Saturday, January 23, 2010

Franz Deabis Equation Clock C.1860



A 66" flame
mahogany cased technical clock showing time, date, week, month, moon phases, sunrise, sunset, and difference between siderial and mean time on the center golden hand. Running duration 8 weeks.

The pendulum is a Ferdinand Berthoud design (Fr. 1790) with adjustable compensation accomplished by the side mounted thumb screw. Knife edge suspension. Grundled bezel fire gilted.










2 comments:

  1. Dear Bill,

    i tried to send you an email, but your address is not working (renasci@q.com). Could you please contact me: rainerbenedict@t-online.de

    greetings Benedict

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  2. hello from california are you still on this site and adress ?i would like to meet you

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