Hi Gentleman, I bought this clock from a church member this past week. I been doing a little cleaning on it. This is the first Junghans I have owned and I know little about it. It is in pretty nice condition and I think a pretty good price, so I thought I would post some pics... Hope you like!!
Posts: 376 | Location: Conover, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: July 07, 2012
Thanks gentlemen for looking and the nice comments. I just took it to my clock friend to get it cleaned today, the movement was pretty dark tarnished as was the pendulum and bezel. I kind of hated to clean them up that much, but they were almost black and they will darken in time and probably look better. My clock man seems pretty sure it is made out of Rosewood and referred to it as a swag style clock. I might post some pics of the movement when I get it back, but one good thing about it is that it is the original Junghans star trademark movement. Thanks again guys for looking!! Tim
Posts: 376 | Location: Conover, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: July 07, 2012
Beautiful clock!Due to the open pendulum this style clock is called a "Free Swinger",not a Vienna Regulator.I've owned several over the years.Junghans clocks were very well built.Regards,Norm
Posts: 484 | Location: Georgia in the United States | Registered: August 04, 2010
I know nothing horological about your clock, but the carved figure in photo #2 is a Green Man, a face (almost always male) either composed of or sprouting leaves, vines, flowers, etc. Its history is not entirely clear, but it is generally thought to have represented a mythic figure -- perhaps a deity of nature, or at least a personification of living nature/plants) -- that seems to have originated in the old Celtic and Germanic pagan cultures.
Green Man variations have been found as drawn and carved decorations on objects dating back as far as the 5th century, and they are commonly seen in/on many European churches, gothic cathedrals, and other old public buildings.
The decoration surged back to popularity, especially in Northern Europe, during the Arts and Crafts Movement (about 1860-1910 or so); I suspect your clock was made at about this time.
-Damien
Posts: 143 | Location: Puget Sound, Washington in the USA | Registered: January 16, 2010
Hello gentlemen, Thanks Damien for the information, I was not aware of this. Now that we have the explanation of the Green Man as being new birth/growth/life, if I am understanding correctly. Would the hour glass with wings on the pendulum be a symbol of Tempus Fugit Memento mori as going thru "Time" that death is sure to come. I am just trying to figure out if the clock is telling a story or am I just "blowing in the wind". Any other thoughts? Thanks, Tim
Posts: 376 | Location: Conover, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: July 07, 2012
