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French Carriage Clock

, as the name suggests, in the France 19 Century emerged. It was invented in Paris by watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, and they were designed for the very rich. In addition to telling the time the clock was also in a position, date and temperature display.

Clock Transport Transport was the word from the word French, the “carry-able” does not and when the horse. They also called “agent” watches, because Napoleon Bonaparte ordered his commanders to a clock car with them cause at any time, after almost a lost battle, because one of his officers came too late. Later, with orders for a master watchmaker Clock always brought traffic include the words “a Clock for an officer.”

French Clock transport in general has the form of a metal jacket, which was framed with glass on all four sides and had an execution made to handle. For more quality Breguet watches, he used a single case design, consisting of a round-tip when bump with silver chains at the top of the execution. The company has the Breguet watches traffic between 1812 and 1830. He introduced a new design, slide in which the user would simply a flask and the action itself to turn back the clock. Its use for the size and portability was the reason for the increase in clocks. Pieces signed by Breguet are high after today sought.

parallel with the production of expensive Breguet watches, watchmaker Paul Garnier Paris promoting the semiconductor industry, mass-produced watches. It was very special watches that incorporated their standard case, dial and designs that were often associated with the Garnier chopper exhaust should be to solve problems in timing and

The three most famous French manufacturer of cars clock post 1850 period are Drocourt Jacot et Leroy. Drocourt well with most watch cases in the gorge are located done. Both Leroy and Drocourt circulation used by the transfer machine Lamaille Henry.

Henri Jacot, on the other hand, is one of the most strongly documented transport watchmaker. Due Jacot always watches of excellent quality and have a range of exclusive features. The white enamel dial have seen is usually a thin inner ring around the inside of the ring each section of the plate bears the mark of a parrot (a Jacot is a parrot in French) on a pole with the initials HJ

The French were the first producers to transport the Clock. French Transport watches were made with a precision and elegance, that the English and Swiss watchmaking imitated, but never seemed to happen again. While the popularity of French watches traffic with the introduction of watches decreased, they are now looking for one of the most antique clocks. They have high prices because of its distinctive character, precision and elegance, no one can reach.