{"product_id":"mm-80760100","title":"Carriage","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eThe first authentic carriage clock was made in Paris at the start of the 19th Century, by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eCarriage clocks are also known in France as “Officer’s Clocks.” The name is based on an historical anecdote. It is said that Napoleon, having almost lost a battle because one of his officers was late, ordered his military chiefs to carry a small clock with them at all times. Orders placed with master clockmakers always included the reference “a clock for an officer” and this brought the name into common parlance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eOriginal Carriage Clocks, such as this one, include a jeweled platform escapement visible through the beveled glass on top. The escapement was placed this way so that the clock would continue to keep time while it was bounced around in a carriage with wooden wheels in the 19th Century. This model also includes an hour and half-hour strike on a beautiful-sounding brass bell. Both the time and strike trains are powered off of one large mainspring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eThese carriage clocks are gold plated with the traditional, shock-resistant, platform-mounted jeweled escapement. Each carriage clock comes with an upholstered presentation box and gold key. These clocks are collector’s items and heirloom pieces for generations to come. Each one is a fine work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eEnamel dial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFive pieces of beveled glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e11-jewel platform escapement, hour and half-hour strike on bell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePresentation box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e2-year warranty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRuns eight days on one wind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBy Sternreiter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese clocks are available as part of Just A Clock Collector’s Premium Collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sternreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49158964412586,"sku":"nci mm 80760100","price":612.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0326\/9546\/files\/sternreiter_mm_807_601_00.jpg?v=1787946755","url":"https:\/\/justaclockcollector.com\/products\/mm-80760100","provider":"Just a Clock Collector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}