How do I wind a carriage clock?

Use the matching key on the winding arbor located on the underside or backplate of the movement. Turn the key gently until resistance signals the mainspring is fully tensioned. Avoid overwinding, as this can strain the historic spring. Ensure the movement is stationary on a level surface before adjusting the time via the rear square.

What is a repeating carriage clock?

A repeating clock sounds the last elapsed hour and quarter-hour when a top button or lever is pressed. This complication was designed for checking time during the night without striking continuously. The mechanism uses extra gear trains and hammers inside the gilt brass case to strike internal gongs or bells.

Can these clocks run accurately today?

Many nineteenth-century movements maintain reliable timekeeping when properly serviced and adjusted by a professional horologist. Regular maintenance prevents wear on the brass pivots and delicate steel arbors. Placement matters for pendulum-regulated mantel clocks, which require a strictly level surface to keep the escapement beating evenly.

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A gilt brass desk clock brings heavy metalwork and precise movement to a study, combining nineteenth-century engineering with ornamental gilding.

19th century

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Tiffany Engraved Gilt Carriage Clock

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

£1,580

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1900 - 1920

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A Really Superb Carriage Clock

From Masons Antiques

£595

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Paul Garnier Series I Carriage Clock with Chaff-cutter

19th century

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Paul Garnier Series I Carriage Clock with Chaff-cutter

From Leigh Extence Antique Clocks

£7,000

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Antique Regency Ormolu Single Fusee Mantel Clock Timepiece by William Hardy London

19th century

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Antique Regency Ormolu Single Fusee Mantel Clock Timepiece by William Hardy London

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,295

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A Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock Circa 1860

19th century

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A Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock Circa 1860

From Bushells Antiques

£6,500

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Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock

19th century

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Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock

From Dragon-Antiques.com

£2,750

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Fine Antique Victorian French Ornate Gilded Clock

19th century

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Fine Antique Victorian French Ornate Gilded Clock

From London City Antiques

£995

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Automaton Beam Engine Clock by Andre Guilmet

19th century

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Automaton Beam Engine Clock by Andre Guilmet

From Chalfont Clocks

£11,800

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English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

19th century

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English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,250

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French Striking Carriage Clock Rare Inset Panels 1870s

19th century

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French Striking Carriage Clock Rare Inset Panels 1870s

From Arundel Clocks

£8,000

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Several travel cases survive intact, proving that nineteenth-century owners actually packed their heavy brass clocks for journeys by carriage and train.

1940 - 1960

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Jaeger Lecoultre Inline Skeleton Clock

From Chalfont Clocks

£1,950

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1900 - 1920

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French Gilt Brass Carriage Clock

From Jane Short Antiques

£495

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19th century

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French Mantel Clock by F Marti

From Devonshire Antiques

£975

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Large French Repeating Carriage Clock Fully Restored

19th century

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Large French Repeating Carriage Clock Fully Restored

From Arundel Clocks

£2,695

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Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

19th century

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Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,395

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1920 - 1940

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Green Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

From Worboys Antiques

£440

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Gilt Brass Desk Clock

Tiffany Engraved Gilt Carriage Clock

A Really Superb Carriage Clock

Paul Garnier Series I Carriage Clock with Chaff-cutter

Antique Regency Ormolu Single Fusee Mantel Clock Timepiece by William Hardy London

A Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock Circa 1860

Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock

Fine Antique Victorian French Ornate Gilded Clock

Automaton Beam Engine Clock by Andre Guilmet

English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

French Striking Carriage Clock Rare Inset Panels 1870s

Jaeger Lecoultre Inline Skeleton Clock

French Gilt Brass Carriage Clock

French Mantel Clock by F Marti

Large French Repeating Carriage Clock Fully Restored

Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

Green Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

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