Continental Three-Weight Vienna Glazed Wall Regulator - Grand Sonnerie Chime

Among the most prestigious and mechanically sophisticated wall timepieces ever created, the Three-Weight Vienna Regulator stands in a category all its own.

Unlike single- or dual-weight regulators, this triple-weight movement is engineered to power one of horology’s most coveted complications: Grande Sonnerie striking. Driven entirely by three dedicated gravity-powered weights, the movement executes a full quarter-striking sequence, chiming the quarter hours and restriking the corresponding full-hour count at every single quarter (:15, :30, :45, and :00). Suspended inside the glazed walnut case are three matching brass weights adorned with ornate repoussé foliate scrollwork, paired with a matching embossed pendulum bob that glides steadily above an authentic porcelain beat scale. Flanked by fluted baluster columns, carved spandrels, and crowned by a scalloped shell pediment, this clock commands an imposing architectural presence in any interior.

Clock Specifications & Craftsmanship

• Style: Continental Three-Weight Vienna Glazed Wall Regulator
• Circa: c. 1890–1910
• Case: Rich walnut/hardwood case featuring an architectural shell pediment, full-length glazed front door, glazed viewing sidelights, and turned fluted side columns
• Striking Complication: Grande Sonnerie (strikes the quarter past the hour and the current hour at each 15-minute interval, followed by the full sequence and hour count at the top of the hour)
• Weights & Pendulum: Three matching repoussé-embossed brass canister weights on spoked pulleys, paired with a matching embossed brass pendulum bob and porcelain beat plate
• Dial: Two-piece dial featuring an embossed brass center rosette, crisp Arabic numerals, an outer minute chapter ring, and blued pierced hands
• Movement: 8-Day gravity-powered triple-train brass movement operating the independent time, quarter-chime, and hourly striking gear trains