Fantastic Clock Mechanisms Galleries

TC-37, a British musical mechanism : A late 1800's British Grandfather clock mechanism that plays a tune on 8 bells each quarter hour.

TC-37, a British musical mechanism

A late 1800's British Grandfather clock mechanism that plays a tune on ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 5:16pm PST

VR-271 Year Duration Vienna Regulator by Anton Harvelk : Viennese Precision Regulator Mechanism by Anton Harvelk

VR-271 Year Duration Vienna Regulator by Anton Harvelk

Viennese Precision Regulator Mechanism by Anton Harvelk

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 5:05pm PST

VR-304 Late Biedermeier Vienna Regualtor by Josef Radda in Olmutz : Documenting the restoration of a lovely provencial mechanism

VR-304 Late Biedermeier Vienna Regualtor by Josef Radda in Olmutz

Documenting the restoration of a lovely provencial mechanism

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 5:07pm PST

VR-318 - A simple, early Dachluhren :

VR-318 - A simple, early Dachluhren

Updated: Jun 19, 2008 5:45pm PST

VR-336  Month Duration Granne-Sonnerie Mechanism : Month-duration three-train Viennese mechanism with curve to top of plates

VR-336 Month Duration Granne-Sonnerie Mechanism

Month-duration three-train Viennese mechanism with curve to top of pla ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 3:52pm PST

VR 363 - A stunning mechanism from Graz : My research is showing that there was obviously a very talented master clock maker in Graz who, unfettered by the constraints of the Vienna guild, created a novel, unusual, truly fantastic style of Viennese Regulator mechanism.

VR 363 - A stunning mechanism from Graz

My research is showing that there was obviously a very talented master ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:39pm PST

VR-365, Year duration Mechanism by Halbkram : A year duration Viennese floor-standing regulator by one of the finest Viennese craftsmen of the latter quarter of the nineteenth century.

VR-365, Year duration Mechanism by Halbkram

A year duration Viennese floor-standing regulator by one of the finest ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 5:10pm PST

VR-381 - Month duration Floor Standing Precision Regulator from Budapest : Of month duration, this floor standing precision regulator's mechanism is jeweled to the anchor and escape wheel pivots as well as the pallets. With its Riefler pendulum,and its elegantly simple case, it is an excellent example of the finest of precision regulators.

VR-381 - Month duration Floor Standing Precision Regulator from Budapest

Of month duration, this floor standing precision regulator's mechanism ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:33pm PST

VR-384  6 Month Duration Bodenstanduhren : The gears in this mechanism are truly out of this world, as is the extremely unusual anchor and dial arrangement.  A very fine example of a provincial clock makers art!

VR-384 6 Month Duration Bodenstanduhren

The gears in this mechanism are truly out of this world, as is the ext ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 4:37pm PST

VR-428, Month Duration Precision Regulator with Satori Pendulum, by Anton Hawelk : A stunning Precision Regulator Mechanism!

VR-428, Month Duration Precision Regulator with Satori Pendulum, by Anton Hawelk

A stunning Precision Regulator Mechanism!

Updated: Feb 27, 2008 10:06am PST

VR-519, A Very Dirty, and Special Mechanism : This gallery shows both the restoration of an extremely dirty mechanism, as well as the production of replacement finials for the bottom of the case!

VR-519, A Very Dirty, and Special Mechanism

This gallery shows both the restoration of an extremely dirty mechanis ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 4:49pm PST

VR-522 2 Weight Becker Altdeutsche Vienna Regulator :

VR-522 2 Weight Becker Altdeutsche Vienna Regulator

Updated: Jun 18, 2008 7:01am PST

VR-527 - Month Duration Mechanism with an open escapement by Suchy : This album details the construction of a month duration Vienna Regulator Mechanism made by Suchy

VR-527 - Month Duration Mechanism with an open escapement by Suchy

This album details the construction of a month duration Vienna Regulat ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 4:58pm PST

VR-541, Month Duration Altdeutsch Floor Standing Regulator : A classic example of the high quality mechanisms made in the last half of the nineteenth century in Vienna

VR-541, Month Duration Altdeutsch Floor Standing Regulator

A classic example of the high quality mechanisms made in the last half ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 5:15pm PST

VR-542 - Sweep-Second Week-duration Mechanism : Vienna regulators with sweep second hands are quite rare and very desirable.  These photo's detail how the mechanism is set up.

VR-542 - Sweep-Second Week-duration Mechanism

Vienna regulators with sweep second hands are quite rare and very desi ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:09pm PST

VR-564 - Month Duration Timepiece by Max Lenz in Wien : A classic month duration mechanism with a some wonderfully novel features!

VR-564 - Month Duration Timepiece by Max Lenz in Wien

A classic month duration mechanism with a some wonderfully novel featu ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 6:00pm PST

VR-566 - 6 Month Duration Granne Sonnerie Mechanism : This mechanism is one of the finest ever made.

VR-566 - 6 Month Duration Granne Sonnerie Mechanism

This mechanism is one of the finest ever made.

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 7:01pm PST

VR-594 A stunning Second Baroque 3-month duration Vienna Regulator : A long duration floor standing Vienna Regulator in a truly stunning case. Note the unusually elaborate engraving to the dial and the silvered components.

VR-594 A stunning Second Baroque 3-month duration Vienna Regulator

A long duration floor standing Vienna Regulator in a truly stunning ca ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:56pm PST

VR-598 Month-duration Striking mechanism :

VR-598 Month-duration Striking mechanism

Updated: Feb 06, 2008 5:56pm PST

VR-604 - 3 Month Duration Altdeutsche style Floor-Standing Vienna Regulagtor : A beautiful example of the extreme quality of the Viennese Regulators from the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

VR-604 - 3 Month Duration Altdeutsche style Floor-Standing Vienna Regulagtor

A beautiful example of the extreme quality of the Viennese Regulators ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:58pm PST

VR-627, Month-duration Granne Sonnerie Vienna Regulator : A stunning example of the finest quality Vienna Regulators made in Vienna during the second half of the ninteenth century.  This clock, by H. Schulze, runs for one month each time it is wound and strikes the quarter and hour every 15 minutes.

VR-627, Month-duration Granne Sonnerie Vienna Regulator

A stunning example of the finest quality Vienna Regulators made in Vie ...

Updated: Dec 18, 2007 4:41pm PST

VR-639 Month Duration Mechanism by Gustav Becker : This Becker mechanism, from Beckers Braunau factory, belongs in a floor standing Vienna Regulator.  It is very unusual, both because it runs for a month, and because of the use of "helper" springs to drive the two strike trains.  While there is no authoratative dating available, my experience suggests the use of the helper springs on mechanisms (of which I have sold several) was found on later Beckers.  John Hubby indicates that this mechanism dates from the second half of 1902.  His research has uncovered 7 Becker mechanisms with helper springs, though this is the earliest he has heard of, and the only month duration 3 weight, though he has seen month duration time only clocks.  Actually, I can recall selling a month duration time only Becker.

VR-639 Month Duration Mechanism by Gustav Becker

This Becker mechanism, from Beckers Braunau factory, belongs in a floo ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2008 12:17pm PST