Uhrenmuseum Bad Iburg, Clock museum in Bad Iburg, Germany
The clock museum is located in a building from 1820 and houses more than 800 working timepieces across its rooms. The collection ranges from tower clocks to pocket watches and spans many centuries of timekeeping design.
The museum holds a French sundial made in 1470, which is the oldest timekeeping instrument in its collection. This artifact demonstrates how early the pursuit of precise measurement began.
The collection displays various tower clocks that reflect how timekeeping methods changed over centuries. A church clock with spindle escapement from the early 1600s shows the craftsmanship that went into older mechanisms.
The museum is housed in a historic building with enough room to view all its displays comfortably. Guided tours are available and can be reserved in advance through the local tourism office.
On the museum's facade hangs an oversized pocket watch measuring 1.80 meters across and weighing 150 kilograms. This remarkable creation stands as one of the largest of its kind anywhere in the world.
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