Nr. 539 CUM
9-inch Comtoise clock with verge escapement and folded pendulum from around 1845. Half-hour and full-hour strike on a bell with repetition of the full-hour strike, triggered by spring pressure. Alarm mechanism. Solid cast brass bezel with dot pattern and chiseled star-shaped hands. Enamel dial signed: Victor Cochet à Morez.
- Dial diameter: 217
- Cage dimensions: 250 x 247 x 141 (HxWxD)
- Movement dimensions: 375 x 248 x 165 (HxWxD)
- Chimney: 50
- Pendulum length: approx. 1270
( All measurements in mm )
Clocks with bezels were very rare in the 1840s. From the mid-1850s onwards, clocks with embossed bezels appeared more frequently.