Carlo Croce Tourbillon Skeleton Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1999
According to the source, this large-scale skeleton clock was produced circa 1999 by Italian clockmaker Carlo Croce. Built with openwork brass framing and visible gearing, the timepiece is driven by an eight-day movement incorporating a Mudge escapement set within a tourbillon cage.
Time indication is presented on a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, accompanied by an upper subsidiary chapter ring. The movement is mounted on an ebonized stepped base, reported to measure 12 inches high by itself and 17 inches high by 12 inches in diameter beneath a glass dome.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- Circa 1999
- Type
- Tourbillon skeleton clock
- Maker
- Carlo Croce
- Dimensions
- Clock alone 12 in high; overall under dome 17 in high x 12 in diameter
- Escapement
- Mudge Escapement in Tourbillon Cage
- Power Reserve
- 8-Day
- Place recorded
- Italy
- Maker / attribution
- Carlo Croce
Design
- Visible features
- • Silvered open ring dial marked with black Roman numerals and inner minute track • Open skeletonized brass frame supported by dual vertical pillars mounted on a stepped black base • Blued steel hour and minute hands, with the minute hand terminating in an open clover-shaped motif • Upper subsidiary chapter ring graduated with Arabic numerals from 15 to 60 • Movement features geometric wheelwork and brass pierced lower frame elements
- Object Identity and Origin
- According to dealer documentation, this openwork skeleton timepiece was constructed by Italian clockmaker Carlo Croce and is assigned an approximate production date of circa 1999. The seller characterizes the clock as a large-scale execution of a tourbillon mechanism, cataloguing it under SKU SLEF 3 P. While catalogued as an Italian creation, any potential engraved maker signatures, serial markings, or stamps denoting Carlo Croce are not recorded in this source and are not directly legible from the primary front image, leaving attribution reliant on seller records.
- Frame Architecture and Dial Configuration
- Visual inspection reveals an open skeletonized brass frame supported by dual vertical pillars mounted on a stepped black base. The movement features geometric wheelwork and brass pierced lower frame elements. Time indication is set upon a silvered open ring dial marked with black Roman numerals and an inner minute track. Central blued steel hour and minute hands indicate the time, with the minute hand terminating in an open clover-shaped motif. An upper subsidiary chapter ring sits above the main dial, graduated with Arabic numerals from 15 to 60.
- Reported Movement and Physical Dimensions
- The movement is reported by the seller to be an 8-day mechanism incorporating a Mudge escapement in a tourbillon cage. Because escapement details are not directly legible from the primary front image, mechanical operation and escapement geometry remain source-reported. According to the listing dimensions, the clock alone measures 12 inches high, reaching an overall height of 17 inches and a diameter of 12 inches under a glass dome. However, the glass dome described in the source is not present in the photograph.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The glass dome described in the source is not present in the photograph
- Research required: Escapement details and maker signatures are not directly legible from the primary front image