Museum piece
This round wall clock combines a brass-toned case with a contrasting dark hour ring and raised numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9. The pale dial features fine dot markers and slender hands. A braided gold-coloured cord runs up to the round wall fitting and serves as the suspension. A decorative woven pattern runs around the edge of the case, while a curved glass cover protects the dial.
Inside is a mechanical Hermle movement with a floating balance escapement. The clock is wound with a key and has no striking mechanism. The Hermle trademark can be seen on the movement.
The clock has found a new home in Saxony, Germany.
Manufacturer
Reichenbach am Heuberg · Swabian Jura – Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Franz Hermle founded the clock factory Franz Hermle & Sohn in Gosheim on the Swabian Jura in 1922. By 1930, it was already among the region's most modern clockmaking businesses. A further production site opened in Reichenbach am Heuberg in 1951, specialising in large clocks and mechanical movements with various striking mechanisms. After Franz Hermle's death in 1953, his sons continued the business. The third generation joined in 1968 and 1974, with Gerd and Rolf Hermle respectively. Hermle North America was established in Amherst, Virginia, in 1977.
Following the insolvency of Hermle Uhrenmanufaktur GmbH in 2009, the clockmaking business was reorganised under Rolf Hermle in 2010 as HUM Uhrenmanufaktur GmbH & Co. KG. Today, Hermle remains a fourth-generation family business. It combines the manufacture of mechanical large clocks and movements with precision-turned components for industries including automotive engineering, mechanical engineering and medical technology. Since 2021, production has been concentrated at the Reichenbach am Heuberg site in Baden-Württemberg.
Company history: https://hermle-reichenbach.de/unternehmen/