Tower-shaped table clock

Tower-shaped table clocks with a spring mechanism are known as turret clocks. In 1607, the watchmaker Michel Andres made the turret clock which is currently displayed in the Hall Below the Zodiac. Andres was of French origin, permanently settled in Wrocław, where he owned a workshop, the running of which eventually passed to his descendants. The clock's body has protruding edges; at the corners, it was enclosed in columns with integrated masks that pass into acanthus leaves, are extended by fluting and finished with chapiters. The clock was placed on a moulded base and four volute-shaped legs. It is crowned with a small arcade gallery with four finials at the corners, and a dome-shaped drum that conceals the bell, also finished with a finial. Hourly dial only, with the half-clock scale written in Roman numerals. An additional scale for the clock, written in Arabic numerals, was placed on the outer ring of the dial. The drilled hole above the dial, the discontinuous profile of the cornice, and the pendulum with a ball lens hung in front of the dial indicate secondary alterations.