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SZR.13
Grandfather clock
We call it “Singapore” after the large carving in the centre of the base, between the two columns. The carved crest lifts off, making the clock lower and plainer.
A clock that is yours alone. Wood, finish, colour and melody: we start from this model and finish it together, the way you want it.
- Dimensions
- Height 220 cm · width 57 cm · depth 34 cm · weight 70 kg
- Wood
- Hand-carved tulipwood; flat parts and back in MDF veneered with Tanganyika
- Finish
- Semi-gloss walnut, water-based with a nitro top coat
- Movement
- German Kieninger mechanical movement in brass; weekly chain winding (up to 10 days); switchable night silencer from 10 pm to 7:15 am
- Chime
- Westminster every quarter hour
- Dial
- Moon phase dial by the German firm Jaeckle
- Pendulum
- Brass lyre pendulum and brass weights by Jaeckle
- Other
- Turned and carved columns, leaf capitals; removable fan crest; solid wood door with 5 mm glass set in brass; two locks; the hood slides forward like a drawer
How it is made
It is made of tulipwood, carved by hand by Franco. The four columns, top and bottom, are first turned and then carved; in the centre are the half columns, applied and carved, and four leaf capitals. At the top sits the large fan crest, and at the bottom the carvings of the base.
First Carlo guides the roughing machine by hand to remove the excess wood; then Franco carves it by hand, and everything is sanded for a soft, even finish. The flat parts and the back are MDF veneered with Tanganyika. We finish the back separately: it holds the case together and keeps it aligned over the years, and we screw it in place while assembling and testing the movement. Our Stefano finishes it all with water-based coats and a semi-gloss walnut nitro top coat.
The door is solid wood, with 5 mm glass set in brass by Giovanni Casella; the upper glass is bevelled all round, with a wide arch that shows off the moon phase. There are two locks, and the hood slides forward like a drawer to reveal the movement. The Kieninger movement plays the Westminster chime every quarter hour and is wound once a week by pulling the chains.
