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Lot 3035
Christiaan van der Klaauw. A very fine and rare handmade key wind gold plated brass and silver clock with sphere on top demonstrating the solar system Christiaan van der Klaauw. Très belle et rare pendule en laiton plaqué or et argent avec sphère montrant le système solaire, entièrement asseemblée à la main, remontoir à clé Planeto Astrolabium, Circa 1990
12 February 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€8,000 - €12,000
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Christiaan van der Klaauw. A very fine and rare handmade key wind gold plated brass and silver clock with sphere on top demonstrating the solar system
Christiaan van der Klaauw. Très belle et rare pendule en laiton plaqué or et argent avec sphère montrant le système solaire, entièrement asseemblée à la main, remontoir à clé
Model: Planeto Astrolabium
Date: Circa 1990
Movement: Key wind
Dial: The clock has four sides which all have their own separate dial and the function that goes with them. The first dial of the Planeto Astrolabium displays the time, date, and month, the second dial indicates the number of the week, the year, and the Astrolabium, the third dial shows a map of the stars of the southern hemisphere, and finally, the fourth and final dial shows a map of the stars of the northern hemisphere
Case: Important rectangular form with four silver atlas holding the globe
Buckle/Clasp: 38cm x 12cm
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Accompaniments: Important wooden box (44cm x 19cm), winding keys, Instructions manual
Model: Planeto Astrolabium
Date: Circa 1990
Movement: Key wind
Dial: The clock has four sides which all have their own separate dial and the function that goes with them. The first dial of the Planeto Astrolabium displays the time, date, and month, the second dial indicates the number of the week, the year, and the Astrolabium, the third dial shows a map of the stars of the southern hemisphere, and finally, the fourth and final dial shows a map of the stars of the northern hemisphere
Case: Important rectangular form with four silver atlas holding the globe
Buckle/Clasp: 38cm x 12cm
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Accompaniments: Important wooden box (44cm x 19cm), winding keys, Instructions manual
Footnotes
Van der Klaauw started his clockmaking company in 1974. In 1989 – 14 years after founding it – he made the masterpiece that granted him access to the A.H.C.I. (Academy of Independent Creative Horologists) as a member. This table clock, the Planeto Astrolabium, included a three-dimensional planetarium, an astrolabe, and a planisphere for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It remains the most complicated clock ever made in The Netherlands.
Seven years later, in 1996, van der Klaauw began constructing wristwatches, making him one of the early independent watchmakers. From the beginning he focused on astronomical watches, building on his clockmaking experience.