VR-437 - Dachluhr Viennese timepiece of two-week duration
The six-lite Dachluhr are particularly desirable both because of their age, as well as their aesthetic and pure style. This clock, with its rounded top (yes, the top of the case is rounded, with a facade to the front of the top that is also rounded, and extends about 3/4 inch above the top of the case) is in beautiful, restored condition and has been running in my collection for many years.
I can remember when I first bought this clock, long before I new much of anything about clocks. I was talking to a Vienna Regulator collector and mentioned that I had a two-week duration clock. He made it fairly clear that the Viennese did not make two-week duration clocks. And, truth be told, I have been told the same thing by some pretty knowledgeable folks over the years. I tried explaining this to the clock several times over the years, but never have been able to quite convince it that it only runs a week. I guess Vienna Regulators are almost as stubborn as the people who admire them. Oh, it also runs on a fairly small, under three pound weight. It is a pretty stubborn clock I tel you.
This clocks case has been restored completely. If it hadn’t it would not be offered at the very low reserve under which it is currently being listed. Not that the restoration is poorly done, because it isn’t. A clock like this just isn’t worth as much after a complete restoration. None the less, it is absolutely gorgeous. Note the edges of the case door - separate veneered pieces, with edges banded in contrasting wood, and set at an angle to the front and side of the case. And then there is the unusual base treatment, the perfect single-piece dial, pie-crust bezel, weight, pulley, small beat scale and wood-handled winding key: This is a clock that you can hang and enjoy for many years to come.
In the time that this clock has spent on my wall it has not had wall stabilizers. I will fit correct, original stabilizers before the clock is shipped. To my eye all of the glass is later than the clock - no signs of waves or bubbles.
Read MoreI can remember when I first bought this clock, long before I new much of anything about clocks. I was talking to a Vienna Regulator collector and mentioned that I had a two-week duration clock. He made it fairly clear that the Viennese did not make two-week duration clocks. And, truth be told, I have been told the same thing by some pretty knowledgeable folks over the years. I tried explaining this to the clock several times over the years, but never have been able to quite convince it that it only runs a week. I guess Vienna Regulators are almost as stubborn as the people who admire them. Oh, it also runs on a fairly small, under three pound weight. It is a pretty stubborn clock I tel you.
This clocks case has been restored completely. If it hadn’t it would not be offered at the very low reserve under which it is currently being listed. Not that the restoration is poorly done, because it isn’t. A clock like this just isn’t worth as much after a complete restoration. None the less, it is absolutely gorgeous. Note the edges of the case door - separate veneered pieces, with edges banded in contrasting wood, and set at an angle to the front and side of the case. And then there is the unusual base treatment, the perfect single-piece dial, pie-crust bezel, weight, pulley, small beat scale and wood-handled winding key: This is a clock that you can hang and enjoy for many years to come.
In the time that this clock has spent on my wall it has not had wall stabilizers. I will fit correct, original stabilizers before the clock is shipped. To my eye all of the glass is later than the clock - no signs of waves or bubbles.
