Striking longcase clock with four months power reserve
Our striking longcase clock NL 400 is the epitome of a luxurious and highly innovative clock. It engages aficionados of the highest clockmaking and enthusiasts of special technical finesse. Its persuasively harmonious design and extremely robust construction promises durability for many generations. This beautiful, gilded movement runs for a full four months.
Precision and perfection
The prerequisite for extended power reserve is an extremely consistent power transmission. The perfection and precision of the wheel engagement was therefore carried to extremes.
Fourteen ball bearings, 9 ruby bearings and large ruby pallets on the lever also have an important role. Our well-established Naeschke 5-rod compensating pendulum is used to control the rate. The main reason permitting the extended power reserve is our newly developed Naeschke striking mechanism, which requires only 50% of the energy of conventional mechanisms.
You can observe the striking mechanism and its bell from the front. Many prototype experiments were tested before the final decision was made on the shape and hence the pure and crystal clear sound of the silver-bronze bell.
There is a choice of two versions of the NL 400: A large chapter ring with an inner second scale or a small chapter ring with an outer second scale which puts more emphasis on the form of the mechanism.
Technical features of the longcase clock NL 400
Clockwork
Matthias Naeschke caliber 400
Power reserve 125 days (4 months)
Weight drive with pulley
Skeletonized main plates of 4 mm brass and 5 solid pillars
All brass parts are mirror polished and gilded
Pinions and arbors hardened and polished
Dead-beat “Naeschke” escapement with round ruby pallets
Compensation pendulum beating seconds
Matthias Naeschke rack strike mechanism
Strike on the half hour and hour on a bronze bell
14 precision ball bearings, 10 ruby bearings
Indication
Hand-engraved chapter ring of 1.5 mm sterling silver
Indication of seconds
Flame-blued hands
Optionally available: Different dial size
Clock case
Nut wood in a satin varnish
Marquetry of nut rootwood
Different wood types and colours are available
6 bevelled glasses
Glass frames in gold or silver colour
Dimensions
Height x width x depht: 206 x 42 x 23 cms
Variations
We offer different possibilities for individualization. The movements can be refined in yellow gold, rhodium or rose gold. The wooden cases can be adapted to existing interior fittings.
