Exhibition of mechanical watches at the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow (2005)

Exhibition of watches at the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow.

The exposition of the objects tells about the history of the appearance of mechanical watches in Russia from ancient times: from the very first, wooden mechanisms, to modern technical devices designed to measure time.

The first hours in Orthodox churches.

Hourglass.

Clock is an asterisk.

A table clock.

Color engraving with a portrait of the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily.