The Devon Grandfather Clock 

The Devon is an Oakside Classic Clocks 'Limited Edition' design; it is in the style of an original by French, The Royal Exchange - London, circa 1800.

The Devon is an Oakside Classic Clocks Limited edition Grandfather clock - we will only build ten each year! It is identical in style and technical specifications to the taller York version. The Exeter Grandmother Clock shares the same style but is smaller in size.

We build the Devon Grandfather clock in solid Walnut, Cherry and Oak and you may specify a natural, medium or dark finish on the Oak. The cabinet is hand-sanded to a fine finish and we then apply five coats of Lacquer, this is allowed to harden before we polish the clock to a beautiful satin sheen. The cabinet has four fluted Pillars supporting the Hood and fluted quarter Columns either side of the pendulum door. We fit bevelled glass to the side panels so that you can observe the actions of the superb Kieninger,triple chiming movements and the hammers as they play the melodies and chime the hours on a 12-rod gong. Traditionally, longcase clocks had solid timber panels in the pendulum door and in the side panels - we can build the Devon in that style or with your your preferred combination of glass and solid panels. We do however recommend that glass is retained in the top side panels, so that you can view the movement in action!

For our premier Devon longcase clock we required a very special movement - we selected the superb Kieninger® HSU, it is the highest specification mechanical movement in the Kieninger range and it has been highly polished during assemble especially for Oakside. The movement plays three melodies – Westminster, Whittington & St Michael, on the quarters and chimes the hours, on a twelve-rod Gong.

THE HSU movement has 12 Rubies and 32 bronze bushes carrying the moving parts. The polished brass drive weights are suspended on cables and have traditional crank key winding through the dial and are protected from accidental over-winding by a Maltese Cross mechanism.

We fit as standard the Temperature Compensating Pendulum with its 200mm polished brass bob.

For the Devon & York Grandfather clocks we have commissioned four very special, solid-brass Moon Phase dials.

All dials have two selection levers, these controls the Hour Chimes and the three melodies Westminster, Whittington & St. Michael. The lever on the left controls the hour chimes and provides the options of Silent, Automatic Night Off (22-15 and 07.15) or continuous Chiming. The lever on the right allows you to select your choice of the Melody or Silent!

Dial option one is polished solid brass with an applied silver chapter ring and raised brass Roman numerals, a brass centre disk with engraved decorations and with a subsidiary second’s dial, raised and polished cast brass corners spandrels and a moving moon dial that tracks the phases of the real moon as it Waxes and Wanes from New Moon to Old!

Dial option two is polished solid brass with an applied silver chapter ring and raised brass Arabic numerals, a brass centre disk with engraved decorations and with a subsidiary seconds dial and raised brass corners spandrels and a moving moon dial that tracks the phases of the real moon as it Waxes and Wanes from New Moon to Old!

Dial option three is a reproduction of 1750s style painted Moon Phase dial, made of solid brass, it is white with traditional black painted Roman and Arabic numerals, it has hand decorated corner floral details and a subsidiary seconds Dial and completed with a moving moon dial that tracks the phases of the real moon as it Waxes and Wanes from New Moon to Old!

Dial option four is a very high quality reproduction of an original 1750s moon phase dial. It is made of solid brass with an applied silver plated brass chapter ring decorated with painted Roman & Arabic numerals, a silver-plated brass centre disk with etched décor and a subsidiary second’s dial and the dial is fitted with cast and polished brass corners spandrels – the moving moon dial tracks the phases of the real moon as it Waxes and Wanes from New Moon to Old!

The gravitational pull on the three polished brass weights provides the power to drive the Chimes, the Pendulum and the Melodies. To ensure accurate time keeping, the movement has a Graham dead-beat escapement (invented by George Graham FRS 1674 – 1751), this impulses the Temperature Compensating Pendulum (invented by John Harrison of Longitude fame 1693 – 1776) and as with all superior clock movements, the time drive is fitted with a maintaining power mechanism to drive the pendulum while the weights are being re-wound. There is also an automatic device fitted to ensure an equal sounding tick.

Manufacturing quality shows in every Kieninger movement. All movement plates are made of a special brass alloy that is hard and has a high tensile strength. The holes for the journals are reamed and smoothed after lacquering and then receive an oil sink. Pinions are made of high-quality steel or stainless steel. Fast turning pinions are hardened. All journals are roller burnished in a special process. The HTU and HSU movements feature thirty-two bronze-bushings and twelve jewels in critical positions. The gears are made of very tough and hard brass alloy with a tensile strength of 62 kp/mm². A high level of corrosion protection for all components is assured. Brass components are pickled and receive a coat of clear lacquer. Steel components are made from stainless steel or receive a galvanic nickel coating. Each movement also has a laser engraved serial number.

Height: Standard 80 inches - Custom up to 92", Maximum Width: 21", Maximum Depth: 12.5"

The price for a Devon including delivery from £ 5495 or EUR 6594.

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