VR-173 - Altdeutsche Vienna Regulator timepiece by Gebrueder Resch
The Austrian movement is marked Remember, 100000 and 26792. The pendulum suspension hanger is also marked 26792, while the four-post mechanism mount is marked 26793. Oops. One got past them.
This very cute little clock is very complete with all of its correct bits and bobs (a British expression that somehow just seems to fit).
In 1861 Lorenz Resch opened the first clock factory in Austria to produce Vienna Regulators. The factory was located in Vienna until 1871 when he built a factory in the picturesque town of Ebensee. Lorenz died before the factory opened, and his three sons went on to become the envy of the Austrian clock industry.
The clocks made by the Resch factory are comparable to the best of the Beckers, and on par with Lenzkirch clocks. Their clocks were sold through a Vienna outlet and widely exported. Kroeber imported many into the US. They usually have the movement attached to the brass mounting plate by keyhole slots slipping over turned studs. The Resch factory made only weight-driven mechanisms.
With the death of Lorenz the sons changed the name of the company to Gebrueder Resch (Gebr. Resch, or GR, meaning “Brothers Resch”). The classic trademark “Remember” is credited with being developed by the factory workers who wanted to have a way of marking the love they felt for the factory owner on his death. The factory production reached its peak in 1885, producing from 12,000 to 15,000 clocks per year.
The thing I notice when I first looked at this clock was that it was complete - it had all of its original pieces. (Actually, as I study it, I note that a piece of the carved trim above the dial is missing. And yes, this is something I could replace for $50.) While the finish is a bit thin in places, the clock just looks great hanging on the wall. When looking at this clock my eye is drawn to the carved top, and the very nice, original, and delicate pair of finials to either side of the base. And, as I study the clock, I noticed the beat-scale. Totally original, but obviously nicely hand painted, to me a very pleasant, quaint touch.
Note the original wall stabilizers, weight (small, in nice shape), the old, wavy glass to the sides and door, the perfect pendulum bob, excellent and correct hands, unusual pulley, perfect dial chapter ring with no hairline cracks (when I put the flood lights on the clock to shoot pictures I was able to barely pick out hairline cracks to the dial center - very hard to see) and gorgeous carving. A nice size too, smaller than the norm (measuring only 33 inches without the headpiece and the bottom finial), and oh so very cute...
Read MoreThis very cute little clock is very complete with all of its correct bits and bobs (a British expression that somehow just seems to fit).
In 1861 Lorenz Resch opened the first clock factory in Austria to produce Vienna Regulators. The factory was located in Vienna until 1871 when he built a factory in the picturesque town of Ebensee. Lorenz died before the factory opened, and his three sons went on to become the envy of the Austrian clock industry.
The clocks made by the Resch factory are comparable to the best of the Beckers, and on par with Lenzkirch clocks. Their clocks were sold through a Vienna outlet and widely exported. Kroeber imported many into the US. They usually have the movement attached to the brass mounting plate by keyhole slots slipping over turned studs. The Resch factory made only weight-driven mechanisms.
With the death of Lorenz the sons changed the name of the company to Gebrueder Resch (Gebr. Resch, or GR, meaning “Brothers Resch”). The classic trademark “Remember” is credited with being developed by the factory workers who wanted to have a way of marking the love they felt for the factory owner on his death. The factory production reached its peak in 1885, producing from 12,000 to 15,000 clocks per year.
The thing I notice when I first looked at this clock was that it was complete - it had all of its original pieces. (Actually, as I study it, I note that a piece of the carved trim above the dial is missing. And yes, this is something I could replace for $50.) While the finish is a bit thin in places, the clock just looks great hanging on the wall. When looking at this clock my eye is drawn to the carved top, and the very nice, original, and delicate pair of finials to either side of the base. And, as I study the clock, I noticed the beat-scale. Totally original, but obviously nicely hand painted, to me a very pleasant, quaint touch.
Note the original wall stabilizers, weight (small, in nice shape), the old, wavy glass to the sides and door, the perfect pendulum bob, excellent and correct hands, unusual pulley, perfect dial chapter ring with no hairline cracks (when I put the flood lights on the clock to shoot pictures I was able to barely pick out hairline cracks to the dial center - very hard to see) and gorgeous carving. A nice size too, smaller than the norm (measuring only 33 inches without the headpiece and the bottom finial), and oh so very cute...
