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precision table regulator with electric winding system BRUXELLES XX century

About the Item

A very fine precision table regulator with a spectacular variant of an electric winding system. Massive facetted gilt brass base, two massive gilt brass colums, in between vertical iron rod with spool, magnets, two contact wheels and governor for electrical winding. The clock stands on an ebonized wooden base. Silvered chapter ring dial, applied blue arabic numerals, blued Breguet hands. Movement: massive full plate movement, gilt, decorated, chatoned, precision lever escapement, ruby endstones in ground and bevelled steel settings, precisione rod pendulum. Attributed to "Ecole Professionnelle de Mécanique de Précision d'Horlogerie et Electricité Bruxelles" Beginning of the XX century, Circa 1900. Clock dimension with wood base: H 54 x L 37 x D 24 cm The Professional School of Precision Mechanics, Watchmaking and Electricity of Brussels, which later became the School of Arts and Crafts, had the reputation before the First World War of being at the highest level in the world for the training of watchmakers. At the end of the training, the students had to build from scratch a precision regulator, which would accompany them for the rest of their career, as a demonstration piece of their know-how and as a centerpiece giving precise time for adjustment. other watch parts.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.26 in (54 cm)Width: 14.57 in (37 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Wood,Ebonized,Gilt
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900 circa
  • Condition:
    Repaired: movement overhaul. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9903240548132

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