Hamiltons_Clock_Services

Double Fusee Bracket Clock

2011-11-24T06:15:00.001-08:00

Very nice Bracket Clock bit of a problem with the cone will take a few more pictures. Full Service.

Single Fusee

2011-11-24T06:11:00.001-08:00

Single fusee, bit of a problem with the cylinder.

New Clock Springs being fitted.

2011-11-03T13:19:00.000-07:00

All lubricated and wound up and popped into the barrel. This is the way its done.

Gustavbecker

2011-11-02T06:10:00.001-07:00

Gustave becker on 8 day test .

French Clock

2011-11-02T05:47:00.000-07:00

The red crosses are for new bushes. It makes it a little tricky putting bushes in a skeleton movement, you don't have room for a mistake. It has its pendulum in a heart shape of brass on the inside of the movement. Looks good to see it all going. Someone has put metal pallets in. I gave them a polish and they seem to be working fine. I can put some ruby ones in at a cost.

Westminster

2011-11-02T05:23:00.001-07:00

If you see the grease that had been put in the barrel. It has gone hard after a few years. It doesn't let the spring unwind properly. I have seen this problem before .

fusee Chain

2011-09-26T00:42:00.000-07:00

1 our 2 problems your chain was rusted your main spring was distorted and worn out and the pallet has had a bit of metal super glued on. There is a new picture of the old spring and the new spring next to it.

Long case

2011-06-07T00:10:00.001-07:00

The Escapement did start on the first plug hole.

I think that that the wrong size escapement wheel was cut.

With a clock of this age you would expect repairs but some of these old repairs are not very funny at all.

The picture on the right.The solder man shouldn't of done this.

There has been a fair few old repairs that i don't like. The movement has had a new escapement wheel at some point, i think the wrong size,so having to move the bridge that holds the escapement. This has been attacked. What has been done doesn't look very pleasing to the eye .

If you click on the picture i have put a circle around some old repairs.

I have got it ticking but the strike is playing up so a bit more work.

Lantern Clock

2011-06-05T08:58:00.001-07:00

It has a new movement. Going to strip it down polish the pivots and service the movement and platform.

2011-06-05T08:11:00.001-07:00

Long case clock. Full Service

2011-05-27T03:56:00.000-07:00

As we discussed it looks like its rubbing there and stopping it.

I will put new bushes in where i find it has been dented in like that. Its not good practice to dent like that they did it a lot in the 1800 and it makes a mess of the pivots. Its a quick way to make the hole small for the pivot. I will post a few pictures when i am stripping it down.

Drocourt.Serviced

2011-05-24T12:59:00.001-07:00

Stamped on the inside of plate .well after a good bit of polishing its getting there.

Drocourt .Platform

2011-05-22T12:26:00.000-07:00

Got to take of the platform of again to service the movement. If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see the difference in the platform. I will post a few more pictures when the movement is done.

Drocourt, Repeater.on a Bell 1860

2011-05-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

Not had time to Strip the movement down. Case has gone of to the guilders

I will post a few more pictures when i get a chance to as i cant wait to see it done.

1865-70 Striking the hour and half hour on a bell. There are service scratches on the case going back to 1870 so it might be a little earlier then 1865 , i will look into it.

It has H L Stamped on the inside plate This stands for Henri Lemaille, who supplied Drocourt with the roulant blancs. He also supplied Henri Jacot and Leroy so he has got to be one of the best roulant blanc supplyers of this period. This clock has the drocourt stamp on the out side plate. the numbers on the movement are the same as the case which is always nice to see.

Westminster Clock

2011-05-20T14:04:00.001-07:00

This is the reason why your strike spring has broken. The original detent has gone,probably ran of when the man with the hammer and nail came along.

Any way who ever attacked this with the hammer decided that he hadn't done enough damage, so got a file and filed the snail down. If you click on the picture below you can see.

The nail does not work. Removed it and put the detent back where it was supposed to be. I have put a new snail on and it is doing what it supposed to now.

