French coach clock with hour self strike and alarm Circa 1580

Gilt verge splendour coach clock by Carl Gutbub
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An important, one handed splendour coach clock with hour self strike and alarm, circa 1580.
Firegilt full plate movement, maker’s mark and hallmark, three barrels, one hammer, verge escapement, locking plate, stackfreed to even out the changing torque of the mainspring, foliot and hog’s bristle.
Silver dial, protected by a flower like pierced cover with a crest in the centre, it has peripheral, engraved Roman hours with raised buttons for reading the time in the dark as well as an inner 12 hour display using Arabic numerals, the centre exquisitely engraved with a leopard and a dog on the verge of a fight, a squirrel on a tree is about to drop an acorn on the head of the leopard, a high mountain with a castle visible in the background. A firegilt brasse case, engraved coat of arms to the slightly domed back lid, the open work case band has a gentle bombé shape that is typical for the late 16th century rear bell.
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Diameter: 127 mm
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Weight: 2000 g
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Signed: Carl Gutbub Strasbourg
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Carl Gutbub (1550) was a watchmaker in Strasbourg, where he was given freedom of the city in 1571, it was he who together with the Habrecht brothers, established the reputation of watchmaking in Strasbourg. Gutbub is known to have still been active in 1590.