Martin Braun Notos
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Martin Braun Notos
Martin Braun
Notos $29,950
Once upon a time, watches were astronomical instruments, essential for accurate observation of cosmic phenomena. As an amateur astronomer as well as a master watchmaker, Martin Braun has brought that legacy full-circle, designing his movements to reflect celestial complexities such as the precise time of sunrise and sunset in a given location, or the deviation between Greenwich Mean Time and the hours and minutes as read on a sundial. The Notos reaches even deeper into the astronomical literature, showing the declination, technically defined as “the angular distance between a star and the celestial equator on the horary circle of the star.” On planet Earth, that translates into the latitude where the sun is highest in the sky at any given time, a location that fluctuates with the changing seasons. While the declination has been well-known for the centuries, the eccentric train of gears needed to follow it on a wristwatch was not until Braun applied two other hobbies – physics and mathematics – to the problem. His elegant solution, visible through the watch’s sapphire crystal, is a wonder to behold, and indoor microcosmos to study on a cloudy evening.
Martin*Braun*USA:*Watches: Notos
Notos $29,950
Once upon a time, watches were astronomical instruments, essential for accurate observation of cosmic phenomena. As an amateur astronomer as well as a master watchmaker, Martin Braun has brought that legacy full-circle, designing his movements to reflect celestial complexities such as the precise time of sunrise and sunset in a given location, or the deviation between Greenwich Mean Time and the hours and minutes as read on a sundial. The Notos reaches even deeper into the astronomical literature, showing the declination, technically defined as “the angular distance between a star and the celestial equator on the horary circle of the star.” On planet Earth, that translates into the latitude where the sun is highest in the sky at any given time, a location that fluctuates with the changing seasons. While the declination has been well-known for the centuries, the eccentric train of gears needed to follow it on a wristwatch was not until Braun applied two other hobbies – physics and mathematics – to the problem. His elegant solution, visible through the watch’s sapphire crystal, is a wonder to behold, and indoor microcosmos to study on a cloudy evening.
Martin*Braun*USA:*Watches: Notos
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