1193 - FRANZ HERMLE & SOHN

FRANZ HERMLE & SOHN Model: Tellurium IV Celestial Time, ref. 23046-000352 Years: 90s Case: brushed aluminum and glass with double doors and removable dome Dial: white with pad-printed graphics and Arabic numerals, seconds at 12 o’clock. Upper section featuring a disc with date, month, zodiac signs, and moon phases Movement: Hand-wound, quarter-hour repeater with Westminster chime Accessories: Certificate, instructions, and “Harmle” sticker Signatures: Case and movement Dimensions: Diameter approx. 30 cm, height approx. 37 cm The Franz Hermle Clock Company was founded in Germany in 1922. Within a decade, the company established itself in the market as one of the most modern and innovative manufacturers of clock movements, at a time when competitors were still designing and producing using 19th-century methods; thus weathering the harsh consequences of the World Wars. The founder, Franz Hermle, died in 1953, leaving a thriving business to his four sons, who continued to produce high-quality, innovative timepieces and export them worldwide. Today, the company is known as Franz Hermle & Sohn and is managed by the third generation of the Hermle family. Hermle is still in business today under the name “Hermle Black Forest Clocks.” Case in excellent condition; dial has slight scratches near the winding points