No. 497 CUM
Comtoise eagle clock from the Napoleonic period from 1799, as the Gallic cock was replaced by the eagle when Napoleon came to power.
The chaîne de l'union still frames an empty medallion; the 5-pointed star will appear in it when the Order of the Legion of Honor is created.
8-day movement with verge escapement. Full hour strike on bell with repetition after 2 minutes, half hour strike en passant. The minute wheel of this clock is already made of brass. Cambered enamel dial with Arabic numerals for hours and quarters of an hour. This new type of dial first appeared on Comtoise clocks between 1790 and 1800; it was still very rare in the last decade of the 18th century, but became more common in the first decade of the 19th century during the Empire.
Dial diameter: 240 Chimney height: 95 Cage: 247 x 243 x 140 HxWxD Movement: 370 x 240 x 160 HxWxD Pendulum length: 1280 ( all dimensions in mm )
