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Vienna Regulators - Progression of Styles "Click" to Login or Register 
, by John Arrowood (created on )Gallery | Comments 
Here are 3 pictures of some Vienna Regulators at my house, illustrating how the styles changed over the years. The first one is simple and elegant, no frills and frou-frous, The finish on the case is false grain over some sort of soft wood. The movement is unmarked and it is 8-day time only.
The second is from a later period with all the fancy turnings, knobs, etc. prevalent then. It also is a time only clock.
The third one shows a return to the simple unadorned case. This one is very art deco; all the corners are round except for the very small block at the base of the clock. It is so streamlined that the wall stabilizer screws are inside the case. Thick beveled glass in the elliptical view port in the door, the dial and hands resemble those on railroad watches. unlike the other Vienna Regulators which have a very light pendulum made of a thin sheet of brass with a zinc? back, this one has a brass cover over a massive block of lead. Just the bob alone weighs over 5 pounds I'm sure. This one is a quarter-striker with 3 trains. Sorry about any dizziness caused by the wallpaper.
 

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