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A DESK CLOCK THAT CARRIES TIME
NOT JUST TELLS IT
Through countless movement tests and adjustments, he finally came to understand: a watchmaker's joy lies not in precision alone, but in comprehending time's warmth.
When the past meets the future, everything begins anew.
This timepiece breathes new life into a vintage 1979 alarm clock movement from museum archives. By merging a retro mechanical heart with an ingeniously patented modern module, he realized a dialogue between two generations of watchmakers—bridging heritage, continuity, and groundbreaking innovation.
Not just to remember, but to remember forward.
NOS Movement designed in 1979
A Movement Reborm
A Gaze Across Centuries
Its heart beats with history — an NOS mechanical movement designed in 1979 by Shanghai Clock Factory. A masterpiece of Chinese horology, this movement was originally engineered for travel alarm clocks while meeting military-grade precision standards and the rigorous demands of petroleum extraction instruments. Its steel mainspring delivers an impressive 8-day power reserve, embodying the dedication of master watchmakers from a bygone era. Yet, after just 16 years of production, it was somehow quietly discontinued, becoming a lost legend of horological history.
Base Movement
8-Day 15-Jewel Alarm Clock
Fortunately, the Macau Timepiece Museum preserved a batch of these movements, untouched for three decades. On the occasion of the museum’s sixth anniversary, Kubernet founder Chieh-Lin Ting resolved to revive the legacy of this vintage movement through modern watchmaking artistry. By endowing it with an instantaneous-jumping secular perpetual calendar mechanism, he breathed new life into this legendary caliber.
This innovation is not only a tribute to history but also a bold stride into the future.
BASE MOVEMENT:
8-DAY 15-JEWEL ALARM CLOCK
Secular Perpetual Calendar Desk Clock
Against the passage of time, all mortal clamor fades. Only memory, shaped by craft, defies
oblivion and claims eternity.
In the world of horology, there exists a force that transcends mere timekeeping—it carries
memories, perpetuates artistry, and narrates the profound, eternal dialogue between
humanity and time.
Chieh-Lin Ting, the founder of KUBERNET®, has long dedicated himself to the restoration
and study of timepieces. As the vice supervisor of the Macau Horology Association and a
research specialist at the Macau Timepiece Museum, he has remained steadfast in his
belief: To ensure the craftsmanship of time endures in the modern age.
To mark the 6thanniversary of the Macau Timepiece Museum, Chieh-Lin Ting unveils his
very first piece — the Secular Perpetual Calendar Desk Clock.
This is not merely a new product, but rather the revival of an old dream: a heritage piece
built upon a vintage movement, infused with the spirit of modern watchmaking.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Instantaneous Jumping Date, Day, Month, and Moonphase
Secular Perpetual Calendar
Movement
Diameter
NOS movement made in 1995(designed in 1979)
Number of parts
60mm
Number of jewels
142
Power reserve
15 Jewels
Accuracy
8 days (216 hours)
Corrector
<±7.5 sec/day
Quick calendar adjustment band on the back,
allowing continuous quick adjustment for over one
month in a fully-wound state.
APPEARANCE FEATURES
Desk Clock Height
Diameter of Base
135mm
Case
154mm（Maximum）
Dial Variations
6082 aluminum alloy
Brass with silver-plated, finished with sandblasting(Eternal Day )
or
Glass with 150°C baked lacquer finish(Eternal Night )
Crystal
Ultra-clear low-iron glass with single-layer
coating, >91.5% light transmission
GEOMETRY AND TEMPORAL LAYERS
A VERTICAL SCULPTURE OF TIME
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY:
The desk clock's design draws inspiration from Art Deco aesthetics; its geometric language composed exclusively of circles and squares. The aerospace-grade aluminum case, treated with anodization, exhibits the austere texture of concrete gray—symbolizing time's immutable and eternal wall.
The dial and hour markers capture the essence of "layers and continuity." Designed with graduated light reflections, the markers alternate between brushed and polished finishes—seamlessly blending contemporary aesthetics with traditional watchmaking.
The hands continue the geometric language of the case’s vertical pillars, with alternating brushed and polished surfaces, creating micro-level dimensionality. The skeletonized,lightweight construction not only enhances energy efficiency but also forms a perfect visual symbiosis with the deep, translucent grey dial,achieving both technical and aesthetic harmony.
This timepiece offers two distinct dial variations: Eternal Day and Eternal Night, each embodying unique aesthetic philosophy.
• The Eternal Day version features a sandblasted silver-plated brass dial, evoking the radiant clarity of daylight through its matte metallic finish.
• The Eternal Night version presents a baked grey glass dial that captures the mysterious depth of lacquered finishes, while allowing users to instantly identify leap years.
* The gray glass dial of the Eternal Night edition allows users to observe whether the current year is a leap year.
Math Meets Meaning
Unlike conventional perpetual calendars, this true perpetual calendar (secular perpetual calendar) automatically accommodates the Gregorian calendar's exceptional rules—including the non-leap year exceptions of 2100, 2200, and 2300. As one of the rare mechanisms capable of navigating the 400-year leap year cycle autonomously, it theoretically requires no manual adjustment throughout its operation.
Chieh-Lin Ting not only reengineered this extraordinarily complex system but also applied three patents to achieve a world-exclusive instantaneous-jumping secular perpetual calendar mechanism: the date, day, month, and moonphase synchronize their transitions within two seconds—as if folding time itself.
Mechanics is instinct, but creation is a desire that goes beyond instinct.
Chieh-Lin Ting
