Chalfont Clocks has dated this piece to the 1860s.
Victor-Athanase Pierret (1806 - 1893) was born 1806 in Bucy-les-Pierrepont. He began his five year apprenticeship with Rolin at the age of 13. Later he moved to Paris and settled in the Rue des Bons-Enfants no. 21 when he was 24. Victor-Athanase Pierret exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 at Crystal Palace. He is recorded in 1855 patenting an 8-day power reserve movement. Pierret created his own watchmaking tools to increase his productivity. In 1865 he gave up half his house and retired to Neuilly, where he continued his researches. In 1885 he published a treatise entitled "Horlogerie, outillage et mécanique". Victor-Athanase Pierret died in 1893 and in his will he stipulated an annual prize of 600 francs to be paid to "a watchmaker with an original idea“.
Source: Tardy, "Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais", Paris 1972, p. 521
There is some wear to the back of the case commensurate with age this can be rectified upon request however, we have chosen to leave it as it demonstrates the clocks good original condition. This clock is show un serviced but will be fully overhauled when purchased.
This clock comes with our two year guarantee.
23.5cm H x 15cm W x 10cm D
Chalfont Clocks has dated this piece to the 1860s.
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