Wolfgang Domann repaired antique clocks at the Maharajah of Jodhpur
by Christopher v. Savigny, Iserbrook – When it comes, to repair broken clocks, travels Wolfgang Domann even to India: The watchmaker spent two weeks in the palace of the Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Jodhpur, to antique chronometer from the colonial period to make passable again. The enterprising tinkerer was accompanied by six colleagues, like Domann belong to a nationwide specialist group for historical Watches. The spouses were of the party.
Almost 100 antique, mechanical timepieces - from tiny pocket to 80 Centimeters high clock - had lying in his arsenal, the Indian rulers. Since 60 Years they were not overtaken, let alone mounted. "During the rainy season, the air here is warm and humid", erklärt Domann. "For watches the worst, what you can imagine, because everything is rusted very quickly. "Domann suspected, that much of it came as gifts to India. "My people, could repair something, have they not there. "
For this reason the German master watchmakers had to bring their entire tool itself - after all, 20 Kilo for Person, including a lathe, which is used for drilling tiny holes. And then screwed, cleaned, polished, oiled and adjusted. And reassembled at the end.
Domann is proud, a large, to have brought French Portaluhr running again. This can even make music. "The Maharaja had tears in his eyes, when he heard the built-in music box ", he tells. "He knows the clocks from his childhood."
In the unusual business no money changed hands. The visitors from Europe paid the flight, the Maharaja cared for food, Logis and a recreational program. "A fascinating experience", resümiert Domann. "Even, because you know country and people can learn quite unlike a
Package tour. "
Items in same week Journal. 35 at the 29. August 2012