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Re:Faceless Clock Makes Your Think Twice About How It Works by jshprentz on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:12PM (#33664176)
Clocks with no apparent mechanism are known as mystery clocks. They were invented by French clock-maker and magician Robert-Houdin [1]. He exhibited his first mystery clock at the Exhibition of the French Industry of 1839. Many other makers have created mystery clocks in popular decorative styles of their day [2].

[1] https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/be-smart/robert-houdin-...

[2] http://www.roger-russell.com/mysteryclocks/mysteryclocks.htm

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Re:Faceless Clock Makes Your Think Twice About How It Works by bassdigit on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:01PM (#33664834)
This year, Cartier took the idea to the next level with the "Masse Mystérieuse": An absolutely gorgeous watch with insane mechanics where the movement is the rotor.

[1] https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-watches-and-wondrously...

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