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Neuchâtel pendulum clock · Le Locle

Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV

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Neuchâtel pendulum clock Zénith, Grande Louis XIV model, reference 1930. Case with burl wood veneer and gilding. Shallow bowl-shaped white enamel dial with gilded hands in Breguet style.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-1141
Object type
Neuchâtel pendulum clock
Place of production
Le Locle
Dating
1922
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Bois plaqué loupe et dorures, émail, verre
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions: 82.0 x 34.5 x 13.0 cm; diam.: du cadran 21.00 cm

Historical significance

  • Neuchâtel pendulum clock Zénith, Grande Louis XIV model, reference 1930. Case with burl wood veneer and gilding. Shallow bowl-shaped white enamel dial with gilded hands in Breguet style.
  • Zénith calibre C1 with hour and quarter-hour striking on bells. Eight-day power reserve.
  • Released from production on 3 March 1922. Movement serial number: 605; case serial number: 581.

Photographs

Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141)
Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141)
Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141)
Pendule neuchâteloise Zénith, modèle Grande Louis XIV (MIH IV-1141) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

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Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-1141: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/61983/

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