Inspired by American 18th century furniture
maker John Goddard’s classic pinch waist grandfather clock, the Hermle Emily
Grandfather Clock is a truly impressive clock at 94 inches tall.
With the look of a family heirloom, the Hermle Emily
Grandfather Clock will instantly add class and style to any room of your home.
Finished in elegant Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers the Hermle Emily
Grandfather Clock is an exquisite timepiece and a wonderful German grandfather
clock
The Hermle Emily Grandfather Clock features a solid wood
pinch waist, an elegant swan neck crown with carved rosettes and urn center
finial. It is distinguished by four fluted, fully turned columns on the clocks
hood, and two quarter turned fluted columns on waist. A lockable door adorned
with the distinguished block and shell design conceals a polished bob with
wooden stick pendulum. Traditional 18th century styled ogee bracket
feet and fine molding adorn the proportioned base, a true cabinet makers show
piece.
An antiqued clock dial with delicate floral decoration in
each corner is matched with an Arabic and Roman numeral chapter ring, and a
traditional moon phase motif and a date indicator.
The Hermle Emily Grandfather Clock features a classic cable
driven clock movement, this 8-day, key-wound German made brass chime movement
will keep time accurately and faithfully. Engineered in Germany, this solid
brass grandfather clock movement features bronze bushings and milled ratchet
wheels for extra durability and long movement life.
This triple chime movement plays the charming Westminster,
St Michaels and St Whittington Chimes --
the classic Westminster Chimes as
heard from London’s famous Big Ben clock
(click here to listen),
the St. Michaels Chime which hung in a church
steeple in Charleston, South Carolina in 1764 before being taken by the British
during the Revolutionary War
(click here to listen)
and Whittington Chimes that rang in the Church of St. Mary Le Bow in Cheapside,
London in the 16th Century
(click here to listen).
This Hermle Grandfather Clock’s movement also includes a
convenient automatic nighttime chime silence option and the clock’s door locks
for added security. This German engineered Hermle Clock Company grandfather
clock comes complete with a 3 year manufacturer’s warranty on the movement. |