Giant One-Piece Case

Giant One-Piece Case, Quarter Striking, Triple Date Calendar Paul Garnier, H. ger du Roi, Paris, No. 1470. Made circa 1835. Very fine and rare, early, 8-day going, gilt brass, giant, quarter striking carriage clock with quarter repeating, alarm and triple date calendar. One-piece case, molded, the base with four screws, hinged carrying handle, the four sides and top with bevelled glass. White enamel, rectangular, radial Roman numerals and outer minute track, subsidiary dials below for the days of the week, date and months. Blued steel quatrefoil hour and minute hands and polished steel alarm setting hand. 92 x 105 mm., gilt brass, spring barrels for the going and striking trains, gilt brass platform with lateral lever escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat rim, flat balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating with two hammers on two bells mounted on the backplate, additional alarm hammer, strike/silent arbor and alarm barrel on the backplate. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 14 cm., high excluding handle. Notes Paul Garnier Born in 1801, he was an associate of Janvier and a founder member of the Societé des Horlogers. Though he did not invent the carriage clock, he standardized and rationalized the type, leading to the development of a very large industry. Paul Garnier received Silver Medals at the Paris Exhibitions of 1827, 1834 and 1839 and Gold Medals in 1844 and 1849, he was awarded a medal of honor in 1855. In 1860, Paul Garnier was named Chevalier