137 - Furtwangen State Watchmaking School - Type 7

Furtwangen State Watchmaking School - Type 7 An exquisite small Furtwangen precision pendulum clock, type 7—a school clock and masterpiece from the "Furtwangen State Watchmaking School in Baden" featuring a rare 3/4-second pendulum. Dimensions 900 x 320 x 155 mm, circa 1915, Origin: Germany, Accessories Case: Polished mahogany, beveled glass front and sides. Dial: Silvered regulator dial with recessed hour and second hands, lacquered brass bezel, and blued hands. Movement: Trapezoidal precision brass movement, chatoned, Graham escapement with sapphire pallets, beat adjustment, lateral weight guide via roller and pulley, 3/4-second nickel-steel compensation pendulum replicated from the Riefler pendulum type M (90-beater, 75 cm in length) The Furtwangen State School of Watchmaking (founded in 1850 as the Grand Ducal Baden School of Watchmaking) was the first German watchmaking school and the nucleus of today’s German Clock Museum and Furtwangen University, founded in 1850 by the engineer Robert Gerwig on behalf of the Baden state government. Its aim was to train farmers and craftsmen in the Black Forest to improve clockmaking and alleviate economic hardship in the region. Case: very good, scratched. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, runs well, cleaning recommended.