Urwerk Shares Its Intriguing Atomic Master Clock

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Urwerk‘s long history of timekeeping continues with a new experiment. Dubbed the Atomic Master Clock, your traditional watch receives timing corrections from an accurate source. The project revisits Abraham Louis Breguet’s idea of a pocket watch being corrected by a high precision pendulum clock. The Urwerk AMC updates that thought by replacing the pendulum with an atomic clock.

Take a look at the shots and video provided and let us know your thoughts on Urwerk’s take on Abraham Louis Breguet’s early work. You can also take a look at Urwerk’s celebratory UR-105 CT Streamliner.

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