WATCHMAN  CLOCKS
Gregory Bell, Antique clock repair and restoration specialist, Hereford.
Tel 01432 272217.       email watchmanclocks@talktalk.net    
Tel 01432 272217 Mon - Fri  9.00pm - 4.30 pm  At other times please leave a message and your contact details. I value your time and will return your call.
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The two most frequent reasons for a clock needing repair are that it has either stopped working altogether, or that it has become unreliable at keeping accurate time. Many clocks have been running twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, for many or possibly hundreds of years. It is therefore not unusual for some of the clock parts to have become worn, and for them to be in need of either a service, or a repair or both. During a service simple repairs such as the bushing of worn holes are often required. If any parts of the clock are broken they will be either repaired or replaced depending upon the individual condition of such parts.
Antique clocks are valuable items, when services repairs or replacement parts are needed they need to be of a high quality otherwise a clock can be devalued. Therefore as a skilled craftsman I use my skills and knowledge to determine the appropriate balance between repair and restoration when working on an antique clock. Whether I am working on my own, or a customers clock I try not to be too invasive. This means that the historical integrity of the clock is protected, along with ensuring that the clock will run and give pleasure to its owner for many years to come.

The points of this very poor replacement part were cutting into the teeth of the count wheel, damaging and devaluing the clock.

A much more suitable replacement pinion reflecting the style of the original clockmaker, and the age of the clock.
LANTERN CLOCK 1740      REPLACEMENT PINION OF REPORT
BUSH REPAIR

Repar to a longcase weight pulley with a cast brass bush.
Clock dated 1745
REPAIRS AND SERVICES