Vintage Garrard & Co Brass Carriage Clock French Mechanical Serviced with Key
Vintage Garrard & Co. Ltd. Brass Carriage Clock
Retailed by Garrard & Co. Ltd., 112 Regent Street, London — fully serviced and ready to display
The Clock
A handsome brass carriage clock retailed by the celebrated London jeweller and silversmith Garrard & Co. Ltd. of 112 Regent Street. The white enamel-style dial carries black Roman numerals and blued spade hands, signed with the Garrard retailer's name beneath the chapter ring.
The case is fitted with bevelled glass to all sides, fluted brass corner columns and a shaped carrying handle, with the top glass offering a clear view of the platform escapement in motion. Based on its styling and construction, the clock is indicative of mid-to-late 20th century manufacture.
Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Garrard & Co. has a long-standing history as one of London's foremost jewellers and silversmiths, with premises on Regent Street serving a discerning clientele. Clocks retailed under the Garrard name were sourced from quality makers of the day and sold through their Regent Street showroom, making a signed Garrard dial a desirable addition for collectors of English retailed timepieces.
Restoration & Service
This carriage clock has been fully dismantled, cleaned, serviced and reassembled by hand. Mainsprings were lubricated with Novostar oil and all pivots with synthetic clock oil, and the movement has been tested and is currently running well and keeping good time.
- Movement fully dismantled and cleaned
- Mainsprings lubricated with Novostar oil
- Pivots lubricated with synthetic clock oil
- Platform escapement serviced and regulated
- Case sympathetically cleaned and polished
- Tested and confirmed keeping good time
A professional carriage clock service of this kind typically costs in the region of £300 and involves a lengthy wait, making a pre-serviced example like this a meaningful proposition for anyone wanting a clock that's ready to enjoy from day one.
Please refer closely to the photographs, which form an important part of this listing's description of condition.
Dimensions
| Height (including handle) | approx. 15 cm / 5.9 in |
| Width | approx. 8 cm / 3.1 in |
| Depth | approx. 7 cm / 2.8 in |
Further Details
- Mechanical hand-wound, time-only movement
- Unmarked movement — maker not identified from case or backplate
- Supplied with a suitable winding key
- Would suit a desk, mantel or display setting
- An excellent gift for a collector of English retailed timepieces