 GREAT WHEEL SKELETON CLOCKS
The superb artistry which typifies the French Horologists of
the late 18th Century seems to culminate in this beautiful clock.
Deceptively simple, the restrained elegance serves to enhance
the obvious craftsmanship inherent in such fine wheelwork with
its delicate crossings and very high tooth counts.
The
frames, pierced out of solid brass, are gracefully faceted,
polished and burnished to provide a gleaming support for the
four-wheel train. The Great Wheel has 288 teeth and makes
only one revolution daily. This drives the centre wheel with
a diameter slightly larger than the bezel, thus, when viewed
from the front, framing the enamel dial.
The escapement is a ‘Graham Deadbeat’
controlled by a ‘silk’ suspension pendulum and
the whole requires winding once weekly. The movement is mounted
on a slim, white Sicilian marble base and is protected by
a framed glass shade.
For the World Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair
in March of the year 2001 Sinclair Harding designed and made
a variation of the classic ‘Y’ framed French Skeleton
Clock.
Featuring the same movement and Wheel train
the graceful curves of the front frame legs are hand engraved
with a simple yet elegant pattern.
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