SKELETON REGULATOR Skeleton clock/regulator with perpetual calendar, grand strike for the four quarters and the hour; it is driven by a horizontal escapement plate with "pivoted trigger" (extremely rare on this type of clock). It has six dials, one for each function: hour, month, day of the week, seconds (second hand), alarm setting. The time is announced every quarter by a "Grande Sonnerie" on three gongs, while a bell at the back serves as an alarm clock. The lower section houses the four gear trains: alarm, quarter strike and hour strike (both with rakes); the hour movement is driven by a "fusée" (for greater precision) activated by a cable wound on a barrel fixed to the base. Height 70 cm. This spectacular precision timekeeper, which originated around 1800, has undergone modifications and transformations over time, as evidenced by the annual wheel behind the hour dial, suggesting the possible earlier arrangement of an equation of time, and the numerous "repentirs" visible on the plates; the fact remains that the horizontal escapement plate was installed very early on, or even originally, in order to have a regulator that could be transported without stopping the movement, or placed in an unstable location such as the cabin of a boat, which would explain the "pivoted trigger". This Regulator was entirely restored by Mr. Le Floch Horloger in Fougères, who, in particular, completely rebuilt the "pivoted trigger" in 1996. It was exhibited at the next "Salon du Patrimoine", in Rennes, and was the subject of articles in "Ouest-France". Extensive documentation on its restoration is available on request; certain items from the restoration (leaving traces of its origin) will be handed over to the purchaser, as will the transport box specially built for the clock. Appraiser: Mr. Denis CORPECHOT assisted by Emmanuelle GALAND and Rémy MAROT [email protected]