Rare men's / unisex Chromachron Tian Harlan color time watch quartz
See below: In the late 1970s, artist Tian Harlan created the so-called Color Time Clock, which displayed time not precisely but only approximately using luminous colored segments. This clock was sold by the artist in various designs and sizes.
This is a functional men's / unisex quartz wristwatch made of matte black stainless steel with an original Tian Harlan Chromochron plastic strap, 20m water resistant, and a signed original Chromachron pin buckle, also matte black.
Case diameter: 30mm - also suitable for the self-confident lady - central, black disc, which exposes the individual color segments over the course of the hours, pressed stainless steel back
Reference CC III - Uro 10, patent number 613 587, is fitted with a robust Swiss ISA 268 quartz movement
The design legend starts and runs (battery recently replaced)
EZ 2: Normal, visible signs of age, especially minor scratches on the presumably mineral crystal. The black matte finish of the stainless steel case is intact, without scratches or color defects. Original Chromachron genuine black leather strap shows signs of wear due to snagging/slight wear on two holes, but no damage—useable as is.
The Color clock (also Chromocron ) on the Augustaplatz represents the hours as color segments.
It was created by the artist Tian Harlan and erected in 1978 in the northern part of the square next to the Gagarin Palace .
In 1978, a huge model of the Chromocron was erected as a sculpture in Baden Baden
The clock represents the hours using 12 color fields. Warm red, orange, and yellow tones predominate. The six, seven, and eight hours are ultramarine blue, green, and light blue, respectively.
Instead of hour and minute hands, a black circular disc with a wedge-shaped recess corresponding to one hour rotates around the center of the clock.
At every full hour, the recess is filled with exactly one color. Otherwise, the minutes can be estimated based on the ratio of the visible colors in the recess. The clock at Augustaplatz is located on a roughly three-meter-high, silver-gray, tilted stele.
The artist wanted his clock to make people more time-conscious. Instead of fearing the passage of time, people should take more time for the beautiful things.
Story
The Color Time Clock at Augustaplatz was erected on the artist's initiative and with the support of the then spa director, Carl-Friedrich Burger. World record sprinter Heinz Fütterer unveiled it on March 18, 1978.
As a result, numerous watch shops in Baden-Baden sold wristwatches with color time that the enterprising artist had had pre-produced.