French Carriage Clock-restored Platform

2011-05-14T03:32:00.001-07:00

Platform getting brought back to life. I have taken the cracked ruby jewel out and waiting for a new one to replace it. I have re-Silvered the platform and it has turned out great. I have serviced the movement so i am just waiting on a jewel. Click on pictures to enlarge.

Platform before. Look at the difference in the above picture.

Alarm Repeating carriage clock

2011-05-04T01:41:00.001-07:00

Full Service Complete

Over the years this does happen, on the hour and the half hour the pin comes around and pulls the lever back. It has worn a groove and is failing its duty's. I have extended the two pins so they will not slide of and do any more damage.

All back together and dinging as it should.

Longines Gold watch

2011-05-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

Click on picture to enlarge. Full service, if you cant see your Clock or watch then if you go to the bottom of the page and Click on older post.

Waltham Pocket Watch

2011-05-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

Jewel is cracked, needs a new one. Will get one. Click on picture to enlarge, if you go down to older post and click on it then you can see older posts.

Alarm Repeater French Carraige Clock

2011-05-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

I have put new springs into the barrels. The movement needs a couple of bushes before going back together.

Bit of rust on pinion. Lucky it was Serviced,give it another half a year and these little things can turn into £s.

Omega Chronostop

2011-04-18T09:36:00.000-07:00

Click on pic to enlarge. A few Pictures of your watch getting stripped for a Service.

you can see the dirt on the movement.

Omega Chronostop Wrist watch. These watches have a single pusher for the stop watch function.

If you press the pusher once to start the stopwatch, then press it again to stop and re-set the hand to zero.

So Great for keeping time for 1 minute. or you can count the minutes.

French Mantle Clock 1850-60 Henry Marc

2011-04-06T11:41:00.000-07:00

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Henry Marc Looks to be the retailer selling clocks mostly made by Japy Freres. Around the 1850s Henry Marc was almost mass producing Clocks and employed makers of the roulant blancs,from St Nicholas d'Ailermount and finished off the movements in his own workshops. So Henry Marc has some very Good movements in side his Clocks.

Winterhalder & Hoffmeier Chiming Bracket Clock

2011-03-30T01:38:00.000-07:00

And this is what being above your fire place and 40 cigs a day will do to your pinions.

Will post a few pictures as i get through the tar.

German Clock

2011-03-30T01:22:00.000-07:00

Will post a few more Pictures as i go

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New hand.

French Boulle clock

2011-03-15T03:22:00.000-07:00

Cylinder Platform Escapement.

Serviced and on test, it didnt loose or gain any time over night. will give it a full wind and put it on an 8 day test.

Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) is reputed to have made the first cylinder escapement. A single -beat escapement in which a small solid steel cylinder with a flat at one side. When Tomion had died this escapement was really developed upon by George Graham in 1725 who first made it in its present form. it is to therefore to Graham that the cylinder escapement as now known, is generally attributed.

This Platform Escapement took up production on the continent far more then in this country and large numbers were produced in Switzerland and France .

The escapement wheel tooth enters the cylinder and gives impulse to the balance. On leaving the cylinder gives impulse to the balance as well. The cylinder is made from hardened steel and the escapement wheel is to. So over time wear is going to take place on the teeth and the cylinder. some teeth more then others so one tooth you might get more impulse then another over time.

This platform cylinder escapement needs to be serviced regularly otherwise they will wear quicker and give bad time performance.

French Boulle clock

2011-03-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

Movement Clean,needs a few bushes. The platform needs a good clean if you look on the right hand picture you can see all the dirt, this is never good for the platform on a clock.

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French platform escapement Boulle clock around 1900

Junghans barrels getting made

2011-03-04T00:10:00.000-08:00

It has not been finished yet, but its getting there.

If you Click on older posts at the bottom of the page you can preview older posts ,Click on pictures to Enlarge.

Junghans Clock

2011-03-03T23:51:00.000-08:00

The start of the barrel . Got to make a hole big enough so i can bore it out.

All Clean, now for the barrels. It needs some new ones for the poor little clock.

