AION - giant rolling ball clock

 Stuart Kendall (one of our clock engineers) just sent in the the link to this stunning piece of work…  The AION four story tall rolling ball clock installed in a Bucherer store in Lucerne Switzerland, and utilizing 150 crystal spheres. “The project was entrusted to Hanns-Martin Wagner from Switzerland and Mark Bischof from Netherlands. Work on the sculpture began in spring 2006 with a series of detailed feasibility studies, and the project was completed in 12 months.”  Some of the other stunning work by these guys can be see on their website.

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