The Clock Of The Real Casa De Correos - Spain

The Clock Of The Real Casa De Correos - Spain

The clockmaker of the clock of the Real Casa de Correos in Puerta del Sol, Jesús López-Terradas, on December 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Every December 31, the clock of the Real Casa de Correos marks the end of the year and is broadcast on television throughout Spain. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Clock Of The Real Casa De Correos - Spain

The Clock Of The Real Casa De Correos - Spain

The clockmaker of the clock of the Real Casa de Correos in Puerta del Sol, Jesús López-Terradas, on December 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Every December 31, the clock of the Real Casa de Correos is the one who marks the end of the year and, it is broadcasted on television throughout Spain. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seven Minutes (1989)

Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer / Mann, Uhrmacher, repariert, Lupe im Auge, reparieren, Bombe basteln, bauen / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 19 October 1989

The Watchmaker Of St. Paul (1974)

The Watchmaker Of St. Paul (1974)

Phillipe Noiret Characters: Michel Descombes Film: The Clockmaker Of St. Paul; The Watchmaker Of St. Paul (L'horloger de Saint-Paul) Fr 1974, Director: Bertrand Tavernier 16 January 1974 Date: 16 January 1974

Portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck

Portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck

Undated head and shoulders mezzoprint portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck by Isaac Whood. Pinchbeck (c.1670 - November 18, 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He was born in Clerkenwell but worked in Fleet Street. Probably his name was derived from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. In the 1700s he invented the alloy Pinchbeck a cheap substitute for gold. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about 500, for Louis XIV, and a fine organ for the Great Mogul, valued at 300. His eldest son, also named Christopher (1710 - 1783) became King's Clockmaker by appointment to George III: among his timepieces is an important astronomical clock made for the King, now in Buckingham Palace. HPG/8/1/1 (ix) Date: late 18th century