Watch ca. 1783-90 Watchmaker: Daniel Vauchez French enthusiasm for ballooning was sparked by the June 4, 1783, ascent of a hot air balloon created by Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier. Four months later, a Montgolfier balloon with a crew of a sheep, a duck, and a rooster was launched at Versailles in the presence of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). The first human flight, which took place on November 21 that year, was witnessed by Benjamin Franklin, among others. The Museums watch is a typical novelty, and it demonstrates how greatly early attempts at human flight captured the French imagination. In the enamel a balloon is launched by three men, one carrying burning straw with which to ignite the flame that heated the air in the balloon.. Watch 194176

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Watch ca. 1783-90 Watchmaker: Daniel Vauchez French enthusiasm for ballooning was sparked by the June 4, 1783, ascent of a hot air balloon created by Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier. Four months later, a Montgolfier balloon with a crew of a sheep, a duck, and a rooster was launched at Versailles in the presence of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). The first human flight, which took place on November 21 that year, was witnessed by Benjamin Franklin, among others. The Museums watch is a typical novelty, and it demonstrates how greatly early attempts at human flight captured the French imagination. In the enamel a balloon is launched by three men, one carrying burning straw with which to ignite the flame that heated the air in the balloon.. Watch 194176

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