Questions and Answers

Q: Why should you not spray you clock with ordinary oil?
A: Oiling of a clock should only be done on the arbors, not between the wheels. The oil will attract dust and it will harden. After a while the mechanism will block

Q: How often does a clock have to be checked?
A: A clock has to be checked once every 5 years for wear of the pivots and has to be re oiled

Q: I have an old clock without its pendulum or key, can you make it work again?
A: Missing parts can always be found or made to measure.

Q: My old clock never runs on time.
A: This can be a reason to have it checked, but old clocks come from a time when people were not living to the minute as we do today. A little bit of inaccuracy was taken for granted.

Q: My clock keeps chiming the wrong number of blows.
A: This means that the chimes are not activated in the right way, time to bring it in for a review.

Q: The spring in my clock seems to have broken, can it be repaired?
A: A spring can be repaired, and if not they can be replaced. Often when a spring is broken there is other damage to the mechanism ( i.e. bent or broken arbors)

Q: Is it possible to wind a spring driven clock to tight?
A: Actually it should not matter, but you do see examples of clocks that have been wound too tight, that block. When you wind your clock, stop when you feel the resistance building up and do not force it.

Q: I don’t see my question in the Q&A list.
A: Please contact us though the contact form and ask your own questions, we will gladly answer them.