Swiss table clock with quarter striking movement. c. 1830-40

[Chris Radano]

I bought this clock last Spring, from the same auction as this clock (but maybe a month apart):

c. 1780 Paris movement, early 19th century case? What is the story?

Last Spring I bought 2 table clocks from an auction in Paris. Every once in a while I get a hankering for a nice Continental clock. Well this is one of them. I think the movement is 18th c. Although it looks more modern. The winding arbors are offset, the hands are later 18th c. style and so is...

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Nice clean smaller clock, standing just over 14" H. Doesn't look like it needs much. Works fine. Interestingly both clocks that I had bought from this auction each arrived with cracked glasses, which I plan to repair. But yes a little annoying.
The pendulum has a large diameter hollow brass bob with one large piece of shot enclosed within. Kind of a clanging sound but a nifty little clock. The case finish was aggressively cleaned in front, but looks better in person. A good acquisition for me. I always liked this type so I found one.
Edit: Oops, maybe this should not be in "New Acquisition"

 

[WIngraham]

Still seems like a new acquisition to me. Unless there is a cut off? Time flies.

Great looking clock. These movements are fine quality. I have several similar, but they strike bells. I like the gongs.

 

[Ralph]

I posted this similar one a while back in one of Chris' threads.

 

[Chris Radano]

It looks like the movements are pretty much identical. Except Ralph's is bell striking.
The pendulum on mine is interesting. It has a hook that looks like a silk thread, but hooks into a hole on the lower end of a steel suspension spring. Also the wide lenticular bob of hollow brass shell. With one large piece of shot within jangling around, whose enclosure seems like an attempt at humor. Why would only one piece of shot be inside the bob? Is that suppose to make a difference in the clock's performance?

 

[Bernhard J.]

Why would only one piece of shot be inside the bob? Is that suppose to make a difference in the clock's performance?

It does, of course, matter with respect to the main spring force needed to keep the movement going.

In a clock that I have, the bob is hollow with a small aperture on the rear side. You can put in lead beads at your desire, or pour them out. When I received it, the sender had forgotten to tape the aperture and the tiny lead beads were all around in the parcel .

I do not think that the performance (time keeping) is significantly affected by the bob weight, as long as we are not talking about the field of precision pendulum clocks.

Nice clock!

Cheers, Bernhard