Hublot has recreated the mechanism of the I-st ​​century BC

Hublot Swiss House introduced a mechanism Anticythère (official name - Calibre 2033-CH01), on which the famous master Mathias Butte worked for the past seven years. A watchmaker attempted to make the caliber of the image of the Antikythera Mechanism. In 1901, in the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Crete and the Peloponnese near the island of Antikythera wreck was discovered ancient Roman ship. Among other utensils, archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient mechanism, created about 100 BC. A unique find has set researchers a lot of questions, many of which modern science has not yet found an answer. Butte set about trying to recreate the ancient Greek astronomical car in a miniature version. Work on it began in the master while the existence of BNB Concept - watch company, which he had created. During the crisis, his company went bankrupt, and the remainder took under his wing Hublot. The head of Hublot, Jean-Claude Bive promised new employee of the corporation, he will complete the job. And for most of the brand in this case there was not the slightest benefit. Anticythère - pure experiment. Hublot announced that the new mechanism will never appear in production models hours. This will create a 3-4 caliber, which will be sold at a charity auction. The mechanism consists of 495 parts and very complicated. Particularly hampered the work that antique mechanism for a long time spent under water and got badly damaged researchers. Even now, when Butte presented the final version of his caliber, many of the ancient mysteries remained unsolved. It is not a replica of the ancient device. Something Master said by itself - for example, the tourbillon, which appeared much later. Calibre 2033-CH01 has a long list of exotic options: Egyptian calendar, calendar Panhellenic games (These included the famous Olympic competition), the zodiacal map, phases of the moon, solar cycles, and a host of astronomical cycles - Meto, Saros, Kallip, Ekseligmos. This miracle of mechanics Hublot intends to present at the exhibition in Basel in 2012. http://www.youtube.com/embed/ccAiac_NrL8 video>