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RONDEAU LA TOUR

The entrance, facing Ginza Namiki-dori street, features a pendulum clock reaching 5.8 m tall. The pendulum, 4.6 m long, swings slowly and unceasingly, and every half hour there is a performance with melodies and lights that announces the time.

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Enjoy different colored illuminations that change throughout the seasons.

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Equatorial Sundial

A sundial made in the Qing Dynasty, China, about 300 years ago. The twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac are engraved on both sides of the disc to mark the hours. The shadows on the upper and lower faces show the time, using the movement of the sun throughout the day and over the seasons.

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You can see how the shadows actually change with the movement of the sun.

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Iron Movement Tower Clock

This clock uses the same mechanism as the world’s oldest mechanical clock. You can see how this clock uses weights as the power to move the wheels at the regulated speed. It has no dial or hands, but chimes the every hour.

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Grand Seiko, First Model 1960

1960 saw the birth of the Grand Seiko, into which was poured all the company’s skills in parts precision, assembly, and adjustment, reflecting its ambition to create the world’s finest watches. This was Japan’s first watch to meet the standards of Swiss high-precision watches.

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Here you can see some of the most noted Grand Seiko models throughout the years.

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Fantasia

With the boom in large automaton clocks, such as the Marion Clock installed in Yurakucho, Tokyo, in 1984, automaton clocks like this for the home became popular. Figures appear at random from each of the hours as music plays.

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Fashion time

“Why don't you change your watch as a fashion?” These are watches for women that are designed for the wearers to express themselves, as shown by this catch-copy from the late 1970s. Ladies enjoyed ring watches and other fashion-focused watches.