Most people don’t realize these are more than a decorative piece. They’re heirloom pieces that are meant to be handed down and requires lots of of patience and maintenance every 5 years or so. I’ve seen many dead clocks hanging on walls with no future plans to even attempt to fix them.
You're exactly right. This particular clock was the only item the owner received from his mother when she passed. We live in a throw-away society. People don't want the hassle of even winding clocks nowadays, much less getting them serviced or repaired.
@@colbysclocks You know strangely enough, I’ve noticed an uptick in younger people (in their teens and 20’s) regaining interests in clocks. I just hope they have the same respect and patience as we do. My teen daughter cherishes her 1980 Hamilton clock she just inherited from my collection. I help take care of it for her. It needs a new minute hand so I can set the time again but that’s the only defect. It’s in one of my videos. ru-vid.comjl5MOaDQ0V8?feature=share
It's getting darned hard to find anybody to work on clocks. I've got two Black Forest cuckoo clocks (60+ years old) and two 400-day clocks that need work and I'm having a time finding someone willing to work on them.
@@pfadiva I’ve learned to fix them on my own. If it needs an overhaul, I just get a new movement anyhow because it’ll last longer anyhow. Clockworks has new movements.
@@pfadiva A new movement may be difficult to find for the 400 day clocks and cuckoo clocks older than 50 years, as even Regula movements differed in dimensions then. I would be happy to take a look at them for you, however, I'm not taking in any more clocks at the moment. Towards the end of the year I will post my email on my channel page and you can contact me about a repair.
I'll be humming the westminster chime shortly, got my first clock. Very informative, bookmarked this to help with my assembly of a similar but alot older 3 train movement.
How exciting! What I've found to be most helpful when working on a new clock is firstly figuring out how it works. It really will only go together one way; if you see how it works you can see how it needs to go together. Good luck!
Прекрасная работа настоящего профессионала. Было очень любопытно и занимательно прослушать лекцию о работе этого прекрасного механизма. Спасибо, лайк от меня.
Many parts indeed! I've found the best way to disassemble and reassemble any movement is to learn how it works. If you know how it works you know how it needs to go together.
@@colbysclocks I think if you do that you might certainly be the first in YT to do such. Details like that helps others follow in your footsteps. Keep up the great work.
Strike griffensclocks.com/hermle-fan-assembly-s-t-11-2/ Count griffensclocks.com/hermle-fan-assembly-c-t-11-11/ Here is what you need. Make sure you order the right one, either strike or count train. They ship internationally but you might need to call them before you order.
I purchase most of my supplies from Timesavers.com. Hermle mainsprings are easy to identify, as the barrel cap will be stamped with a number. Just look that number up on Timesavers. If you can't find the right mainspring, measure the width, thickness, and length of the original spring and get the closest one. Cousinsuk.com has a massive selection of mainsprings if you can't find it on Timesavers.
A shame indeed. I have a clock stowed away that has an aluminum movement. The wheels, plates, and lantern pinions are all aluminum. Quality is not commonplace nowadays.
Unfortunately, I'm not taking in any more clocks at the moment; I have too many lined up. I'll be happy to take a look at yours when I finish what I have. I'll post my email on my channel page when that happens.