Antique Junghans Clock

2011-02-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

A Service and a bit, will put these problems right. I cant wait to see what else is wrong with it. Poor old clock will post a few more as i go.

Broken pin in pinion x3

bent leaves in escapement

Splitting barrel x2

Omega 24 Jewels Womens Automatic

2011-02-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

The picture on the right is the Omega back together.

Jewel on its way for a clean.It was in its Incabloc shock protection system.

Invented in 1934 by Swiss engineers Georges Braunschweig and Fritz Marti, at Universal Escapements, Ltd.

Picture on the right with a penny shows how small it all is. Click on pictures to enlarge.

This Hair is not doing it any good at all.

Automatic Part.

A few Pictures of a Omega getting stripped down.

Lantern Pinion

2011-02-13T06:14:00.000-08:00

Giving the barrel a clean so all the leaves fit nice into the lantern

pinions. There is a cleaned barrel next picture down on the right.

All nice and Straight now and clean. They do seem to want to harbour dirt.

Click on pictures to enlarge.

Lantern Pinion Mantle Clock

2011-02-13T05:56:00.000-08:00

This Clock has Lantern Pinions = A type of gearwheel, now used only in clocks, consisting of two parallel circular discs connected by a number of pins running parallel to the axis. And a pig to clean. You can see why a clock may not wish to work so well. The pins are not running parallel so they will need to be straightened.

Long case clock 1869

2011-01-17T06:39:00.001-08:00

Ticking away nice.

M&W Watch Gold

2011-01-17T06:10:00.000-08:00

Serviced and tested on the computer .

Gaining 1 second a day,this is to be found in older watches.

Mappin & Web watch

2011-01-06T10:04:00.000-08:00

Gold Cased Mappin & Web watch, stops every hour. Its problem is on the centre pinion.
Sorry the picture is not that great click on it to enlarge. It looks like rust our dirt.

Long Case Clock

2010-12-27T10:57:00.000-08:00

Long case Clock, date on the inside of the movement. It could be the date it was made.

In need of a service

Ready for a good clean in waterless cleaning solution. I wouldn't want any clock parts going near water.The cleaning solution I use is a little more expensive but i think my customers deserve the best.

All clean, now is a good time to look for wear, on bushes,pallets any moving part.

Testing .

French Marble Portico Clock

2010-10-14T04:58:00.000-07:00

A service on a very nice Portico Clock with ormolu figuer mounts with

Pierced and engraved Fleur-De-Lys hands.

Ormolu(From French or moulu, signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th- century English term for applying finely ground,high karat gold in mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.

The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding of fire-gilding,in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a peace of copper,brass or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.

Due to exposure to the harmful mercury fumes,most guilders did not survive beyond 40.

No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Found this information and found it interesting hope you do.

West Minster Chime

2010-10-06T09:36:00.001-07:00

Dirt has mixed with oil , if the clock hasn't ticked for a few years

then it goes rock hard and will stop the clock from working .Nothing a little service wont fix.

Fusee

2010-10-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

Finished
Has a nice tick to it now .Will put it on test for 8 days to regulate the time and to see if it has any other little problems.

Fusee Time piece

2010-10-03T06:53:00.001-07:00

A new Fusee spring on the right and the old one
just to left of the barrel.

The pallet was damaged so i have soldered a nice bit of toughened steel, to bring it back to the right angle.

A picture of the fusee after and before.
I am waiting for some fusee wire then i can put it on test.

Fusee Movement

2010-09-30T11:38:00.000-07:00

This fusee Centre wheel and pivot had been
glued. So i have re-pivoted it properly. It had a slight wobble to say the least the glue must have given way after a few years.

The cylinder-barrel which holds the spring needs to be bushed. I will post a few more pictures as i go.

Centre wheel with its nice new pivot.

The Fusee is basically a continuously variable gear in the form of a brass cone.
As the spring inside the cylinder begins to unwind it operates the clock through the cone
working from the narrowest point to the widest, which, when the spring is at its weakest point provides the maximum amount of leverage.the first illustration of a fusee movement was in the sketches made by leonardo da Vinci in 1490.

