Bromley's background in astrophysics paid dividends, and after several trips to Athens where he obtained radiographs of the inner mechanisms, and with the help of a clockmaker Frank Percival, back in Sydney, they produced a working reconstruction.
Bromley's knowledge in astronomy paid off, and following trips to Athens, where he captured images of the inner mechanisms using X-rays, and working with clockmaker Frank Percival, they created a functional replica in Sydney.