TimeZone has a picture of the newest
music box from
Reuge. The Francastel is mechanical
singing bird alarm clock which has a movement that consists of 250 mechanical parts assembled by hand. When the
alarm sounds the bird comes out of its nest, flaps its wings, moves its tail, opens its beak and then disappears after
12 seconds. The tiny warbler is covered with genuine bird feathers. The clock is covered in pear wood with the columns
and base in polished aluminum and other versions are available in black China lacquer, burl amboyna or galuchat.
Francastel clocks sell for
upwards of $6,000.