“Single Train Condliff (passenger strike)” – Sinclair Harding

Description

Single Train Condliff (passenger strike)

This skeletonized table clock “Single Train Condliff (passenger strike)” with a single train is a tribute to James Condliff from Liverpool around 1860, featuring exquisite overlapping of the gear train and plates that underline Sinclair Harding’s attention to detail and finishing at the highest level.

The solid brass frames are gracefully bevelled, polished and burnished to give the four-wheeled gear train a gleaming finish. The large wheel has 288 teeth and only turns once a day. It drives the central wheel, which is framed by the openworked chapter ring and the bezel.

A passing chime produces a single clear strike every half hour on a hand-tuned bell. The mechanism is unique to Sinclair Harding and was developed to maintain the symmetry of the design. Two hammers act on one bell and strike the hours alternately. A simple lever hidden under the base can be used to stop the strike at night.

The movement is mounted on two ornate columns and appears to float above the base, which consists of a sandwich of decorative brass plates and a choice of wood or marble.

The clock is protected by a beveled glass shade that does not need to be removed for winding. The table clock “Single Train Condliff (passenger strike)” is available in three versions: gold, platinum or a combination of gold and platinum.

Technical data

• Dimensions: 48 x 33 x 18 cm (HxWxD)
• 8-day power reserve with stop mechanism to prevent overwinding.
• Each dial is engraved, filled with wax and silver-plated by hand. The hands are polished and blued.
• The bell is protected with a Renaissance wax.
• The clocks are protected by a beveled glass shade, the door of which can be opened so that they can be wound without having to remove the shade.