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Vencenti Small French Oval Crystal Regulator, c 1860-1900.

French, Vincenti, time/strike brass and glass oval crystal regulator, circa 1860-1900. The medallion reads (as best as I can make out) “Medaille De Bromze” and in the center “Vincenti” and a couple other letters that are not clear. It was typical to stamp movements when they won some award. In this case the bronze metal in some competition. Vincenti also shows up as Vincenti & Cie in some places. Vincenti made similar clocks from the mid eighteen hundreds but I have been unable to date this one more closely. The movement is a typical round French movement except somewhat smaller in diameter. It has a Brocot escapement and the pallets appear to be replacements.

Inspection of the movement revealed several previous repairs that were redone. Both springs had damage and were replaced. I was surprised to find relatively soft pivots and pinions that were not as smoothly cut as one might expect on a French clock. The clock has the original mercury pendulum. After service the clock was running well. No effort was made to polish or restore the brass case. The dial has several hairline cracks that do not distract from its attractive looks.




Not for sale
(returned to owner after service)

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