In this period, the Viennese architecture showed neoclassical development with numerous ornamentations were used for decoration to the point of being overloaded. Characteristics of the Altdeutsch regulator are the strongly verzierten, often factory-processed clock cases with Corinthian columns on the door, as well as wonderful carved or metallic decorations. The clock faces were of enamel or metal. They were usually split 2-piece dials. The hands became much larger and more ornate than the earlier Viennese hands. The pendulums were made from brass and the back was made from zinc. Very in demand today are three-weight Altdeutsch clocks with Grande Sonnierie chime mechanisms, the quarter-chiming clockworks. They were produced in substantially smaller number of items than the later German mass-produced factory regulators.