Broken Clock Spring

2010-09-28T01:02:00.003-07:00

Looks like someone has pumped some grease in this barrel not advisable . Spring has broken as well poor little clock.

Brevet Platform Striking Wall Clock

2010-08-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

A French Striking wall clock,by Brevet.

Only 1 Barrel. Driving the time and the strike.

French Four Glass Mantle clock

2010-08-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

Very nice to watch
now its been serviced.

Picture of the back
before it was cleaned.

French Striking Mantle Clock

2010-08-18T02:34:00.000-07:00

Keeping Good Time and Striking.

I Regilded It, Trying to find a bezel, just for the left Clock.

Japy Freres Striking clock

2010-07-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

1855 c .Case has come up nice.
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Drocourt movement

2009-04-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Drocourt : Alarm Repeater
A new pin is needed and a service.

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Dial Restoration

2008-11-21T08:41:00.000-08:00

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New Centre wheel

2008-08-14T13:14:00.000-07:00

With the wheel on the right you can see the discolouration in the metal up the top of the wheel.This was someones old repair it was making the clock stop every 24 hours, so a new wheel is being cut and made. a nice project for college.

Henri Jacot Carriage Clock Rare Case

2008-07-14T04:55:00.000-07:00

This is a Henri Jacot, with a Lever escapement platform and an eight day movement, which strikes on the half and the hour on a steel gong.

It Has a Button on the top, if you wish you can press it , then it will gong the hour it is at.

Click on picture to Enlarge

Chelsea Pilot House Clock

2008-07-10T07:13:00.000-07:00

A nice Pilot House Clock

Dial has been re-silvered and the movement has been Fully serviced.

Someone has been welding by this clock in the past because the glass has marks and pits and scratches not the dial. I will put a new one in at some point just to finish it of.

8 day Chronometer Waltham

2008-03-22T09:40:00.000-07:00

A Nice 8 day deck Chronometer made by Waltham. Watch. Co

U S Navy Pilot House Clock

2008-03-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

A nice U S navy Pilot House Clock

The Dial is going to get Re silvered one thinks.

It has a nice Lever platform in it, i will post a few more pictures as an when i have re silvered it.

Marine Chronometer.

2008-03-22T09:21:00.000-07:00

2 Day Marine Chronometer made in Kobenhavn made in the 1920s

C H Hour Repeater alarm

2008-03-22T09:05:00.001-07:00

C H Hour Repeater alarm carriage clock, this one is a minature.

C H Hour Repeater alarm

2008-03-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

R et cie Repeating carriage clock

2008-03-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

One of the finest carriage clock makers, this clock will look nice when finished the platform looks to be made to a very high standard and should look nice when silvered.

French Striking Mantle Clock LARZET A Paris

2008-03-18T12:21:00.000-07:00

A very nice Striking mantle clock With a count wheel made by Larzet.

Tho Stubbs of Londini Facit

2008-03-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

All serviced and the dial has been silvered and keeping good time.

Tho Stubbs of Londini Facit

2008-03-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

The silvered chapter ring has Roman hour numerals with inner quarter and half hour marks and outer minute marks with Arabic 5 minute numerals. The makers name Thos. Stubbs London is engraved astride the VI. The hands are fretted blue steel. The plated movement has 5 turned and ringed pillars, anchor escapement and an internal countwheel controlling the strike at each hour on a delicate bell. Thomas Stubbs, London was free of the Clockmakers Company (1685 - 1726. He was keeper of St. Pauls cathedral clock up to his death in 1738. Height 6' 6""

J S Paris Soldano carriage clock

2007-10-16T04:13:00.001-07:00

Geneva and Paris. A good maker of carriage clocks. Noted for the quality of the escapement. normally a stamp on the under side of the platform and between the plates of the movement with a J S

Drocout movement

2007-10-16T03:15:00.000-07:00

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All i need now is the case.Which is with the gilder, the movement is stamped on the out side of the plate with a carriage clock and D .C and in the inside of the movement its oval stamp i have never come across our seen an oval drocourt stamp very nice first time i have seen one.

