250 - Johann Leonhard Bommel - Nuremberg Alarm Watch

Johann Leonhard Bommel - Nuremberg Alarm Watch A rare, single-handed Nuremberg verge pocket watch with an alarm, manufactured in the finest tradition of Nuremberg watchmakers Dimensions: 49 mm, circa 1690, Weight: 149 g, Origin: Germany Case: Silver, openwork, floral decoration, rear bell. Dial: Silver, champlevé, central gilt alarm disc. Movement: Full-plate movement, chain/fusee, 1 hammer, three-arm steel balance. Johann Leonhard Bommel was a descendant of the Bommel family of watch- and clockmakers 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, minor restorations. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, slightly repaired, in working order, cleaning recommended.