Have had one very like it. Yes, 'middle-of-the-road' quality and a nice example to have. Big Number bottom middle will be a Serial Number, the 158 1/4 Number will be for pendulum length, the 18 - no idea. I'm convinced someone knowledgeable from Germany, England or USA ought to know. I'd encourage you to invest in some horological reference books too. I really hope you have a good repairer near you! And who won't rip you off. For a full overhaul of this type, I'd expect to pay up to about £300 - probably far more than you paid for it, as you can pick these up for about £100-200 at auction. Best bet is to source someone who works from home and is semi-retired, who does not have shop premises overheads to pay. So pleased a youngster is keen on clocks. I've been fascinated by 'em for most of my 58 years. I see a wall clock - double brass weights, that you could buy new in H Samuel in the 70s! Oh! you've got one of those rope Zodiac clocks. I remember someone we used to visit in 70s who had one of those and wondered how it was wound up. I suspect hers had an older-style electro-mechanical movement. All the Best - and thanks for commentary.
I bought mine at an antique shop for £50 which I was very surprised about considering the fact I've seen quite a few on eBay for £100-£200, I've been thinking of getting it seen to, especially because the Chimes decide to start, usually at about 20-25 past the hour, for no apparent reason, but apart from that, it works very well. And yes, I have been thinking about getting some horological reference books for some time now, and thanks for the info as well.
@@BitOutWolf That was a STEAL then, so very well done! Often it's 'right place right time' and you just have to go about often to nearby antique shops and bric-a-brac shops, fairs, car boots, etc. As for chimes at 20-25 past hour, that might just be a case of twisting the brass washer at the back of the minute hand and testing it several times till you get the desired result. The hands arbor often ends in a square section and it's just a matter of getting the hand/square in the right bit. I assume you have some good tools.
Doesn’t seem to be a Becker due to the placement of the winding arbour as Becker’s usually have closer arbours in the middle of the dial like on your becker wall clock! Possibly Keinzle or Junghans though (more likely keinzle as junghans were usually larger with a different number font) But this is a lovely clock!
@RalphCollectsClocks Yeah, now that I think about it, it doesn't seem like a Gustav Becker Clock. I just wish Clock companies would put their name on their products.
