| Easter clock has been decorated
with elements of gold, hands of clock have been enchased with
diamonds. The sides have been decorated with images of archangels
Michael and Gabriel being worked out in style of unique relief
mosaic.
The construction of the device is the patented innovation
of famous Saint-Petersburg clock master Konstantin Chaikin.
The device is supplied with the unique Orthodox Easter's date
indicator - which is nowadays the most complicated function
of pointer indication in the world.
Formulas of higher mathematics that were used
for counting inner clock organization have provided mechanism
of this unique clock with the highest range of complexity.
Construction of only mechanical Easter indicator has got no
analogues worldwide neither in method of calculation nor in
principle of work. Moreover it drastically exceeds structure
of a minute repeater. It contains few programmed differential
gears and over 200 hand-made details.
Beside, the perpetual Orthodox Easter’s date indicator the
clock has been equipped with:
- function of time equation;
- Saint-Petersburg celestial map;
- Turbillon;
- «autonomie de marche»indicator;
- perpetual calendar (indicator of today's date, weekday,
month, season and year);
- Moon phase indicator.
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