group of tourists decided to go to relax on the coast.After receiving a fair share of solar radiation vacationers choose to visit one entertaining exhibition of unusual things.Their attention was drawn to the handmade Swiss watches.Their case has been riddled with small cracks, but, surprisingly, they show the exact time.The guide told the story of an unusual hours.Here it is ...
This model of Swiss watches belonged to one of the richest men in France at the time, Count Nicolas d'Shatelele.The watch was made to order, the body and the chain - pink gold, diamond dial contains inclusions of one carat, instead of numbers - zodiac signs, arrows - white gold, glass master made from especially hard rock rock crystal.For the money, which the Count's wife paid the jeweler-watchmaker, it was possible to buy a small estate.
Graf did not part with the gift, he adored his Swiss watches, they were his brainchild.Watch met him in return: they always show the exact time seemed to have had a shower.After a while, Earl lost his dear wife.A week before her death, the clock stopped after the funeral they went again, Nicolas did not attach any importance to this.
hunting with Count by misfortune: his horse was frightened and rushed shots.Nicolas, tripped over a branch and fell and broke his leg.Taking a Swiss watch out of his pocket, he was horrified to find them another scratches that yesterday afternoon was not.It turns out, watch it all the time warned him about the upcoming misery, and he simply did not understand their hints.
Every morning, Earl was examining his watch.His life is turned in expectation of death, he was afraid that the next day will bring a new scratch or, worse, the watch will stop.During the year, Nicolas of wholesome men turned into a nervous old man.However, with the clock, he did not want to leave.Over time, the servants had left him, he had to sell off their locks and pilgrimages.These pocket watch bewitched graph.
Ten years later, the Marquis de Bras bought this watch from junk five sous.They were covered with dirt and soot, part of the body - scratched, but the hours were.Within two years, the new owner of the damned clock lost his wife and parents watch stopped a week before death.
get rid of them, he could not: the rumors of "death clock" and spread throughout France and Europe.Marquis decided to just throw them into the sea to rob hours of fresh blood.
Only after a hundred years of them started talking again, when a diver found them in the sand at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.And as an exhibit in the exhibition hours we were ten years ago.Since then, they never stopped, apparently waiting for a new owner.
V.Oleynik
Articles Source: "An interesting newspaper. Incredible" №4 2012
