Take a look inside this electric synchronous clock as we service and repair the movement. They usually run reliablybut they stop a lot of care is needed.
Zenith Electric Master Clock Service
If you’re here you probably know that in the 20th century Zenith made some brilliant watches, but did you know they also made clocks? Recently I serviced this electromechanical clock which is part of the collection here at The Clockworks, where I am based. It is a weight-driven mechanical deadbeat regulator with a feraris motor to keep it wound.
ATO Electric Transmitter Clock Service
James McCabe Bracket Clock Service
I’ve recently been working on this lovely bracket clock by James McCabe. It was brought to me because of a problem with the striking mechanism - when wound the clock would strike continuously until it ran out of power. There are a number of things that could cause this but it was agreed that the clock would also be serviced while it was in the workshop, as it was evident that there was a lot of very dark oil and wear which could be seen simply by looking at the backplate.
Smiths Mystery Clock Repair: Hour Wheel Manufacture
Generally in clocks if you need a new part, it needs to be made. It’s much rarer in a clock, however, that those parts are barely larger than those in a watch. I was given a Smiths mystery clock which had a damaged hour wheel and had sat on the shelf in another workshop without any work being done for some time. Time to bring this interesting object back to life!
