Erwin Sattler LUNARIS, User Manual

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Your decision to purchase a mechanical table clock shows that you belong to
the very small circle of special connoisseurs of highest mechanical clockmaking
art. Your new clock is after all a first-class product of our company concerning
its construction, faithfulness to details and last but not least its great manu-
factural expense.
Such a precious instrument naturally has to be handled with a high degree
of care. Let alone for this reason you should read the following information
and follow the advice given. You will thus be able to enjoy your pendulum clock
for many decades.
In order to protect them from corrosion, all wheels of the table clock are
gold-plated. The exact fine machining and the arrangement of the bearings
concerning the gears and all parts of the escapement ensure – good
maintenance being presupposed – perfect function for generations.
Desk, mantel and table clocks have been a staple of upmarket, tasteful interior
design for centuries. Their appearance was always influenced for one by the
style of their era and for another by their intended use, with either decorative
or functional aspects dominating. During the Renaissance, table clocks were
equipped with numerous calendar and other astronomical displays in addition
to the hands showing the hours and minutes. Sophisticated art connoisseurs
used them to demonstrate and impress with their interest in the progression
of science. Erwin Sattler continues on this long tradition today. The focus is
on exquisite craftsmanship and technical innovation coupled with contemporary
design – and the manufacture’s usual high standards of quality always apply.
What is more, these clocks are simply irresistibly beautiful.
As every other instrument of this kind your clock also requires careful handling
and a certain degree of maintenance.
After 8 years the latest you should entrust your table clock to a competent
clockmaker's workshop in order to have the bearings cleaned and oiled anew.
It will then untiringly do good service over decades and will be passed on with
pride from one generation to the next as a precious chronometer.
ERWIN SATTLER
TABLE CLOCKS