05-05-2016, 10:46 AM
Hello People,
Well no surprises here, i'm a bit of a clock fan as well as everything else. I think my favourite clock (that I own) is an early(ish) French Morbier clock.
This is a large cottage/village made timepiece that has a Verge movement and ticks at about 1.5 seconds per tick.
It's movement follows a standard setup for these clocks and is rather basic, but beautiful. If you open the side doors you can watch with wonder the very large Verge escapement working.
Judging by the striking side setup, I believe that the clock was probably made in about 1830, but it is very hard to pinpoint exactly when it was made.
It has two very large weights and a long pendulum (neither of which are original, but are good replacements).
The picture is of a verge movement of a Morbier clock (not mine I hasten to add) to give you some idea of what i'm yapping on about !!
Anyone else own one?
Enjoy.
Alan.
Well no surprises here, i'm a bit of a clock fan as well as everything else. I think my favourite clock (that I own) is an early(ish) French Morbier clock.
This is a large cottage/village made timepiece that has a Verge movement and ticks at about 1.5 seconds per tick.
It's movement follows a standard setup for these clocks and is rather basic, but beautiful. If you open the side doors you can watch with wonder the very large Verge escapement working.
Judging by the striking side setup, I believe that the clock was probably made in about 1830, but it is very hard to pinpoint exactly when it was made.
It has two very large weights and a long pendulum (neither of which are original, but are good replacements).
The picture is of a verge movement of a Morbier clock (not mine I hasten to add) to give you some idea of what i'm yapping on about !!
Anyone else own one?
Enjoy.
Alan.