Clocks | Jalmis

This is one of the pocket watches i inherited from my father about 13 years ago.
He inherited it from his parents, but it is not known exactly who used it from the beginning.

It is fully wound, but not running.
The balance is not broken, so hopefully this only needs a good clean and lubrication to get running again.

Before i took it apart i released the tension of the spring, so it wouldn’t “explode”. 🙂

This is my first attempt in clock repair, and i hope to get it running again. 🙂
(A pocket watch is a good start, because the mechanism is quite large compared with wrist watches.)

I don’t have any fancy small jars to securely store the parts for protection during the process, but i used what i had and are being careful. 🙂

Now i have to investigate what type of oils i need, and what oil goes where before i can proceed.
Patience is the keyword here. 🙂

This is a wall clock from around 1875.
I inherited this one over 20 years ago from my grandmother.
It belonged to her mother once.

This is weight driven.
It has two weights that are raised when winding.
One weight is for the clock itself, and the other one is for the clock chime.
If you do not want chimes, you simply do not wind the clock chime. 🙂
(As i understand it, some mechanisms are dependant of a wound clock chime, but for now i don’t know if this clock is one of those.)

It will be interesting to see if i can get it running again or not, time will tell. 🙂

It needs to be cleaned and have some brass bushings replaced due to their oval shape.
(Some of the the pivot holes has become oblong instead of round, and needs replacement.)

I need to drill out those old worn bushings to replace them, and therefore need to get some apropriate small drills.

I decided to use the Moebius 8030 oil that seems to be apropriate for wall clocks.