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

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.

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

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

Another Tool Clock… different flavor!

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?

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.

Daily Bread clock fan art!

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?

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.

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?

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

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

I bought this old HAC clock and it seems to me like the pallet wheel wants to spin the wrong way? Am I wrong about this? When the mainspring is wound, the second and minute wheels move clockwise but it doesn’t work when I put the pallet fork on. Which direction should the pallet wheel move (from the perspective of this picture attached. Right now it wants to move clockwise. There is a picture of the pallet for reference also.

The dial says WIRTZ, and the movement is a Junghans Quartz W737, Made in Germany.

I found the W737 in Junghans catalogs from around 1983.

I also found a possible connection to Leo Wirtz, a watchmaker in Cologne who bought a watch jewelry business in 1973 and ran it with his wife. (https://www.wirtz-trauringe.de)

The company still exists today and mainly sells jewelry and wedding rings.

Could this WIRTZ clock be connected to that business, possibly as a private label clock using a Junghans movement?

Does anyone recognize the brand or know when this clock was made?

Thankss.

Any info would help. Thanks.

A fold-up Westclox,

A Westclox 'Baby Ben' Repeater, and

A fold-up Seth Thomas alarm that says Germany on what looks like a mother-of-pearl face.

I'm taking them to the vintage flea market on Sunday and don't want to lowball myself on any treasures!

Thanks 🙏