A friend gave me this lovely clock for helping with their computer. I have always loved real clockwork clocks the only info I could find on the clock was two numbers and a clock dial stamped into the back of the clock it was quite small. The numbers are "33698" and "43"
You should be able to pull the hour hand off and push it back on pointing to three hours earlier , then the chimes will be in sync. Thats what I did with my pendulum School clock.
Last edited by JimmyH155; 26-02-2010 at 02:10 PM.
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just to add to my last thread. You should find a very thin knurled nut holding the minute hand on. Undo that and pull off the minute hand. The minute hand is driven round by a little square shaft. When the minute hand is off, pull off the hour hand. On my clock it is just a tight fit on its shaft, so you just move the hour hand forward or back 3 hours, push it back on, put the minute hand back on in the same position it was, then put back the screw. VOILA
just to add to my last thread. You should find a very thin knurled nut holding the minute hand on. Undo that and pull off the minute hand. The minute hand is driven round by a little square shaft. When the minute hand is off, pull off the hour hand. On my clock it is just a tight fit on its shaft, so you just move the hour hand forward or back 3 hours, push it back on, put the minute hand back on in the same position it was, then put back the screw. VOILA
I had the same thought as you but wanted to make sure that was the right thing to do this clock has a split pin holding the hands on looks original.
Although I don't have my books handy it "could" be a Gustav Becker from about 1880's due to the serial number. This is a simpler type they produced until 1927 when they were bought out by Junghans. Yes they are collectable and worth $.
cheerz Dave
old clocks are awesomme, I have a small collection I start up now and then to give them some exercise..... once adjusted the better ones keep nearly perfect time (meaning a minuite or so a week for mine)
