The clock was named after the village of morbier located about 30 miles north to north west of geneva on a trade route la route nationale 5 between paris and geneva.
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The morbier was in fact the product of many families working together from various villages scattered throughout the remote franche comte region of eastern france.
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Features distinguishing this style are a curving potbellied case and a greater use of curved lines.
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Unlike most mass produced clocks the morbier was not made in a factory.
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Often an entire village would be involved in some way with the making of the clock.
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Often a heavy elongated highly ornamented pendulum bob extends up the case see photo.
Comtoise clocks also known as morbier clocks or morez clocks are a style of longcase clock made in the french region franche comté hence their name.
The clock making industry in the morbier area had started with the mayet family of ironworkers who successfully repaired actually replaced the clock at the capucine convent in st claude.
Comtoise clocks were built on iron strip frames in the manner of gothic clocks.
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The french morbier clock is known as a privincial clock to distinguish it from clocks made in major urban centres primarily paris.
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