MORITZ AUGUST FRANZMANN, A ROSEWOOD CASED GERMAN WALL REGULATOR

MORITZ AUGUST FRANZMANN, A ROSEWOOD CASED GERMAN WALL REGULATOR, the case of rectangular form with turned corner columns and glazed hinged dial and pendulum apertures, the central door with well figured book-matched veneers. The 9½-inch silvered dial with outer seconds ring enclosing subsidiary seconds dial and an hours dial fronting an endless cord weight-driven movement with tapered and shaped plates, high count train, dead beat escapement with jewelled pallets and endstop to the escape wheel, cranked crutch with micrometer beat adjustment, the separately suspended pendulum with roller suspension, wood rod and heavy lenticular bob with graduated rating nut. - This particular clock is illustrated in Jürgen Ermert, "Prazisionspendeluhren 4", page 87.

134.5cm high