{"product_id":"peter-henlein-nurnberger-ei-junghans-1-taschenuhr-der-welt-replika-mechanisch","title":"Peter Henlein Nuremberg Egg Junghans 1st Pocket Watch World Replica Mechanical","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFacsimile Junghans replica of the world's first pocket watch by Peter Henlein from 1590, the famous \"Nuremberg Egg\" on display in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, with a very rare mechanical hand-wound movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal size, original dial, original engravings on the dial as on the case back: \"PetrusHele me f. Norimb. 1590\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThere are two different versions of these replicas available on the collector's market: a very rare one with a mechanical movement and one with a Junghans quartz movement. The model offered here is the rare mechanical version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: x-large;\"\u003eDescription of the item:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eA magnificent and unique piece of German and watchmaking history par excellence: the \"Nuremberg Egg\" by master watchmaker Peter Henlein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBuilt in 1590, this example represents the world's first portable pocket watch and can, of course, only be admired in a museum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIn 1971, the Nuremberg-based company Diehl, with the permission of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, produced a small number of facsimile reproductions that were true to detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis facsimile watch has a hand-wound movement, which of course has nothing in common with the original masterpiece that changed watchmaking history; this one filled the entire case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eLike the original by master Peter Henlein, the facsimile has no seconds display but only a 24-hour display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDial diameter: 50mm, case height: 45mm; the facsimile case, like the original, is not cast but elaborately turned from brass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHigh-quality, rare collector's item in original material, in facsimile quality with preserved age patina and engravings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eClock starts and runs (accuracy not tested)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEZ: 2 - normal, age-related signs of use and storage, starts and runs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePeter Henlein and the \"Nuremberg Egg\" (Source: Wikipedia):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taschenuhr\" title=\"pocket watch\"\u003ePocket watches\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uhrwerk\" title=\"clockwork\"\u003ea spring mechanism\u003c\/a\u003e and an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oval_(Geometrie)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Oval (geometry)\"\u003eoval\u003c\/a\u003e shape were formerly known as \"Nuremberg eggs.\" Nuremberg was home to some of the world's finest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handwerk\" title=\"Craftsmanship\"\u003ecraftsmen\u003c\/a\u003e and metalworkers during the late and late Middle Ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"mw-toc-heading\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"toctitle\" lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large; font-family: 'Linux Libertine', 'Palatino Linotype', Georgia, Times, serif;\"\u003eOrigin of the name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large; color: rgb(84, 89, 93); font-family: sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe name \"Ei\" (egg) probably does not derive from the shape of the clocks, but is likely (as \"Eierlein\") a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verballhornung\" title=\"Parody\"\u003ecorruption\u003c\/a\u003e of \"Aeurlein,\" meaning \"little clock.\" Although they were often (even in fictional literature) attributed to the Nuremberg precision mechanic \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Henlein\" title=\"Peter Henlein\"\u003ePeter Henlein\u003c\/a\u003e , since he produced the first wearable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uhr\" title=\"Clock\"\u003eclocks\u003c\/a\u003e around 1510.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHowever, there are doubts that he is the originator of the Nuremberg eggs, because the first dates are around 1550, after his death (1542). Peter Henlein made clocks in the form of tall cylindrical boxes as well as small spheres \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bisamapfel\" title=\"Pomegranate\"\u003eshaped like pomanders\u003c\/a\u003e . The well-known egg-shaped clocks only date from the second half of the 16th century and cannot be associated with Peter Henlein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Gangregulation_mit_Torsionspendel\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Linux Libertine, Palatino Linotype, Georgia, Times, serif;\"\u003eGait regulation with torsion pendulum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #54595d; font-family: sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe portable clock only became possible with the invention of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zugfeder#Zugfeder_in_Uhren\" title=\"Tension spring\"\u003emainspring\u003c\/a\u003e before 1430. This allowed the large weight-driven clocks to be reduced in size and, for example, to fit on a table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe exact timing of the further miniaturization is disputed. There are accounts from late 15th-century Italy that suggest portable clocks existed. What is certain is that since Peter Henlein, they could be housed in a case no larger than a hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe invention of the tension spring and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torsionspendel\" title=\"Torsion pendulum\"\u003etorsion pendulum\u003c\/a\u003e as timekeepers were often attributed to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Henlein\" title=\"Peter Henlein\"\u003ePeter Henlein\u003c\/a\u003e , but such \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gangregler\" title=\"Gear selector\"\u003etimekeepers\u003c\/a\u003e were already in use in the early 15th century. However, it was Henlein who ultimately brought about their miniaturization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe regularity of the oscillation determines the accuracy of the clock. However, because the deflection of the torsion pendulum is influenced by every movement of the wearer, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uhrgang\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"clock\"\u003eclock's timekeeping\u003c\/a\u003e was quite irregular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIt was only the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hemmung_(Uhr)\" title=\"Escapement (clock)\"\u003eescapement mechanism\u003c\/a\u003e patented by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christiaan_Huygens\" title=\"Christiaan Huygens\"\u003eChristiaan Huygens\u003c\/a\u003e in 1657, using \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unruh_(Uhr)\" title=\"Balance wheel (clock)\"\u003ea balance wheel\u003c\/a\u003e and spiral spring, that improved the daily rate of a watch to about 10 seconds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sammler-Uhren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51539141984552,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/7628\/3176\/files\/peter-henlein-nurnberger-ei-junghans-1-taschenuhr-der-welt-replika-mechanisch-4130800.png?v=1773636790","url":"https:\/\/sammler-uhren.com\/en\/products\/peter-henlein-nurnberger-ei-junghans-1-taschenuhr-der-welt-replika-mechanisch","provider":"Sammler-Uhren","version":"1.0","type":"link"}