C.1930, French, Brillie Electrique, electric battery master timepiece.
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23 October 2024
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This was a French invention used by the Paris Observatory to transmit time signals to slave clocks. It has a half second pendulum made of Invar with a horse-shoe shaped magnet as the bob, one pole of which passes through an electromagnet, and a brass sphere above, which is mounted on a threaded part of the rod and is used to rate the clock. The movement is mounted to a marble plate for rigidity. The original dial has a couple of minor flakes and showing some signs of lifting of the paint. The oak case that surrounds the movement is in good condition. The hands are original. A scarce item in the U.S. Height 18Ó $600-$700
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Brillie Electrique
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R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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C.1930, French, Brillie Electrique, electric battery master timepiece. This was a French invention used by the Paris Observatory to transmit time signals to slave clocks. It has a half second pendulum made of Invar with a horse-shoe shaped magnet as the bob, one pole of which passes through an electromagnet, and a brass sphere above, which is mounted on a threaded part of the rod and is used to rate the clock. The movement is mounted to a marble plate for rigidity. The original dial has a couple of minor flakes and showing some signs of lifting of the paint. The oak case that surrounds the movement is in good condition. The hands are original. A scarce item in the U.S. Height 18Ó $600-$700
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