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Time Flies Selected vintage and antique clocks from yesteryear refurbished to their former glory.

Latest arrival. 1954 Schatz 400 day anniversary clock. On a full wind, this clock will run for a year. Eagerly awaiting ...
14/09/2021

Latest arrival. 1954 Schatz 400 day anniversary clock. On a full wind, this clock will run for a year. Eagerly awaiting a new torsion spring and mounting blocks.

On the bench... Very, very rare Kienzle automatic world clock. First built in the 1930's with a mechanical movement, thi...
14/09/2021

On the bench... Very, very rare Kienzle automatic world clock. First built in the 1930's with a mechanical movement, this one dates from 1964 and uses Kienzles electromagnetic watch movement. Unfortunately a previous owner left a battery in it, which destroyed the best part of the movement. Looking forward to finding a replacement part.

Currently on the bench. I found this Junghans Vienna regulator out in the wild. Didn't have much hope, but after strippi...
14/09/2021

Currently on the bench. I found this Junghans Vienna regulator out in the wild. Didn't have much hope, but after stripping, cleaning, polishing pivots and bushings and polishing the pendulum it runs like...clockwork. The case is looking rather sad, but with a crown like that, it will have to be fixed! Built circa 1880 and the dial's enamel is flawless.

The mystery clock. This mantel clock dates from the late 19th century and has a very peculiar feature, instead of a pend...
14/09/2021

The mystery clock. This mantel clock dates from the late 19th century and has a very peculiar feature, instead of a pendulum or floating balance, which requires the clock to be precisely level for it to work this one has an enclosed platform escapement. Much like a watch, the clock can move in any direction and still work. The movement is also exceptionally heavy all of which leads us to believe that this clock was used in a ship's cabin. This is a chiming clock that plays Westminster chimes, which I am busy fine tuning. This clock is for sale.

Kienzle eight-day wall clock in art deco style. The clock strikes and plays Westminster chimes. Still busy fine-tuning i...
14/09/2021

Kienzle eight-day wall clock in art deco style. The clock strikes and plays Westminster chimes. Still busy fine-tuning its chimes. This clock is for sale.

Exceptionally rare French 'Napoleon Hat' time and strike mantel clock. The case features a beveled crystal/glass insert ...
14/09/2021

Exceptionally rare French 'Napoleon Hat' time and strike mantel clock. The case features a beveled crystal/glass insert to make the pendulummovement visible and a fleur-de-lis pattern on either side. It has an eight-day movement with a silvered dial. This clock is for sale.

Art Deco style mantel clock made by Enfield, circa 1930-1940. It is an eight-day striking clock with a small pendulum es...
14/09/2021

Art Deco style mantel clock made by Enfield, circa 1930-1940. It is an eight-day striking clock with a small pendulum escapement. The case is covered in mahogany veneer. This clock is for sale.

E. Ingraham & Co 'Siren' eight-day striking clock. This is referred to as a 'kitchen clock' and everything, including th...
14/09/2021

E. Ingraham & Co 'Siren' eight-day striking clock. This is referred to as a 'kitchen clock' and everything, including the glass and paper dial is original. Only one piece of wood trim of the American Oak case was replaced. This clock was made in Bristol, Connecticut circa 1895. My wife may consider selling it.

Ansonia 'Belmont' parlor clock. This model was manufactured between 1894 and 1911. It is an eight-day striking clock fea...
14/09/2021

Ansonia 'Belmont' parlor clock. This model was manufactured between 1894 and 1911. It is an eight-day striking clock featuring a nickel-plated pendulum and I believe it received accolades at the Paris clock exhibition of 1909. Everything, except the glass is original. Someone, somewhere in its history made some holes through the back of the American Oak case, presumably to make the sound travel further. This clock is for sale.

14/09/2021

Well, what does one do when you have a lot of time on your hands? Learn some new tricks and get drawn into the fascinating, yet sometimes frustrating, world of mechanical clocks. The world of a hundred or so years ago where clock makers in Germany, England, France and the USA employed thousands of people in their factories to create time machines. Machines that used the power of a wound spring to be harnessed through precision gears and eventually escape through a pendulum or escapement, recording time in the process.

I am not entirely sure that many household appliances produced today would still be around, nevermind working, in 50 - 120 years from now.

These are some clocks I found and resurrected, now looking for new homes.

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