Early 1900S CTW Shop Clock From Renowned Watchmaker & Dealer F.Schlesicky

Early 1900s shop clock made by CTW for renowned German watchmakers & prestige watch dealers F.Schlesicky. Famous for their high-grade, signed, & numbered watches in partnership with Vacheron Constantin.

F. Schlesicky was a renowned 19th century German "Hof-Uhrmacher" (Court Watchmaker) based in Frankfurt am Main, known for producing high quality clocks, pocket watches & retailing luxury timepieces (including Vacheron Constantin). Active around the 1880s–1900s, his pieces often feature intricate brass, gold, or enamel work.

The clock itself is made by CTW clocks a renowned German clock maker founded in 1852 by Carl Theodor Wagner in Usingen but in 1863 moved to Wiesbaden. It was a highly successful manufacturer of electric clocks and time systems relatively early, supplying large numbers of systems to German railways from 1880 & many very large systems worldwide. Wagner's 4 sons took over the company & ran it until it went public in 1923. Systems continued to be sold through the 20th century, moving to quartz systems in 1977. The company also produced a range of electrical items, batteries, bells & telegraphs.

We salvaged this clock from a closed down shopfitters in Frankfurt Germany.

This clock is totally original, heavy steel case with a hand painted glass clock face still running perfectly on its original mechanism via a pulse driver. This clock has been expertly restored, rewired & PAT safety tested.

Free UK postage.

Width (back) 42cm, (face) 37cm, Depth 9cm.

Many of the items we have for sale are all from what we refer to as " Real Life ", they were all made for use & purpose. There will always be signs of use & ageing which we think gives each item its individuality & personal charm. We clean & repair but we always try our best to keep everything in its original state. We will always give you a good idea of condition & especially highlight anything that we consider may have aesthetic or structural concern.

You are more than welcome to purchase this item in person & pick it up from our London based workshop.

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