Drocourt Travel Clock With Large Chime

Important travel clock with grand strike signed Drocourt Brass cabinet with four twisted columns and Greek handle. 5 glasses reveal the mechanism on all its faces. The two ivory dials enclosed in a gilded brass plate. With Arabic numerals for the hours and railway for the minutes. Signature "A.DROCOURT Fabricant, A Paris, 28 rue Debelleyme". Blued steel pear-shaped hands. Weekly winding mechanism. Three striking modes to choose from: grand strike, petite strike and silence. On passages and/or on demand on two gongs. Alarm function. Very beautiful, neat anchor escapement holder visible through the top glass. Overhauled mechanism (disassembly, correction of wear clearances, cleaning, reassembly, oiling and adjustment). The cabinet was also disassembled, cleaned and varnished to protect it from oxidation. With key. We are at your disposal for any request, please contact us by phone (06 01 49 14 24) or by email (remarot@gmail.com). Drocourt was recognized as one of the best manufacturers of travel clocks in Paris in the 19th century. He then supplied big names like Leroy, Robin, Rodanet or Lépine who fitted his more or less complicated, but always as careful, movements.