Tidal schedule. Mont-Saint-Michel (top) was not completed at clock building time, and looks different from today.
The top of the clock is automated; Jesus comes out of his tomb at 12 noon and goes back to his tomb at 3pm.
Jesus coming out of his tomb.
Position of the planets of the solar system.
The astronomical clock, built in the mid-19th century in Beauvais . It took Auguste Vérité 2.5 years to make the clock, using 30000 parts.
Brass clock mechanism. Brass is self-lubricating and thus the mechanism requires no oil.
The clock gives the time in 17 cities and features a total of 57 dials to display tide schedule in 8 harbors, the date, season, easter date, etc.
