Long pendulum clock, three weights, with Catalan escapement and three mechanisms: movement, hour chimes and quarter chimes. Engraved brass face and iron hands.

Wall clock

Inscription: “BOVER ST JOAN”. As the Bover clocks do not carry the name of the craftsman or the date, it is difficult to identify the clockmaker. The lack of a first name before the surname Bover suggests a family-run workshop.

The Bover clocks have two hands and two bells, and cable for one day. The faces are made from brass with original and particular features. The Arenys Roca clocks and Bover clocks have much in common. In the documents, they appear as “panyetaires” (firearm lockmakers) and clockmakers, once again indicating the close relationship that existed […]