* Pierre & Alfred Drocourt were one of the top maker's of carriage clocks in the mid to late Victorian period, having a factory at Saint-Nicolas-d'Ailermont, the most important town for carriage clock manufacture at the time, as well as premises in Paris at Rue Debelleyme 28 and Rue de Limoges. They made superb carriage clocks which were mainly decorative and were awarded numerous medals at exhibitions, such as the Bronze Medal at Paris 1867, the Silver at Paris 1878 and the gold at Paris in 1889. The son, Alfred, succeeded his father Pierre sometime in the 1870's.

1845-50 Drocourt

2007-10-13T08:32:00.000-07:00

I like the original box you just know your going to find something nice in it . It has two locks on each side and a brass handle. A 150 years old box impressive in its own right ,

One of the finest engraved carriage clocks i have seen . made by one of the finest makers and its original carrying box very nice to cast ones eyes at, if you have the pleasure of seeing her when she is serviced and gilded then lucky you because i cant see the first person being able to turn her down, will post some pictures when finished.

Drocourt 1850 i would say

2007-10-13T08:21:00.000-07:00

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Solid Silver Carriage Clock 1901

2007-05-31T10:54:00.000-07:00

Silver Carriage Clock

1901 Lever Platform

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A-M margaine

2007-04-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Any more pictures our information E-mail me thanks.

Margaine After Service

2007-04-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Speaks for it self this one now its been serviced.Need to put the original platform in it at some stage. E-mail me if you want more information.

A - M Carriage clock

2007-03-14T05:30:00.000-07:00

The back of the ting tang quarter repeting Margaine

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Front of the carriage clock.

A-M Margaine Customers Carriage Clock for Service and Sale

2007-03-14T05:06:00.000-07:00

This is an A - M Margaine Paris, He made carriage clocks from 1880 / 1912 He used the Ebauche system to produce in serials assembling fine carriage clocks.

Paris Exhibition:1889 and 1900

This clock is a ting tang quarter repeater very hard to come by Customer wishes to sell so put a bid in.

I will be 22ct gilding the gorge repeater case. the gorge cases where only used by the best makers for the more expensive clocks.

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Long case T Budgen

2007-03-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

T Budgen Long case all completely serviced. The oak case soaked up about a pint of linseed oil, wood was a bit dry.

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The Budgen of Croydon

2007-03-08T06:43:00.000-08:00

All Serviced Click on pictures to enlarge.

Long case by T Budgen

2007-03-08T06:29:00.000-08:00

This is a Long case movement made by T Budgen. He worked in Croydon at around 1740.
Going to give this clock a full service and restor the dial to its for ma glory well as good as i can do.

Click on pictures to enlarge: Will post more pictures when i have finished.

Long Case Clock

2007-02-22T06:55:00.000-08:00

Long Case final up ticking and striking after a fair bit of work done on the movement.

Long Case Dial Under Restoration

2007-02-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Restoring a long case dial, coming up well, will post a picture of it all when it is all together. customer wished me to put the long case back to its original state.

Spandrels gilded in gold, i think originally they first did them they were. they look a bit bright but after a bit of time should dull, re silvered the dials, nearly ready to go back together should look good in the case.

Henri Jacot Paris c1890 22ct Guilded

2007-02-14T06:40:00.000-08:00

A French push button repeater, striking carriage clock by Henri Jacot, Paris complete with its

leather traveling case.

The clock has been 22ct gilded back to its original state, all lozenger Henri Jacot stamps on the in side of plates lovely example, ask any questions i have more picture if you need them.

Japy Freres Striking clock

2007-02-02T04:19:00.001-08:00

Pictures of a japy freres movement ,Pictures taken from a clock serviced at college.

When looking in this movement for the first time the strike side was

tied up with chicken wire.

I managed to find a wheel to replace it satisfying job the clock cleaned up nice. will post a few more pictures of the finished job. Click on pictures to enlarge.

