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THE CULMINATION OF MY 30 YEARS EXPLORATION INTO THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING WOOD TO SERVE AS A STABLE AND RELIABLE MATERIAL FOR CREATING TIMEPIECES,

MY CLOCKWORKS UTILIZE 7-LAYER CONCENTRIC LAMINATED RIMS, INSERTED END-GRAIN TEETH, ( WITH CYCLOIDAL, NOT INVOLUTE PROFILES ),

STRESS-LAMINATED FRAMES, AND ENDLESS-CHAIN HUYGENS-TYPE DRIVE SYSTEMS. THESE ARE WEIGHT-DRIVEN, PENDULUM-REGULATED MACHINES,

CAPABLE OF ASTONISHING TIMEKEEPING ACCURACY AND PRESENTED IN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FRAME FORMATS. THE ESCAPEMENTS ARE MY OWN UNIQUE PROPRIETARY DESIGN,

A COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS FROM TOWER CLOCKS, WATCH ESCAPEMENTS, AND BROCOT PIN AND LEVER .

VARIATIONS INCLUDING MOON-PHASE, CHIMING, CALENDAR, AND PLANETARY ORBIT DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

 

 

 

Moving Dial Clock

THE CURRENT BASIC ENTRY LEVEL WALL-CLOCK DESIGN OF MY PORTFOLIO, THIS TIMEPIECE FEATURES A 30 HOUR WINDING CYCLE, A 'HANDLESS' KOA

ROTATING 12 HOUR DIAL 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WITH THE TIME READOUT FUNCTION PROVIDED THROUGH A BRASS AND EBONY RETICULE AT DIAL TOP/CENTER. THE DIAL WOOD IS CURLY KOA,

AND THE FRAME/GEARS/SHAFTS ARE EASTERN WALNUT. AFRICAN EBONY AND COCOBOLO ARE USED FOR THE CHAIN WHEELS AND PULLEYS, WITH MINIATURE AEROSPACE SEALED BALL BEARING

ASSEMBLIES AT EACH PIVOT POINT THROUGHOUT THE CLOCK, ENSURING LONG RELIABLE SERVICE. PENDULUM DISPLACEMENT IS APPROX. 1/2 INCH PER BEAT.

THE DRIVING WEIGHT IS LEAD SHOT, ENCAPSULATED IN AN EBONIZED POPLAR CONTAINER, AND THE DRIVE CHAIN IS SOLID BRASS, AS ARE THE GERMAN-MADE CNC MACHINED ROMAN NUMERALS.

THIS CLOCK IS A 100% ORIGINAL CHASE DESIGN, AND THE ONLY PARTS NOT PRODUCED IN MY SHOP ARE THE NUMERALS AND CHAIN LINKS. THE ONE-PIECE WALLMOUNT HAS 16 INCH CENTERS FOR SOLID

ATTACHMENT TO ANY STANDARD FRAMED WALL. THE RECOMMENDED MOUNTING HEIGHT OF 72 INCHES FROM FRAME BOTTOM POST TO FLOOR LEVEL ALLOWS FOR THE 30 HOUR RUNNING CYCLE.

BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

$4,500 INCLUDING SHIPPING AND CD-MANUAL

 

 

Moving Dial Mercury Clock

THIS VARIATION ON THE STANDARD WALLCLOCK FEATURES A MODIFICATION THAT ALLOWS THE MAIN DIAL RING TO ROTATE ONCE EVERY 88 DAYS, ( THE ORBITAL PERIOD

OF THE PLANET MERCURY) AND ILLUSTRATES THE 'RETROGRADE' PORTION OF THE ORBIT BETWEEN THE TWO HOLLY POINTERS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE PLANET IS REPRESENTED BY A HOLLOWED OUT

HEMISPHERE OF POPLAR. A SMALLER ROTATING DIAL OF CURLY KOA TO THE RIGHT OF THE MERCURY DIAL TELLS THE HOURS. THE FRAMEWORK, GEARS, AND ANCILARRY PARTS ARE STAINED A UNIFORM 'CAPPUCINO' COLOR,

TO MATCH THE AFRICAN EBONY PULLEYS AND DETAILS. THE CHASE HEMI-CYLINDER ESCAPEMENT DRIVES A ONE SECOND BEAT PENDULUM. THIS INITIAL PROTOTYPE RETAINS THE STANDARD 30 HOUR WIND CYCLE,

WITH AN 8-DAY DRIVE AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER FOR AN EXTRA $200.

SOLD!

$12,000 INCLUDING SHIPPING AND CD-MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

Future Project Renderings

ADVANCES IN CAD-TYPE DESIGN SOFTWARE NOW ENABLE COMPLEX PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS WORLD-CLOCK TO BE VERIFIED IN A 'VIRTUAL' ENVIRONMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION,

SAVING MANY MAN HOURS AND MUCH EXPENSE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE ABOVE RENDERINGS ARE OF A MERCURY FLUID-COMPENSATED PENDULUM CLOCK WITH A 1.5 SECOND BEAT

AND A ROTATING GLOBE DISPLAY WITH CURSOR/RETICULE WHICH CAN BE SET TO SHOW THE CORRECT TIME AT THE OBSERVORS ACTUAL LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, AS WELL AS A MINUTES DIAL AND A MOON-PHASE GLOBE ATTACHMENT. DOUBLE WEIGHT TRAINS AND A 7 DAY WINDING CYCLE ARE ALSO FEATURED.