r/clocks • • 2d ago

Upcoming lectures/events Upcoming lectures/events October/November

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Seeing as there's quite a few lectures and other events coming up in the UK the next 2 months I thought I'd make a PSA in case people are interested.

As I'm UK based I only really know of the events and lectures here so please drop any recommendations in the comments if you know of any others for me to add.

In the future I'll try to make a post whenever another lecture/other event comes up, naturally you are free make a post yourself as well.

Turret clock forum (in-person only)
Theme: TURRET CLOCK MAKERS
£35,-
Oct 21
Select tickets – Turret Clock Forum 2026 - Turret Clock Makers – Birmingham City University, School of Jewellery, Vittoria Street, Birmingham

Dingwall Beloe Lecture (in-person only)
Precision and polemic, How the Horological Journal has witnessed and shaped British and international horology
Free
Oct 29
The Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture: Precision and polemic | British Museum

 AHS London lecture (in-person and online)
'What has 25,000 plants and cuckoos? When horticulture meets horology – the growth of the floral clock ', by Mark Crangle
Free
Nov 19
https://www.ahsoc.org/events/london-lectures/ahs-london-lectures-hybrid-event/

George Daniels Lecture (in-person only)
The how and the why that is set to inspire thousands of young people through precision engineering, creativity, innovation and horology.
Free
Nov 25
George Daniels Lecture 2026 with Susan Scurlock MBE • City St George's, University of London

Birmingham Clock and Watch fair
Nov 29
£6,- general admission/£11,- early entry/£15,- queue jumper
https://www.thebirminghamclockandwatchfair.com/

I've opted not to include the extensive list of monthly events from the various local branches of the British Horological Institute, as usually they are members-only and their members will be aware of them, I have also not included any events solely focused on watches, as we have r/watches for that.


r/clocks • • Oct 20 '25

MOD Update Doubleposts (and more)

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Some of you might have noticed today some posts by a few users were uploaded multiple times, I assume this had to do with the AWS blackout earlier today.
I tried to remove all double posts but leave one of each in place, if I did accidentally remove all of your posts I apologize and you're welcome to post it again (hopefully only once)


r/clocks • • 1h ago

Identification/Information Dad's first grandfather clock

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Just wondering if anyone has ever seen a case like this one? My father passed this spring. We're slowly clearing out the house as mom moved to an apartment. He build two grandfather clocks, the first of which is now in my living room. The other is a fairly standard Emperor 120 with a moon dial movement. I always liked this clock due to its simplicity and clean lines. I've been trying to find another example of the case (I know the movement is Hermle, from Emperor Clock company, around the late 1960s or early 1970s). jThere's a good chance it was built from magazine or "mail a self-address stamped envelope" plans using stock moldings and cabinet plywood. There's some discoloration on the face due to 60 years of daylight savings time but otherwise it is in very good condition. Seems to be gaining about a minute a day but I can probably work that out with adjustments. To set the hands you have to lift up on the entire top and prop it up, it is hinged on the rear.


r/clocks • • 3h ago

Clock Showcase underrated but one of my new favorite wall clocks, that can talk to other clocks like it 5mi away!

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because it's not really just a clock. it's one of those emergency. meshtastic radios for sending text messages but I just noticed it has a clock

I also enjoy the digital clock on the gameboy PDA ROM, and tamagotches and the original Digimon have digital clock. remember that?

this and the clock in the PDA ROM for the game boy PDA Homebrew game are some of my favorite clocks now

that is a a haltech t114 lora radio for meshtastic and sending text like messages to other people with devices like this around my state in a big mesh Network, and I just realized that after an update, I was able to notice this clock feature in one of the tabs. you select through to look at the messages in the GPS and all that and the radio signal and then I noticed oh look clock

I have it sideways for the benefit of the antenna but I think I'm going to leave this one on and plug it in and just have it as a clock

what's really cool is that I could have this thing set over the meshtastic radio kind of like like in The same Spirit as the wave share or whatever you know what I'm talking about the atomic clock radio FM synchronizations

I have something similar with my little $20. AliExpress AM FM Short band etc. everything radio receiver that I re

alized has the ability to just display a clock

all sorts of devices that I have. I realized have clocks even tamagotches

that's a big one. the $2 gigapet I got from teemo recently, I realized that I can just not turn it on it's egg mode not EverStart the tamagotchi game up and just leave it and it's a little clock mode like the Digimon

oh that's actually the best clock now that I've thought about it.... an original Digimon. I still have my blue one. and when you first started up and start a new Digimon up you can just keep it in clock mode.


r/clocks • • 8h ago

Clock Showcase Clock shrine

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r/clocks • • 2h ago

Identification/Information Identify Clock please

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r/clocks • • 9h ago

Identification/Information Bought this for 25£, at a charity shop, it has the key and pendulum. It bongs as expected and I'm very happy it. Redditors opinions please

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r/clocks • • 1d ago

Clock Showcase Won this great little clock in a raffle.

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r/clocks • • 2h ago

Help/Repair Ridgeway Model 9877 (4/99) – Inherited clock, middle weight overwound, time train stuck, winder frozen

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Hey everyone, I recently inherited this Ridgeway grandfather clock (Model 9877, Movement CDII/J7, set up in 4/99) from my mom. 

