Master Clock No. 10

The first patents were issued to Campiche of Cairo, Egypt in 1893, 1894 and 1899. In the original configuration, the impulse was given very near the pendulum bob but it was later determined that much more precise timekeeping could be achieved by giving impulse closer to the pendulum rod nearer to its center of gravity. All of the Campiche clocks seem to have been made with this arrangement.

The Campiche master clocks never gained the popularity that other clocks in this class achieved and as a result there are not many extant today.

Although the Campiche family (with Swiss roots) lived in Cairo, Egypt, Henri eventually settled in Geneva, Switzerland.