Exceptionally unusual and beautifully engineered early 20th ...

Exceptionally unusual and beautifully engineered early 20th century German electric wall clock, designed in the distinct style of Telefonbau und Normalzeit, attributed to C. Theodor Wagner (Wiesbaden, Germany), 6.5” glass dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, showcasing an open architecture that exposes its high grade Vienna regulator movement and deadbeat escapement, driven by a sophisticated rocking armature rewind mechanism that powers a heavy flywheel, the pendulum features a highly advanced temperature compensated bob, containing a bimetallic strip, it automatically adjusts two visible weights within the pendulum bob, flawlessly neutralising thermal expansion, in a classic glazed wooden case, 37.5" high, 9" wide, depth 6" ** From the David Read Collection

Estimate:£1,000

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