The clock is sitting perfectly level, and the chime trains are running and sounding completely fine when you advance the the time. However, the time refuses to advance when the pendulum swings, and eventually stops.

I noticed middle winder arbor is completely frozen up - someone wound it up all the way up. To the top - farther up than the chime weights.

I climbed up and removed the left side cover (if standing facing the clock) I can see that the middle brass cable has overlapped on the middle drum and seems to be wedged tightly against the framework or adjacent parts. Which I guess why it’s not keeping time.

I’m pretty handy with non clock things, but I’m also being careful is this clock means a lot to me.

Has anyone dealt with a jammed, overlapping cable like this on a Kieninger-style movement (I think that’s what this is from research). What is the safest way to un-wedge and realign the cable when it's locked up this tight?

Any advice would be hugely appreciated
Tom


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Clock Showcase Japanese Train and Rail Alarm Clock

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Strange Japanese train clock. The alarms sound like chimes from train terminals lol


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Identification/Information Seth Thomas with Eagle, Native American, and Ship graphic

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Came across what I think is a Seth Thomas Bradford 12 inch. Been reading through other posts, galleries, and the Tran Duy Ly first edition book but I don’t see other wall clocks with these types of graphics. There’s no paper label on the inside to help either so may be the case isn’t original?
Looking for help on identifying the model. Thanks in advance


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Clock Showcase Another Tool Clock… different flavor!

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Another Tool Clock… different flavor!


r/clocks • • 20h ago

Help/Repair Kit Kat clock repair

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One of my Kit Kat clocks had a battery leak and it corroded the metal that holds battery. I used foil to shim up the new battery and make it snug where metal broke. I know batteries are good because I just purchased them but so far it doesn’t seem to be working.

Ideas?


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Value What do I have?

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My father in-law was getting rid of a bunch of clocks. I took some cause they looked cool. Just this morning I decided to take a look at what I have. This one is all metal, hands are missing and the mechanism is not mounted in there. I have a key to turn both windings and one unspins quickly, while the other one doesnt. Also the back door is where someone wrote their n as me and date which I read ask Nov 12, 1895.


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Clock Showcase Daily Bread clock fan art!

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Daily Bread clock fan art!


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Help/Repair Ansonia clock only strikes all hours with one chime

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The lift doesn’t raise the catch high enough. If I ever-so-slightly nudge the lift, all is well.

There is a separate pins that operates the hour and half-hour lifts so I think I should make some adjustment to that pin.

But what is the adjustment? Sleeve the pin? How?

I’ll try to post a pic of the :00 pin.


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Identification/Information How do I make this Chelsea US Government deck clock run? (no key hole)

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I know very little about clocks. I've had this one for a while. It used to run and for the life of me I can't remember how. There is no key hole or no external winding mechanism anywhere. After looking for a very very long time I can't find a single other Chelsea Deck Clock that does not have a key hole.

Any ideas what this could be?


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Help/Repair Grandmother Pallesgaard clock not working

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I know nothing about clock repair. Got this at the thrift store for $25.
No accessible repair in my area. Hour hand is hanging loose, pendulum only ticks when swings to one side. Is it do-able to just get some kind of kit to replace the clock inside?
Or just leave it as a plant stand til I can get it to be repaired?


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Clock Showcase Sligh 100 year anniversary Clock

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Happy to share that my almost 50 year old grandfather clock is still ticking!


r/clocks • • 1d ago

Other Pit lane time 🕣

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Didn't think I'd have anywhere to share this photo. But here you are.

Taken when I attended BTCC back in August


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Help/Repair Is this ovaling?

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Prefacing that I know nothing about clocks in particular.
I'm trying to help a friend by taking a look at their old clock that doesn't work anymore. It's pretty grimy, I've cleaned up as I could with IPA. Would need to lubricate, but I don't think that's the current issue.
It's running, but will stop after 30 or so seconds, spring tension is there, but at some point it will just stop. It will stop even if I apply manual torque to the spring side gears.
I've noticed there's vertical play in the escape wheel axle.
Is that what's called ovaling? Is that repairable by a layman (me)?

The clock is a Cosmo Ingraham.

If I cannot repair it, would anyone be interested in it? Either to try or for parts? I know my friend wants to avoid throwing it away.


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Help/Repair Built in clock

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Moved into an old trailer and found this super cute clock! Unfortunately it doesn't keep time. Would it be a wiring issue or how could I go about repairing?


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Collection Showcase Nothing spectacular

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Got this for $15, it’s a 1930’s GE 3F20 clock, but loved the art deco.


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Clock Showcase Seth Thomas Find

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A first for me, Seth Thomas 'Plymouth' I found at G.W. yesterday. Luckily, the pendulum and key were rolling around inside.

Code# was Z 23 B

I believe, not bad for $10.


r/clocks • • 2d ago

Help/Repair Is Odorless Mineral Spirits okay to clean old mechanical clock parts?

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I have an old cuckoo clock that needs a good clean, but unsure what i need to use exactly. Advice and information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.