I've seen far too many "professional clock cleaning videos" where all they do is soak the movement in some solution. (Or they just stick the whole movement in a ultrasonic cleaner "that's also a lubricant so they don't have to do anything".) I like the way you did it better. Thank you so much for uploading these.

That's a really nice clock. Someone must be very happy

Amazing job as always! Some of that excess oil was my doing - at least on the pivots that were accessible to a noob like me. The other oil on the gear teeth and pinons was done by a butcher. The glass from the replacement clock seems to have worked out well. Thanks for making this video. Steve from Georgia.

That is very cool, I love the escape wheel on the front, also you look exactly like I'd expect someone who works on antique clocks would look like.

Wow! Been watching some of your videos and am so delighted to watch a master at work. So much patience and knowledge you have. I was amazed to learn about the mercury tubes to compensate for temperature changes! It was cool to see your reflection in the brass plates. Looking forward to watching more. Thank you.

awesome work James, thank you.

Nice work I was wondering why you were focused on those screw heads. The final assembly showed how visible they are. Great to see. Thanks

Looks like someone dropped them in oil. great work 🥰👍👏

I've watched a number of you videos and I find them filled with good information. I enjoy the variety of clocks that you show, and your concise descriptions of your findings as you disassemble, and your descriptions of the various repairs. I also have a number of various clocks in my collection, and they are in good order. I do my own repairs and maintenance. As this particular clock had a Brocot escapement, I'd like to comment on that. This Brocot escapement is typical of most that we find, being visible in front of the dial. It looks nice in operation. I have a French drum movement that is signed Achille Brocot, and while it has a Brocot escapement, it is atypical in that it is hidden between the plates of the movement. The clock is in a handsome Slate Black case, and is signed on the dial Tiffany, Young, and Ellis. The key is original with the serial number same as on the back of the dial, dial support plate, and movement. There is the original heavy beveled glass in the doors of the dial and case back. The regulator is adjusted with a key at the 12 o'clock position of the dial, and that mechanism is also a Brocot patent. Thank you for these great videos. I've subscribed and have a few more lined up now to watch.

As I just finished replacing the strikes mainspring for waterbury Westminster! It was unusually easy to put back together since bushings didn’t even have a wear!

Another horology secret disclosed by Mr. Martin, bluing! thank you.

EXCELLENT AS ALWAYS JAMES - NICE CLOCK TOO

Its nice to see that some one really takes pride in what they are doing.You go that extra step and do things the right way.I just myself a old gilbert mantel clock and it Would be nice if you could go through it for me.Thanks for the great work

Nice touch, polishing the back of the movement to mirror finish. 🙂

Thank you, that was fun to watch.

Subscribed. Amazing work.

Great job once again!

Excellent work on this beautiful clock Sir! Love your videos! Is this type of pendulum called a true regulator?

Thank you for yet another interesting video. Inspired by you I decided to go for a mechanical pendulum clock for my newly rented mechanical workshop. Was very surprised to see that there were many functioning clocks for sale cheaper than a new battery clock here in Norway. Seems like people just want to clear their storage and I bought a 8 day Junghans the other day and it has run correct and chiming when it should for 5 days so far. She asked ekvivalent of 5 $ for it, so I gave her 20 to not feel too bad. It´s from the 1950´s the seller believed; I will find out. One question: is there any problem with not winding and thereby not using the chime function? If I can silence the chime I will by one more for my bedroom. I find the tick-tock very calming.

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Hi James, very nice video done in detail. I have a similar model and right now I have to disassemble it to check the mainsprings and do general cleaning and oiling, the doubt I have is that I don't know how to discharge the mainsprings barrels since the lock is on the inner side of the plates, its hard to get it. If you can give me a guide on how to do it I would appreciate it. Best regards and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Great restoration! How do you handle the restoration of the brass plates? Do you use an abrasive and polish and then lacquer it again? What is the best way to protect from corrosion and oxidation? Thanks!

Another well done restoration. I've seen this type of clock referred to as a crystal regulator. Nice job polishing and blueing the screws that hold on the escape wheel bridge. Also nice work replacing the broken glass in the case. Did you happen to have a case lying around to use for parts or did you buy that for this job? It seems like it is common to buy a clock for parts.

I’m curious about your screwdriver with what appears to be a sleeve and coil spring around the shaft. Does it have a special feature related to these additional parts?

You are truly a master clockmaker! I have a question. At 25:08 where you show the clock from the left side, it appears that the pendulum has a torsion or twist to it at its end of travel. Is this a problem? How should one go about correcting such an issue? Thanks!

You do a nice job of editing your videos down to show just the more interesting or unusal parts, but sometimes I am left wanting to see a little bit more. In this one I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to hear what the gong sounds like during the strike on the finished clock.

I have a Seikosha crystal regulator that looks almost identical to this one, it has a Seikosha movement that looks like an Ansonia movement. Keeps great time, just strikes slow

Mechanically, it sounds like the problem with this clock was dirt, especially the mainsprings which had dried oil on them causing the coils to stick to each other. A lot of the lantern pinions were quite dirty as well. Did you do any bushing work or was cleaning and oiling enough to fix it?

If this is a Carriage Clock how would it keep accurate time being controled by a pendulum?

Do you know the approximate age of this type of movement?

Great

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My seikosha one looks exactly the same

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Why take the glass from an existing case? It would be easy and cheap to have replacement glass cut and bevelled. And yu would keep the other case intact.

Enjoyed the video. I’m getting a mantel clock with similar Antonia movement serviced at a local repair shop. It also needs a screw on the face so let me know if you’d be willing to sell the good one you did not reuse.

"How does this happen"? The owner adds yet more oil, in an attempt to get the clock running. Some owners just keep adding more oil in attempt to avoid the cost of an actual real service. This causes oil runs which just siphon the new oil away from the pivot. Oil on wheel teeth and pinion cages is a pretty good indication that an amateur has been in there. There are parts of the clock that are not accessible without dismantling the clock, so it's impossible to clean and lubricate them outside of a proper service. Modern synthetic oils don't solidify as far as I'm aware (they might actually evaporate). Solid grease seems to indicate very old animal and mineral oils, which kind of dates the last service. At this point we should be making an effort to use only synthetic oils on everything we work on.

Show u s americian clock

Looks like someone dropped them in oil. great work 🥰👍👏