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H. Endler Co. Vienna Regulator, c. 1884

This clock is an 8-day time and strike [hour and half-hour] weight driven Vienna Regulator with seconds bit. The mark on the movement indicates that it was made by H. Endler & Co., one of the so-called Freiburger regulator factories. H. Endler Co. was founded in 1865 and reportedly went bankrupt about 1893 and folded into a merger with Gustav Becker in 1899. Based on the movement serial number, this clock was likely made in 1884. More recent dates on the back of the dial are likely dates when the clock was serviced.

I purchased this clock at a local estate auction in June 2007. The clock required cleaning and minor adjustment but is in good running condition with little sign of wear. The two lower finials are missing, there are some small dings in the pendulum and one of the weights. The case is "as received" and is very beautiful.

One curious thing about this clock is that the seconds bit makes a full revolution in only about 45 seconds. This unusual behavior is the result of a 30-tooth escape wheel combined with an 80 BPM pendulum.

"As to the so-called seconds dial not being 60 to the minute, this was especially common to these German Vienna-style 'regulators.' It also had a calming effect, when assumed to be a 60s/m indicator, on patients whose pulse was being taken. Now and then one of the better G makers would state that THEIRS showed true seconds." [NAWCC message board member Zepernick] Thanks.

This is the first Vienna Regulator in my otherwise mostly American collection. Although I repair American clocks all the time, I was a bit apprehensive about taking on a Vienna, having never seen one before. The movement is quite well made and relatively easy to service - a lot simpler than many American mantel clocks with count wheel strike mechanisms.

Thanks to all on the NAWCC message board who contributed information about this clock.

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