Description
An exceptional ‘8-day’ mid 19th century round silvered brass dial mercury pendulum precision regulator clock.
Delightful mahogany cabinet with glazed trunk door and veneered backboard. Single plinth and dome top to the hood.
Glazed door revealing mercury compensated pendulum and single tiny weight showing the amazing quality of the mechanism. Seperate engraved and silvered beat plaque.
Round 12 inch silvered brass dial with typical regulator layout. Pendulum hangs from brass support attached to backboard.
Movement of massive size and held together by lovely 6 shaped pillars that are screwed on with large brass screws. Dead beat escapement and maintaining power and other lovely features.
One of the finest quality regulator clocks we have owned. This one is signed Greenwich Time probably not revealing makers name as it was used in a public place. There are numbers to the case which may under research deal greatly light into the history of this clock but all I can say is it is truly magnificent.
“Greenwich Time served as the ultimate benchmark for horological accuracy, turning regulator clocks synced to the Royal Observatory into trusted symbols of precision, institutional authority, and commercial reliability. During the 18th and 19th centuries, keeping or displaying Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) proved that a timepiece, business, or public institution met the highest scientific standards of the British Empire.” – Royal Museum Greenwich
Website explaining about Greenwich TimeGreenwich Time etc.
Height 78.5inches.
