C.2005, Modern, J. Thiel, in Wien, long running laterndluhr timepiece with calendar, 90 days.

C.2005, Modern, J. Thiel, in Wien, long running laterndluhr timepiece with calendar, 90 days. Condition: one of the nicest reproductions we have seen from Vienna, with delicate lines and fine accents on the case, and the well made movement with fine gearing and skeletonized regulator dial with center minutes, hours above 30 and a sector calendar indicator below the 60. The steel rod pendulum has knife edge suspension, and the bob is brass front and rear. This case is a copy of the design by Gluckstein, C.1800, and his clock can be seen in Kaltenbock's book Viennese Timepieces, page 182. Tip to one tiny finial, lower left is missing. Ht 51" [127cm]