1860s Morbier Comtoise French Wall Clock

[@KV-mz8ro]

That is a beautiful clock. So ornate! I just love the door trim and the trim on the floors.

[@evelynmartin5400]

Oh my gosh this clock is amazing and the trim around the doors is awesome

[@the_clock_guy]

Thanks. The house was built by one of the wealthiest families in NJ. This was their cottage, (with 12 foot ceilings and 5 fireplaces!) The doorways and floors have amazing inlay.

[@Musique3579]

I swear, the bells in these things are loud enough to wake the dead even if put into at typical French Grandfather Case. Very strong movements and thick plates. I would bet that another centuries use would hardly show all that much wear.

[@sooth15]

I would date this closer to 1870-1880s rather than 1860s. The earlier ones were a little more refined, a little less extravagant., had smaller pendulums or simple bobs/lyre. They were popular from around 1820 (but actually go back to the 1700s) to around 1900s. Modern remakes are still made but they look obviously new. The older ones (before 1840) have wooden winding drums and chain link pendulums, and crown wheel escapements (up to around 1850s). They were often sold without cases by traveling merchants, but were usually cased by local case makers once the owner ordered a case made. One of the reasons so many have lost their cases is either because they were brought over to North America (w/o the case) or because the bottoms rotted out as they are often made of thin pine. They are extremely well made. I have 3. The dial reads: 1re Qte Gtie (Premiere Qualitee Garantie) First quality guaranteed. The names on the dials are always the retailer who sold the clock, not the maker. In very rare cases will they be marked by the maker.

[@TheChattagirl]

That is a gorgeous clock!! I love it!!!!

[@ADMBPR]

The repeat feature was one first time to call for prayer and the second time was when to start praying. This is because the farmers who developed these clocks copied the medieval mechanism of the local church clocks. This venture would have started sometime in the 18th century. Production stopped in 1914 for sad reasons we all know too well.

[@georgeplaxton3067]

I had a similar clock without any backboard. It came with a bracket as thus, a 1/4" steel bar was bent to 90%, so each leg was 45% from the vertical about 6 " long these legs were then bent 90% away from the wall approx. the depth of the clock upon where the clock sat

[@the_clock_guy]

Thanks for watching.

[@robertadunaway7030]

replaying the videos, hope you all are well.

[@the_clock_guy]

Thank you.

[@debraellison6255]

Catching up on your video's. The French sure were fancy. I have to tell you I watch a few explorer's who go to abandoned houses. Every time I see a clock I think the Clock Guy will cherish that. Some are in France in chateaux's, others are in castles. They have been sitting for 20 years or more. Don't watch it will sadden you! Thanks for the video's.

[@jiveboysfoods9512]

Amazing looking clock my friend Full view

[@cooksworld2322]

Fantastic lock like and full view

[@feeldiben]

I think the bell is not tight enough on the post because the sound seems a bit off, or the bell is cracked.

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

Amazing.

[@harleygoff1960]

Just beautiful amazing size .Amazing it survived all da wars.

[@Piscesmermaid]

The bell at the top

[@davidpopplewell4751]

Superb

[@Romin.777]

They were suposed to be in standing cases.

[@geraldinepowell5676]

How did you hang it on the wall?

[@reggiejohnson543]

nice im surprised yours can run like that out of beat.mine that came out and grandfather clock case that has a regular pendulum or my other older one with a nice colored flower decoration from top to bottom will not keep running like that so i had to actually get get those wall mounting brackets and take the time to adjust it and level them out so its a 100% even tick from side to side just from them to run.surprised id figured with such a huge long heavy weighted pendulum you'd had no other choice but to get them perfect in beat to run.this is definitively one that came out a clock case.sadly the cases were made of pine or oak and didn't last .best way to mount these is with a wall brackets.essentially how they sat in the cases.

[@larrytornetta9764]

I have a similar clock after 5 minutes or so the pendulum stops. I oiled the bearings with synthetic clock oil. Do you have any suggestions? I think your bell needs adjustment it sounds muffled.

[@susanryan8178]

How much is it worth. I have one and need to know.

[@Tortuga6able]

Hey Susan did you ever get an idea on the value of your clock? My ex has one too

[@teresaford8906]

So that repeat serves as kind of a " snooze button" ! 😁.

[@the_clock_guy]

Typical of the French to go to such extremes just for a snooze button. They are amazing.

[@denisboudart8327]

Très belle comtoise mais mal équilibrée "tic tac" irrégulier. Incliner vers la gauche de quelques milimètres en pivotant sur le clou de suspension de l'horloge jusqu'à ce que les périodes soient parfaitement symétriques.

[@Mrs.Karen_Walker]

Ehhmm no. Comtoises are by definition ALWAYS longcase clocks. Comtoises are not wall clocks. The fact that most people nowadays just hang them on the wall as is apparentely fashionable, doesnt change the fact that they have always be intended as long case clocks. Sadly a lot of clock cases got lost over time. Ps the clock is ticking out of beat.

[@leshawnaball9017]

in the french country, these were made without cases, these were never made woth cases, the cases were either made by families or somebody who would resell them.

[@russellb5573]

​@@leshawnaball9017Hi there. I am intrigued. I have a family Morbier Comtoise clock for sale on a certain well known auction site but it does not have a wooden case. It has had a modern eye loop screwed into the top of it to enable wall hanging. How were these clocks set up (on a ledge?) if they weren't put into long cases? To me they look odd in the wooden cases, so I would agree (in theory) that they should not have a case. Our clock does not have the repeat feature and has a thin string on the bell side. I would love to know more before it sells