Video: The Equation of Time

Arguably one of the watchmaker’s most hailed feats — the Equation of Time is one of the most complex complications, and one of the rarest to be built. The Equation of time gives various astronomical indications — but its point is that it tells the difference between true solar time and average solar time. Our days vary slightly in length over the course of the year; however we opted to set the day as 24 hours. This intricate watch, with easily 400+ parts  including wheels, cams, teeth, disks and more, tracks the real solar time and the average solar time – and lets the wearer know the difference – so he or she can know when the true noon, for instance, is every day. While most are not privileged to see the making of this incredible marvel, thanks towww.AWJOnlineTV.com, and www.hautehorlogerie.org, we witness sneak peeks at it within this video.