Japy Freres Carriage clock serviced

2007-01-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

Japy Freres, Alarm and Strikes the half and the hour on a bell with centre seconds.

All serviced, over 150 separate bits when it has all been stripped apart.

Client wishes to sell so feel free to ask any questions you like.

can post more pictures have lots more.

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Henri Jacot Carriage Clock pics

2007-01-19T01:29:00.000-08:00

Click on pictures to enlarge:

Feel free to post a question

Stamp on inside of Plate:More Pictures of stamps on it if needed.

Henri Jacot Carriage Clock

2007-01-19T00:48:00.000-08:00

Fully Serviced Henri Jacot Striking Clock:

A few pictures of this fine clock. The lever escapement platform is the original, and i have personally re silvered it.

The platform has been tested on my Electronic Escapement Analyser and Timing machine, which gave a near perfect reading. If u wish to buy this clock, another full service will be given. A print out of the performance of the clocks platform will be given out to guarantee worthiness thanks.

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Henri Jacot Carriage Clock

2007-01-13T07:09:00.000-08:00

This is a Henri Jacot, with a lever escapement platform and an eight day movement, which strikes on the half and the hour on a steel gong.

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It has a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and the trademark inner

circle along with blued steel spade hands.The back plate is stamped with the serial number and the makers stamp.

It has its original case with the serial numbers stamped on the case.

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Henri Jacot was one of the finest and most well known carriage clock makers winning numerous awards for his clocks in Paris and London. will post pictures of this fine clock when it has been restored to its former glory. Please email me with any questions.

DH French Carriage clock

2007-01-13T05:38:00.000-08:00

This is a French Alarm Carriage Clock, dates from 1890. Following the clock being fully serviced my Client wishes to sell this please feel free to email me.

Please contact me for more details. Click on picture to enlarge.

French Carriage Clock

2006-12-31T05:04:00.000-08:00

This is a French Carriage clock, dated around 1895 - 1905.

This clock has a stamp on the back plate of the country of origin. It has its original leather case which is in a fair condition for its age, always nice to have the case for it.

I have been asked to give this time piece a service and to polish the case. I shall post a picture of this time piece when I have finished. Price is going to be around £240.00 once this service-project is completed. Click on picture to enlarge

Omega Constellation

2006-12-29T04:53:00.000-08:00

1001 Omega Movment getting stripped click on the picture to enlarge.

18ct Omega Constellation servicing for a customer he is willing to sell at the right price post a question for more information.

Dial Restoration

2006-12-28T07:53:00.000-08:00

The seconds dial just been silvered, of an old long case dial, should all look nice when they have all been silvered will keep you posted.

Dial Restoration

2006-12-28T06:50:00.000-08:00

These are the before and after restoration pictures of a Frodsham Fusee Clock.

The clock was serviced and the dial resilvered, a new Fusee chain and palette was also incorporated within the servicing.

Japy Freres Large Carriage Clock

2006-12-28T05:14:00.000-08:00

Click on book to enlarge and read.

Japy Freres made clocks in Paris winning numerous medals between 1819 and 1844, this clock is stamped with the gold medal award in 1855 making this clock a very fine example

This is a Clients clock that is currently in the process of being serviced and cleaned, in order to bring it back to an "as new" status.

The picture in fact does it no justice, it is a beautiful clock that is well sought after, and has retained its value over the years. It has an alarm, and strikes which strikes on the hour and half hour, and has a repeating mechanism, and second hand.

My Client will be seeking a new owner upon completion of the service, and the clock will subsequently come with a six month guarantee.

Should this item be of interest, please do not hesitate to contact me.

CH Joseph Hour Decorative Carriage Clock

2006-12-28T05:05:00.000-08:00

This is a very attractive French Carriage Clock, very sort after, being made by one of the finest well renowned carriage clock makers. It has been restored to a very high standard, and would grace any mantel piece in style.

My Client is open to offers.

For further information please contact me.

2006-12-28T04:27:00.000-08:00