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SZR.30
Grandfather clock
A faithful reproduction of a French original. The whole case is clad in book-matched red mahogany, framed by heavy lost-wax bronzes, chased and gilded.
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 240 cm · width 66 cm · depth 33 cm · weight 100 kg
- Materials
- High-quality MDF veneered in book-matched red mahogany on front, sides and doors; lost-wax cast bronzes, chased and gilded in a gold bath
- Finish
- Glossy polyester over a primer, with anti-yellowing treatment
- 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 on bells every quarter hour
- Dial
- Round, cast brass; hands of our own design, signed
- Pendulum
- Sun King-style pendulum in cast brass; weights by Jaeckle
- Other
- Bezel with convex glass for setting the time; large door with lock; angel base opens with 2 screws; weights drop into the base; bottle of liquid gold for touch-ups
How it is made
It is a fairly recent model: our range lacked a French clock with a finish that would suit any home. Mahogany is a warm wood, with a slightly English feel, and that makes it versatile. The red mahogany veneer is book-matched left and right on the front, the sides and the doors, over high-quality MDF.
The bronzes are lost-wax cast, then chased one by one by Giovanni Prada and gilded in a gold bath. The finish is a glossy polyester over a primer and an anti-yellowing coat: the natural red of the mahogany does not fade and the fine cuts of the book-matching stay hidden. With the clock we include a small bottle of liquid gold, to cover any spots that time may bring out where the lost-wax mould cannot reach. Lost-wax bronzes can no longer be found today: that is why the version we can still build is SZR.34, in mahogany with gold leaf.
The brass Kieninger movement plays the Westminster chime on bells every quarter hour. The dial is round, in cast brass, with hands of our own design, signed, and the pendulum imitates the Sun King. The small door with its convex glass bezel opens for setting the time; on top, the angel's base opens with two screws so you can look at the movement from above. It is wound once a week by pulling the chains, and the weights can drop right down into the base.
