Hi All, I'm a new member and I have this "Watch"-"Clock"? I'm trying to figure out what it is.Any help will be appreciated>

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This is a verge fussee,French I think.Runs fine after I repaired the fussee.It was frozen from years of not being wound.

It does in fact look like an old fusee, the case (if original to the movement)looks to me like it would belong in a military application, maybe an early ships clock?

I thought maybe it was a s\ships clock or possibly a coach or carriage clock. It has a magnifying lens in the bezel to help see it at a distance. It looks like it has always been together.

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Thanks Lindell,I think it is Friedel and I know Strasbourg is on the border of France and Germany.I Googled both and came up empty on Friedel.

Loomes Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World 21st Century Edition lists a Friedel, ____ Strasbourg (France) early 19C.

I will see if I can find anymore on the name.

Tom

This article doesn't mention a watchmaker by that name but apparently there was a family by that last name in Strasbourg France there were scientists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Friedel

I found references to two watches signed Friedel a Strasbourg in a couple of catalogs. Both mention the watches were made circa 1820. One is listed as:

"French quarter repeating automaton verge in a gold open face case."

The other reference is in French but I think you can get the gist of it:

"MONTRE À VERGE en or à répétition des quarts signée ‘Friedel à Strasbourg’, vers 1820."

If I find anything else, I will post. Hope this helps.

Thank you all.I'm still trying to figure out what it was used for.I can post more pictures if anyone thinks it will help.

In looking closely at the holder,I too think it was custom made for a specific use.The magnifying glass is very old with tiny bubbles etc.The castings look like very old sand castings as they have many sand pits.In any case,the person that made it was a "TRUE CRAFTSMAN".Again thank you all very much for your input.I'll post another one for you all to see as soon as I get some pictures.

Norman - I have to agree with Lindell that the movement was placed in this display case made (or modified) expressly for it. Friedel a Strasbourg appears to have made very complicated watches from the few references found, so a previous owner, realizing how special it was, took pains to create this case in order to show it off.

If the watch had been a ships watch, I would expect to see holes or brackets in the case in order to secure it in a larger (wood?) box. Not to say that the movement wasn't originally so. Whatever it's initial purpose, this is a very beautiful watch now housed in a unique display case.

I wish we could have found more information on the maker, but there remain many watchmakers who we can't find any records for. All we have are the wonderful watches they made that have survived, such as yours.

Is there a size to movement. 2 inches in diameter. 6 inches. A photo or 2 of looking into movement. would give clue of the age. Verge, lever.etc, We could also the post that hold the 2 plates together

It has already been established that it is a verge fusse,more than likely French.Back plate is about 41mm,dial is about 45mm.It is about 16mm thick from hand shaft to balance cock.Plain round pillar posts.The case it is in is 1 1/2"in diameter and 1 5/8"from front to back.The way the back edge is tapered and the raised ring around it leads me to believe it in a bulhead or dashboard in a carriage or coach of some kind.Here are two side views.Not very good but the best I can do.

Another view.

Norman, nice watch movement, but as other members have already said what it is, there's not a lot I can add to that.
The case though, appears to be a C20th custom built pod to maybe mount the movement into a car/truck/custom car or boat of some description, maybe even to turn it into a desk clock.

There are quite a few early C20th desk clocks knocking around on this side of the pond, that have custom made cases, with brass bands and very deep glass crystals front and back, which magnify the dial and movement.
I've got a couple of those here, I'll dig out some photo's.

John.