Month: July 2017

Mainspring contained in a clamp

Regulating your mechanical clock – its easier than you think

July 31, 2017

Regulating your clock is the act of making repeated adjustments to your clock with the intent of achieving a desired affect, that is, making your clock a more reliable timekeeper. Three things will affect the running of your mechanical clock,  and neglect, friction & environment, and these three factors will influence whether or not your … More Regulating your mechanical clock – its easier than you think

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Profile My Clock: Seth Thomas Column and Cornice clock

July 28, 2017

Carole Ann Bennett of Ottawa, Canada asked me to profile her latest clock acquisition which was bought at auction and advertised as a triple-decker clock. It is, in fact, a column and cornice clock. This lovely Seth Thomas time and strike eight-day weight-driven column and cornice clock with hour strike features a mahogany veneer case … More Profile My Clock: Seth Thomas Column and Cornice clock

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Trio of clocks above computer

Timezone clocks – keeping track of family across the country

July 24, 2017

  It this day and age it is very common to have family scattered to the four winds. What time is it is such and such? Why not create timezone clocks? I live in Canada and I have one daughter in Calgary, Alberta, one of our mid-western provinces and one in Victoria, BC, on the … More Timezone clocks – keeping track of family across the country

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Junghans Crispi dial face

Junghans Crispi wall clock – from a clock-in-a-box to a clock that rocks!

July 21, 2017

This post describes the final detail work on my Junghans clock. My winter (2017) project was an antique German Junghans Crispi time and strike spring driven wall clock made in the style of a Vienna Regulator. It was manufactured in Schwenningen, Germany in 1899. It came to me as a box of parts. To some … More Junghans Crispi wall clock – from a clock-in-a-box to a clock that rocks!

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Tick-Talk Tuesday

Tick Talk Tuesday #10 – Do I have an Arthur Pequegnat Canadian Time clock?

July 18, 2017

Tick-Talk Tuesday is about the letters and comments I have received from you, the reader, concerning your clocks, issues you might have had and challenges you face and my responses to your questions with advice on your particular clock concern(s). For those comments and questions that stump even me, I consult within my clock circles … More Tick Talk Tuesday #10 – Do I have an Arthur Pequegnat Canadian Time clock?

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Trio of clocks

Taking a little break

July 8, 2017

it is time to take a little break. You will see fewer posts over the next 2 months as I spend quality time with friends and family and decompress at our summer get-away in central Canada. I intend to make my third visit to the Canadian Clock Museum in Deep River, Ontario while in the region. Regular readers know that … More Taking a little break

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