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Meccaniche Orologi Milano

Italian mechanical-clock business founded by Alessandro Rigotto, with epicyclic and contemporary pendulum-clock designs. 312

A substantial but incomplete research record from the 15 September 2026 candidate-brand batch.

At a glance

Subject type
mechanical clock business
Historical origin
Lonate Pozzolo (VA), Italy (AHCI listing)
Important date layers
Not established in this research pass

A transparent clock whose layout is not merely decoration

Libra’s transparency is connected to its architecture. Glass replaces an enclosing metal case, while the pendulum is moved to the side so its action remains visible. The train itself is epicyclic, and MOM attributes its setting arrangement to Ferguson-type gearing rather than a separate setting train. These details give the reader specific things to examine: where the pendulum hangs, what supports the mechanism, and how rotating gears occupy the exposed space. The historical comparison to Strutt belongs to the maker’s explanation; a later technical account still needs the original drawings before asserting exact continuity or priority. 1

Monza separates the designer from the engineer

MOM’s credit line is unusually useful: Ferraris is the designer, Rigotto the engineer. The red hands, glass and chromed structure therefore need not be assigned to the person who engineered the movement. Nor should Monza’s fifteen-day reserve migrate into a general description of MOM: Libra is specified differently. Placing the two objects together can explain how one small clock business pursues several visual and mechanical arrangements without reducing it to a generic watch brand. 21

Key dates

  1. 2012

    Contract Engineering Began

    Rigotto began clock engineering for other firms according to AHCI. 3

  2. 2016

    Business Foundation Reported

    Meccaniche Orologi Milano founded according to AHCI. 3

Ownership and continuity

AHCI dates the modern venture to 2016, after earlier contract clock engineering. 3

Watchmakers and designers linked to Meccaniche Orologi Milano

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Identification and service

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. source stated claim

    MOM describes Libra as an eight-day spring-powered pendulum clock with epicyclic gearing using Ferguson’s mechanical paradox to avoid a separate setting train.

  2. source stated claim

    The maker describes Libra’s glass supports, lateral Invar pendulum and Graham escapement as design changes from the cited historical Strutt arrangement.

  3. verified fact

    Monza credits Enrico Ferraris with design and Alessandro Rigotto with engineering.

  4. source stated claim

    Monza’s specification lists a Graham escapement, Invar pendulum, stainless-steel bearings and a fifteen-day reserve, with red anodised-aluminium hands and glass structural elements.

  5. source stated claim

    AHCI dates Alessandro Rigotto’s founding of Meccaniche Orologi Milano to 2016 and his earlier clock engineering for other luxury firms to 2012.

  6. source stated claim

    AHCI describes mathematics studies at Milan’s state university followed by mechanical design/programming and British Horological Institute coursework.

  7. source stated claim

    AHCI lists MOM at Lonate Pozzolo in the province of Varese.

Known limits

  • AHCI and official product pages inspected. Searches located specialist-reporting leads but not a sufficiently inspected independent article; product dates and suppliers remain unknown.

Direct sources

  1. Libra — l’orologio epiciclico scheletratoMeccaniche Orologi Milano · technical documentation · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Libra opening technical paragraph; Second to fourth paragraphs. External source.

  2. Monza — specifications and project creditsMeccaniche Orologi Milano · technical documentation · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Design / Engineering credit line; Movimento; Struttura. External source.

  3. Alessandro Rigotto — AHCIAHCI · association profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: 2012 and 2016 paragraphs; Opening two paragraphs; Contact block. External source.

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