PRECIOUS MEMORIES Augustus I. who called himself Augustus became elector of Saxony after the death of his brother Moritz. He laid the foundation for the famous art and science collections of the Dresden Court. Mechanical timepieces being one of his greatest passions, Augustus commissioned the legendary astronomical clock of Baldewein. With this technical marvel he demonstrated his ability to control even the complex planetary motions with the assistance of a machine. Behind plates and bridges the com- plex “machine” is se- creted. But through AUGUSTUS I . – CALIBER V I I | 77 a sapphire glass the perfect harmony of the manufacture movementis revealed. The elaborately angled and engraved golden bridges and cock contrast appealingly with the rhodium-plated movement plate and flat polished steel parts. Even the running wheels including the moustache anchor are made of 18 ct gold.
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