German bronze coach clock with hour strike and alarm Circa 1680

Open faced pocket watch with alarm by Christoph Schön(n)er
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An important, extremely rare, one-handed coach clock with hour strike and alarm, circa 1680. The watch is crafted from bronze and coated with fire gilt. It is florally engraved and pierced, with a rear bell. The silver dial has a foliate scroll decor, radial Roman hours, and a central turnable alarm disc with square diagonal cartouches and Arabic numerals. The hand is blued steel. The movement is a full plate, fire gilt, with applied florally engraved and pierced decorations, finely hand-engraved with foliate scrolls, and signed. It has a chain/fusee mechanism, baluster-shaped movement pillars, two barrels for alarm and striking train, two hammers, a verge escapement, a regulator disc, and a locking plate with square diagonal cartouches and Arabic numerals analogous to the alarm disc. The balance cock is very florally engraved and pierced, and the balance itself is a three-arm iron balance.
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Diameter: 80 mm
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Weight: 638 g
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Signed: Christoph Schön(n)er, Augsburg
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Christoph Schöner, also known as Schönner, was born in Vienna before 1660. He later settled in Augsburg and in 1681, he married the widow of the watchmaker Rochus Stressler. From then on, he ran his own business successfully. Schöner was known for his prolific work and many of his creations are now owned by national and international museums, as well as private collections. He passed away in 1709. as well as private collections.