Christian Bernardet is a clock maker
since 1970...
Specialized
in old
Comtoise clocks,
he
was interested in church clocks,
and astronomical clocks,
he
recently invented several 'celestial mechanisms' :
tellurions, lunariums, or orreries.
Here
is a gallery of photographs of his artwork :
Tellurion 1 - 2006 - single piece -
Based
on an ancient church clock
Detail
of Tellurion 1 : Lunarium 1 - 2007 - single piece
Diameter of globe : 16 cm - Diameter of the Moon : 4 cm
Tellurion
2 - 2007 - single piece
Based on a mechanism made by C.Bernardet
Dimensions
: clock 39 x 42 x h60 cm
clock and tellurion : 39 x 100 x h150 cm
Detail of Tellurion 2 : Lunarium 2 - 2007
Material : brass - steel - tin
Diameter of globe : 16 cm - Diameter of the Moon : 4 cm