Alarm Carriage Clock – The Ideal Carriage Clock For the Modern Period

The alarm carriage clock, aside from its timekeeping function, has its own alarm mechanism. The clock sounds a bell, gong, or chime in the allotted time of alarm. Modern made alarm carriage clocks makes use of a tune as its alarm instead of the classic bell, gong, or chime.

Some alarm carriage clocks has more complicated features other than its alarm mechanism. An example of this is the strike mechanism where in every hour or half hour is sounded with a bell, gong or chime. Another more elaborate mechanism that the clocks possesses is either the petite-sonnerie or the grande-sonnerie.

The petite-sonnerie sounds the quarters on two bells, once at quarter past, twice at half past, and three times at a quarter. The grande-sonnerie on the other hand has the same features as that of the petite-sonnerie with the addition of the last hour sounding every quarter, thus making the time telling more complete. Another much more complicated movement also exists where in the time, down to the last minute is sounded, this type of movement is the most elaborate and expensive of all. Due to the extra striking on these movements the barrels of the clock are much larger than normal.

The alarm carriage clock is perfect for the modern period where in everything is fast paced and being on time is extremely important. The clock is for the modern career men and women who values time and who appreciates elegance mixed with the old world charm of yesterday.