A small clock having a metal case in the form of a tower.
塔形小钟
Example sentencesExamples
The clocksmiths of Augsburg, who, in the 1500s, were among the most sophisticated horologists in the world, wrote down in great detail what a then ‘state-of-the-art’ clock looked like in the 1530s; they described what we would now call a striking, four-sided, renaissance tabernacle clock with astronomical indications, including an astrolabe dial.
There is also a number of tabernacle clocks dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, silver pocket watches from the same period, portal-clocks, a picture clock, wall clocks, longcase clocks, lanterns, travel watches and the like.
One particularly popular style of clock was the tabernacle clock similar to this example.
Among the clocks there was the tabernacle clock ‘Julienne le Roy’ from XVII century made by craftsman Amoretti who was the personal watchmaker for Louis XV.
In autumn 2004 the International Museum of Horology in Switzerland acquired the presumed masterpiece by Johann Wolffgang Hartich from Augsburg, a Renaissance style tabernacle clock with astronomical displays constructed circa 1712.