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Collection from Thomas Prescher Tempusvivendi is quite diverse:
Tempusvivendi Russian Eagle, Tempusvivendi Falcon, Tempusvivendi Dragon and others. All these different and yet similar in that they came from under the hand of the great master. But the closest to Russia is a model Tempusvivendi "Russian Eagle"
History of the Russian eagle, or, more precisely, Double Eagle, dated '23 BC. That year, is a mystical animal first appeared on the flag of the Byzantine Empire, remaining a symbol of the state to Byzantium for many years.
How the Double Eagle became the emblem of the Byzantine Russian Empire? In the ninth century, Swedish and Finnish Vikings invaded the land around the river Volga and Dnieper, they began to settle, finally uniting the various principalities into one great kingdom.
After the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, Tsarist Russia took over most of the ceremonies of the Orthodox Church of Byzantium. When Ivan III married the niece of the last emperor of Constantinople, he soon found himself the only legitimate heir. Thus, in the sixteenth century, it has integrated sign-bicapital Byzantine eagle emblem and flag of the Russian Empire.
Today, bicapital eagle is a traditional symbol of Russia.
Watches Tempusvivendi Russian Eagle are made in case of 18-karat gold with a diameter of 37 mm, have a retrograde hour and minute hands. The movement operates at 28,000 vph and has a power reserve of 40 hours. All engravings are done by hand. The strap of watch is made of alligator skin. Water-resistant is up to 10 atm.
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