点评:The Beyer Clock & Watch Museum is a great stop in Zurich if you’re interested in clocks, watches, history, or just looking for something a little different to add to your Old Town itinerary.
Beyer has been making and collecting timepieces since 1760, and the museum takes you through the fascinating history of timekeeping. Their collection includes everything from ancient timekeeping devices to intricate mechanical clocks and watches — including some of the earliest pocket watches from the 1500s.
One of the oldest pieces that caught my attention was an ancient Egyptian water/overflow clock dating to around 1425–1380 BC. It’s pretty incredible to stand there looking at something that old and think about how people were measuring time thousands of years ago.
Hubby absolutely loved seeing all the clocks and timepieces and was in his happy place. 😂 I was more fascinated by some of the unusual ones — especially the clock with a cannon! Because apparently I need a clock with gunpowder. 💥⏰
👍 Helpful tip for English-speaking visitors
The museum provides an iPad/tablet with English descriptions for the exhibits, so you can learn about what you’re seeing. I also used Google Translate’s camera feature — just held my phone over the descriptions and translated them into English. Super easy and worked really well.
The museum isn’t huge, so it’s an easy addition to a day exploring Zurich’s Old Town without taking up hours.
And, of course, I couldn’t leave without a souvenir… I bought a sundial ring! ☀️💍 Now I can tell time the old-fashioned way. 😂
Definitely worth adding to your Zurich itinerary, especially if you enjoy history, watches, clocks, or unique museums. 🇨🇭⏰
翻译:如果您对钟表、历史感兴趣,或者只是想在苏黎世老城的游览路线中增添一些与众不同的体验,那么拜尔钟表博物馆绝对值得一逛。
自1760年起,拜尔家族便开始制造并收藏各类钟表,这座博物馆则带领游客领略钟表发展历程中的精彩故事。他们的收藏品种类繁多,从古老的计时装置到结构复杂的机械钟表和怀表——其中甚至包括一些16世纪初期生产的早期怀表。
最让我感兴趣的一件藏品是一件古埃及的水钟/溢流钟,其历史可追溯到公元前1425年至1380年左右。站在那里凝视着这件历经数千年仍保存完好的文物,想象着几千年前的人们是如何测量时间的,实在令人惊叹不已。我的丈夫超喜欢观看那些各式各样的钟表,简直乐开了花呢😂 而我则被一些造型独特的钟表吸引——尤其是那个带大炮的钟!看来我也需要一个带火药的钟表呢💥⏰
👍 给说英语的游客的小贴士:
博物馆提供配有英文解说内容的iPad/平板电脑,这样您就能了解所观赏的展品的相关信息啦。我还使用了谷歌翻译的相机功能——只需把手机对着那些说明文字,就能将它们翻译成英文。操作极其简单,效果也相当不错。
这座博物馆规模并不大,因此完全可以作为苏黎世老城游览行程的一部分,不会占用太多时间。
当然,我总得买个纪念品才肯离开……我买了一枚日晷造型的戒指!☀️💍现在我可以以传统方式来报时啦。😂
绝对值得列入苏黎世之旅的行程单中,尤其适合那些对历史、手表和钟表感兴趣的人。或是独具特色的博物馆。🇨🇭⏰