Tower clock from the demolished Water Gate in Gorinchem

Clockwork with a separate hammer, belonging to a bronze clock, from the tower of the demolished Water Gate in Gorinchem. The clock is dated: 1581. The numbering on the main wheel of the going work served to set the clockwork to the correct time. These numbers had to correspond with the position of the hand. Relative to a marking, or possibly the engagement of the small gear at the top, one could set the hand to the correct position within the dial. The hour hand was not so accurately readable, but for the striking mechanism it had to be accurate. By sliding the anchor out of the going wheel, the gears can turn freely and the hand can be set to the correct time. The small gear on the outside of the going work has 12 teeth and turns once in 2 hours, which can be seen from the numbering on the main wheel of the going work, which gives twice 60 minutes. On the main wheel are two cams that set the striking mechanism in motion. It thus strikes twice every 2 hours.