I recently bout a regulator wall clock but upon closer inspection I found that it wasn’t as old as I thought. It appears to be 40-50 years old but the movement is different that anything I have worked on. It is small, about 3.75″ square but has no “J” hook or gathering pallet. It has a wheel that has ten pins on it but no warning stop lever so I can’t figure out how to time the chime chain. Can anyone give me a hint?
This topic was modified 3 years ago by Tamas Richard.
That is a french countwheel strike movement and you are way off with your 40-50 years old. At least 80 years old. Pivots will be very hard, takes a bit of work to get them burnished but a very nice quality movement.
Paul.
There is a good explanation of French clocks in De Carle’s “Practical Clock Repair”. Chapter 15 is dedicated to this subject.
There will be more detailed books only on French clocks too.
Thank you geerne, I will see if I can locate the you mentioned. I have re-assembled the movement but I have something wrong because there is something binding the movement. I inend to disassemble it again but I believe I need to review the references before I proceed.
Is it binding on the time side or the strike side? Check the pivots because at the top of the train they are very fine and easy to bend if you apply too much pressure to the plates when re-fitting.
Paul.