Every rotating device also needs a locking system: and this one has been designed as a wing-nut that is turned to block the rotation, thus making the owner the key player in its usage. The first striking feature is the 360-degree rotation of the time capsule and the entire gear train of the watchmaking movement visible within it. Finally, the tripod reflects the temporal convector of one of the most famous American cars of the 1980s, the DeLorean. The technically indispensable part required to lock the tube's rotation is inspired by the very first machine featured in the film "The Time Machine". The capsule consists of a glass tube with a propeller at each end, symbolizing movement, the vortex, and science. Whether in a DeLorean or a telephone booth, they all involved human manipulation, as does the Time Machine itself, which is based on the codes of the most beautiful mechanical devices of recent centuries.Įach element of the Time Machine has been conceived and designed to evoke a memory. Together they have created a mobile and truly dynamic scientific instrument that offers some subtle nods to the worlds of industry and cinema, while shining a light on mechanical clockmaking.įrom the 1960s MGM movie, "The Time Machine", itself inspired by H.G.Wells’ 1895 science fiction novel "The Time Machine: An Invention", to the television series of the 2000s and the legendary "Back to the Future" trilogy of movies, they all had one thing in common: a machine capable of traveling through time. Inspired by the most famous time machines and created with meticulous attention to detail, the Time Machine is the combined result of three minds from very different backgrounds: engineer and creator Nicolas Bringuet, designer Martin Bolo, and artistic director and general manager of L’Epée 1839, Arnaud Nicolas.
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