JeffInMonterey

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Repairing clocks and watches for nearly 35 years. I really enjoy rescuing a battered old clock and restoring it. My collecting style is very eclectic, but I like c (Read more)

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in Clocks
10 years ago

in Clocks
10 years ago

Height Gauge with WW2 history - Tools and Hardware

in Tools and Hardware
11 years ago

Machinist Level with WW2 history - Tools and Hardware

in Tools and Hardware
11 years ago

GIANT Seth Thomas regulator #31 - Clocks

in Clocks
11 years ago

Oak Bracket Clock with Copper Art Noveau Inlay - Clocks

in Clocks
11 years ago

in Clocks
11 years ago

Regulator style clock I made case for - Clocks

in Clocks
11 years ago

A Rare Omega movement clock by EF Caldwell - Clocks

in Clocks
11 years ago

A clock like this was in a movie! - Clocks

in Clocks
11 years ago

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Thanks for the kind words. The movement is rather large for a French clock, with square plates, large 1" wide springs, and rack and snail striking. The pendulum is from a German (probably) regulator...
Since I found this clock, I have found several others, and they are quite common in Europe. They seemed to come with a couple of different dial colors, red and black, and sometimes they did not have ...

Several weeks ago, I saw one of these offered on E-bay, but instead of the pearlescent plastic like mine, the clock on offer had a really nice hand painted landscape scene. I don't remember that my m...
There are a lot of these floating around that are reproductions, usually from China.

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