Longcase clock

The ground floor clock, also called Dielenuhr, Hausuhr or grandfather clock, is a person standing on the floor, weight- driven pendulum clock.

History

This type of watch was born in the 17th century in England, then it spread to Amsterdam, Northern Germany and Scandinavia. In Bavaria and Austria are no typical regional variants as in other areas ( Bergisch Land, Odenwald, Fishing, England, Bornholm ) developed. Especially in England in the 18th and 19th centuries it belonged for generations to every well-off household. In France, simple longcase clocks as Morbier clocks are known. All longcase clocks were designed by the 20th century as a piece of furniture in the styles.

Description

Of standing on the floor, the movement, and swing weights protective box has a height of up to 3 m. There are also some higher clocks known as the grandfather clock in the upper hall in Bremen City Hall, which is almost 5 m high.

With the ability to incorporate long pendulum, the Bodenstanduhr not previously been reached by 1700, with careful plant design conceivable transition accuracies. The Bodenstanduhr was technically improved continuously so that they, according to their production period, also reached on very good precision results. From precision pendulum clocks (floor regulators ) originated with compensation pendulum and particularly high-quality works from the 18th to the 20th century longcase clocks in a clear, factual form for the precision measurement of time in observatories and as master clocks in the scientific field.

Longcase clocks are available with various complications ( cadrature ), of the date display up to astronomical indications. Moreover, almost all watches have a this type or more auxiliary wheels works, from simple percussion to flute and organ works.