price (which means I can't possibly afford it). Dare I ask how much?

Cheapest i could see, in steel, was around 44,000 euro.

Foggy

[Filterlab]

Feck! That's a lot of moolah.

[Caminos]

Very nice! 50k for the steel planetarium! Quite expensive


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[JimTheBob]

Wow - just watched 29.46 years elapse on the "Super high speed" animation.

[Caruso]

I'm afraid there's only 1 manufacturer who has really nailed the orerry complication on a wristwatch.

[Filterlab]

I think the one on the Apple Watch is also pretty cool.

[Caruso]

I think the one on the Apple Watch is also pretty cool.

That is pretty cool, can you fast forward and rewind?

[Wimm]

That is quite some complication which I would love to have. Maybe next lifetime.

[Filterlab]

That is pretty cool, can you fast forward and rewind?

Yep indeed, pretty much as far as is conceivable.

[troymcclure72]

Stunning! CVDK make some sublime watches, and I'm only sorry that I sold mine (albeit somewhat more accessible than the subject of this thread).

Is that an actual picture of the timepiece you had? That is stunning.

[learningtofly]

Is that an actual picture of the timepiece you had? That is stunning.

Indeed it is.

[mikeveal]

All that engineering and they don't know the difference between a planetarium and an orrery.

It's rather nice. I hope the orrery has a quick set function, setting it up by repeatedly winding the hands to midnight, then back to 9pm would be a bit of a chore.

[Thewatchbloke]

A watch that you would definitely need to keep on a winder if your not wearing, I’d hate to have to set it if Saturn was 15years out of sync!

[MartynJC (UK)]

Superb orrery! I wonder what the service costs are?

[Pan16520]

The Apple Watch is just getting more and more persuasive


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