Anacapri in Time
PRODUCT CODE: CRONOSPORTBLU
€ 129.00
Details
Case: 304 L stainless steel
Strap: blue silicone
Glass: mineral
Case size: 42.5 mm
Dial: 34mm
Case thickness: 12 mm
Hands: metal
Water resistance: 5ATM
Strap size: 22mm
Movement: Japan VD57
About the designer
In the heart of the historic center of Anacapri, next to the Church of Santa Sofia, there is the seventeenth-century bell tower with three clocks.
Each of these watches represents a small piece of the history and traditions of the country and its inhabitants.
The first overlooks the alley of Piazza Boffe and is not directly visible from the historic Piazzetta.
The second, more modern, took the place of the other clock in the Campanile, the oldest, with a very particular six-hour majolica dial.
Not everyone knows that the Bell Tower of Anacapri was strongly desired by the Anacapri population itself, so much so that it was the inhabitants themselves who built the tower, brick by brick.
In the first half of the seventeenth century, the first clock was inaugurated, the exclusive six-hour clock, which accompanied the ticking of time in the Anacapri bell tower until the early years of the twentieth century.
The peculiarity of the ancient seventeenth-century majolica dial lies in its six-hour mechanism, rather than the typical twelve hours.
So, during an entire day, the hand of the ancient clock turned four times.
The six-hour majolica dial continued to shine with its beautiful colors, yellow, black, blue and white, for about three centuries, until at the beginning of the twentieth century during the modernization process, it was decided to replace the ancient clock with a new one, with today's modern twelve-hour mechanism.
To satisfy the will of the Anacapri Church and the population itself, it was decided not to completely replace the majolica dial, but to reposition it right next to its modern successor.
Thus for centuries the ancient six-hour majolica clock continues to be admired by the Capri community and by the many tourists from all over the world, becoming a true symbol of the Anacapri tradition.
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