German repeating watch with alarm and power reserve Circa 1770

Brass watch in ray skin case by Philipp Jacob Puitner
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An important German double-cased carriage clock from Munich with an 8-day power reserve, quarter-hour repeater and alarm, circa 1770. This coach clock is made of brass and has a protective housing case that is covered with ray skin. The inner casing is silver and lined with ray skin with sound openings, decorative nails, and a string for the repeater. The clock has a silver dial with a central rotating gilded alarm disc, Roman radial hours, an outer minutes track with Arabic five-minute numerals and steel hands. It also has a full plate movement with chain/fusee, barrel for alarm, two hammers, verge escapement, and three-arm brass balance. The clock comes with a contemporary winding key.
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Diameter: 126 mm
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Weight: 1195 g
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Signed: Philipp Jacob Puitner
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Philipp Jacob Puitner was known to be active in the clockmaking industry from 1769 to 1802, as documented in the Munich Clockmakers Index by Josef M. Stadl. The Munich City Museum proudly displays two of his remarkable creations: a carriage clock and a pendule. Lukas Stolberg’s Die Kutschenuhr from 1993 also showcases and details two other impressive carriage clocks in figures 95 and 110.