250 - Johann Leonhard Bommel - Nuremberg Alarm Watch

Johann Leonhard Bommel - Nuremberg Alarm Watch A rare, single-handed Nuremberg verge pocket watch with alarm, manufactured in the best tradition of Nuremberg watchmakers Dimensions 49 mm, circa 1690, Weight 149 g, Origin Deutschland Case: Silver, openwork, floral decoration, rear bell. Dial: Silver, champlevé, central gilt alarm disc. Movm.: Full plate movement, chain/fusee, 1 hammer, three-arm steel balance. Johann Leonhard Bommel was a descendant of the watch- and clockmaking family Bommel who worked in Nuremberg between 1640 and 1750. He is recorded as a maker until around 1725 and was famous for the technical quality of his movements; in addition to pocket watches and carriage clocks he produced large table clocks in late baroque-style cases. The German watch and clock museum in Furtwangen owns a carriage clock made by Bommel that features an alarm attachment and comes with a box. Case: very good, small restaurations. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, slightly repaired, capable of running, cleaning recommended.