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[[File:Pendule à grande sonnerie Armand Couaillet.jpg|thumb|Carriage clock, Armand Couaillet ]] |
[[File:Pendule à grande sonnerie Armand Couaillet.jpg|thumb|Carriage clock, Armand Couaillet ]] |
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[[Image:Matthew Norman carriage clock.jpg|right|thumb|Matthew Norman carriage clock with winding key]] |
[[Image:Matthew Norman carriage clock.jpg|right|thumb|Matthew Norman carriage clock with winding key]] |
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A '''carriage clock''' is a small, spring-driven [[clock]], designed for travelling, developed in the early 19th century in [[France]] |
A '''carriage clock''' is a small, spring-driven [[clock]], designed for travelling, developed in the early 19th century in [[France]]. The first carriage clock was invented by [[Abraham-Louis Breguet]] for the [[Emperor Napoleon]] in 1812. The case, usually plain or gilt-brass, is [[rectangular]] with a carrying [[handle]] and often set with [[glass]] or more rarely [[vitreous enamel|enamel]] or [[porcelain]] panels. A feature of carriage clocks is the ''platform escapement'', sometimes visible through a glazed aperture on the top of the case. Carriage clocks use a balance and [[balance spring]] for timekeeping and replaced the larger pendulum [[bracket clock]]. |
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The factory of Armand Couaillet, in [[Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont|Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont]] |
The factory of [[Armand Couaillet]], in [[Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont|Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont]], France, made thousands of carriage clocks between 1880 and 1920. |
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A carriage clock has in the past been a traditional gift from employers to retiring or long-serving staff. However, in modern times, with changing work patterns and changing desires, this is much less the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/top-five-long-service-awards-for-employees/ |
A carriage clock has in the past been a traditional gift from employers to retiring or long-serving staff. However, in modern times, with changing work patterns and changing desires, this is much less the case.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crawford |first=Robert |date=25 November 2013 |title=Top five long-service awards for employees |url=https://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/top-five-long-service-awards-for-employees/ |website=Employee Benefits}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2006 |title=Time runs out for carriage clock |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4747372.stm}}</ref> |
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==Sources and references== |
==Sources and references== |
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*Charles Allix and Peter Bonnert, ''Carriage Clocks. Their history and development'', Antique Collector's club, 1974 |
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*Emmanuelle Cournarie, ''La mécanique du geste, trois siècles d'histoire horlogère à Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont'', Édition PTC-Les Falaises, 2011 (French) |
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*Lolita Delesque and Marianne Lombardi,Armand Couaillet, horloger et inventeur de génie'', Musée de l'horlogerie, juin 2013, 44p (French) |
*Lolita Delesque and Marianne Lombardi, ''Armand Couaillet, horloger et inventeur de génie'', Musée de l'horlogerie, juin 2013, 44p (French) |
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A carriage clock is a small, spring-driven clock, designed for travelling, developed in the early 19th century in France. The first carriage clock was invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet for the Emperor Napoleon in 1812. The case, usually plain or gilt-brass, is rectangular with a carrying handle and often set with glass or more rarely enamel or porcelain panels. A feature of carriage clocks is the platform escapement, sometimes visible through a glazed aperture on the top of the case. Carriage clocks use a balance and balance spring for timekeeping and replaced the larger pendulum bracket clock. The factory of Armand Couaillet, in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont, France, made thousands of carriage clocks between 1880 and 1920.
A carriage clock has in the past been a traditional gift from employers to retiring or long-serving staff. However, in modern times, with changing work patterns and changing desires, this is much less the case.[1][2]
Sources and references
[edit]- Charles Allix and Peter Bonnert, Carriage Clocks. Their history and development, Antique Collector's club, 1974
- Emmanuelle Cournarie, La mécanique du geste, trois siècles d'histoire horlogère à Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont, Édition PTC-Les Falaises, 2011 (French)
- Lolita Delesque and Marianne Lombardi, Armand Couaillet, horloger et inventeur de génie, Musée de l'horlogerie, juin 2013, 44p (French)
- ^ Crawford, Robert (25 November 2013). "Top five long-service awards for employees". Employee Benefits.
- ^ "Time runs out for carriage clock". BBC News. 24 February 2006.
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