DVD about automatons : 2 films : "The Everlasting Watch" , "The Magic of the Past" - Item # for this DVD about automatons : DVD-07

DVD about automatons : DVD of two movies about the history of measuring time and the clock collections of the Château des Monts.

Summary of this DVD about automatons :

Movie 1 :

"La montre des immortels" (The Everlasting Watch) : a movie which shows the measurement of time, from the past until today. You will travel in Egypt, Greece and all over the world to admire water clocks, sundials, time-measuring candles, mechanical and quartz watches.

A selection of the most beautiful objects of this museum will be shown.

Movie 2 :

"Magie du bon temps" (The Magic of the Past) : a movie which presents the Watch Museum of Le Locle, in the Château des Monts, and its prestigious collection of masterpieces among them we can remember beautiful automatons with golden clothes, gorgeous enamels and precious stones. This movie bring them to life, makes them dance and play. It also unveils the intimate secret about their mechanisms and this is a unique event.

This DVD gives you the chance to admire insect automatons made of precious stones, Jacquemarts inside watches, dancer and musician automatons and so on.

Technical details on this DVD about automatons : DVD – Pal- French, English and German versions – 26 minutes.