Vintage Clock Parts Guide

Sessions Recoil Escapement Adjustment with Damaged Escape Wheel
Sessions Recoil Escapement Adjustment with Damaged Escape Wheel
Sessions time-only movements with damaged escape wheels showing uneven tooth lengths and bent tips create the deceptive problem where clockmakers assume the escape wheel alone causes stopping after five minutes... Read more...
Ogee Clock Weight Cord Replacement Guide
Ogee Clock Weight Cord Replacement Guide
American ogee clocks with deteriorated weight cords that pull through spool holes after replacement with undersized fishing line reveal the common problem where clockmakers select cord by breaking strength rather... Read more...
Hermle 1161-853 Movement Reassembly Guide After Cleaning
Hermle 1161-853 Movement Reassembly Guide After Cleaning
Hermle 1161-853 movements disassembled for cleaning present the challenging problem where gear train reassembly becomes difficult without proper documentation after photos are lost or never taken. When clockmakers complete ultrasonic... Read more...
Seth Thomas 89 Deadbeat Escapement Adjustment Repair
Seth Thomas 89 Deadbeat Escapement Adjustment Repair
Seth Thomas 89 movements with weak pendulum amplitude despite free-running trains reveal the deceptive problem where escape wheel teeth land on pallet impulse faces rather than locking properly on deadbeat... Read more...
Sessions Clock Click Failures and Safe Winding
Sessions Clock Click Failures and Safe Winding
Sessions mantel clocks with loose click rivets that slip during winding create dangerous situations where mainspring power releases suddenly striking the owner's thumb with painful force. When rapid winding or... Read more...
Seth Thomas #2 Weight Cord Nesting Repair Guide
Seth Thomas #2 Weight Cord Nesting Repair Guide
Seth Thomas #2 weight-driven regulators with brass cable that tangles and nests when weights reach one-third descent present a frustrating problem where the clock stops despite adequate winding. When cable... Read more...
Jauch PL 42 Chime Stalling and Bushing Repair
Jauch PL 42 Chime Stalling and Bushing Repair
Jauch PL 42 movements with intermittent chime stalling that requires manual wheel touching to restart reveal a frustrating combination of worn pivot holes, insufficient mainspring power delivery, and critical warning... Read more...
Waterbury Susa Lantern Pinion Wire Replacement Repair
Waterbury Susa Lantern Pinion Wire Replacement Repair
Waterbury Susa movements with severely bent lantern pinion wires present a deceptive repair challenge where the clock appears to run but operates with damaged geometry that threatens catastrophic failure. When... Read more...
Seiko Melodies in Motion Trigger Mechanism Repair
Seiko Melodies in Motion Trigger Mechanism Repair
Seiko Melodies in Motion clocks with failed hourly music activation present one of the most frustrating diagnostic challenges in quartz clock repair. When the music plays perfectly by manually touching... Read more...
Ansonia Exposed Escapement Pallet Orientation Repair
Ansonia Exposed Escapement Pallet Orientation Repair
Ansonia exposed escapement movements with weak pendulum swing despite proper bushing and cleaning reveal a critical but often overlooked problem with pallet positioning. When ruby or garnet pallet jewels are... Read more...
Hermle 1050-020 Power Loss Diagnosis and Repair
Hermle 1050-020 Power Loss Diagnosis and Repair
Hermle 1050-020 movements that appear clean but refuse to run present one of the most deceptive diagnostic challenges in clock repair. When a movement looks pristine with no visible wear,... Read more...
Herschede Grandfather Clock Chime Synchronization Repair
Herschede Grandfather Clock Chime Synchronization Repair
Herschede tubular chimes and bells grandfather clocks with incorrect quarter chiming sequences present one of the most challenging repair scenarios in American clockmaking. When your Herschede plays the first quarter... Read more...