WINNERL J.T.Winnerl wall-mounted regulator, circa... Lot 194

WINNERL J.T.Winnerl wall-mounted regulator, circa 1850, with one month's power reserve (engine weight muffled). White enamel dial with Roman numerals signed and numbered "WINNERL 381", two blued steel "drop" hands. The anchor of its escapement is integral with the suspension, as designed by Joseph Thaddeus Winnerl, eliminating the friction associated with the "fork" and its pivots. This anchor, in Graham's spirit for the form, is with semi-cylindrical ruby levers, called "roller" levers, perpendicular to the escapement wheel; these levers are held by a spring integral with the anchor, making it possible to avoid forcing the escapement wheel or breaking the rubies Pendulum beating the second, it is compensated nine rods with adjustment in the lens (steel and brass thermal compensation). The arm-suspension assembly of the pendulum is integral with the body. The movement is brought back after the pendulum has been placed on the stem; it is fixed on pillars integral with the stem assembly and pinned. The body is made of solid mahogany with fillets and a typical early Second Empire-style projecting lamp base. Good general condition. This Austrian timekeeper established in Paris, a pupil of A.L. Bréguet, enjoys an excellent reputation due to the high quality of his work. H. 111 - W. 34 - D. 16 cm According to family tradition: The same regulator was made for Napoleon III and this one would come from the Duke of Morny. A Breguet regulator that belonged to Winnerl was sold in this study on December 5, 2018 Expert: Mr. Denis CORPECHOT assisted by Mrs. Emmanuelle GALAND " Joseph Thaddeus WINNERL was born on January 25, 1799 in the village of Müreck, in the duchy of Steyermark, in the south of present-day Austria, not far from Slovenia. In the years 1808-1810 the family moved to Marburg, Hesse, in central Germany. In 1823, Joseph stayed in Breslau (Prussia) and studied watchmaking. Then we find him in Altona, near Hamburg, Duch