Just a few things that I forgot to mention within the video, it's fairly likely that Kienzle and ZentRa had ties with each other in some way, shape, or form during this period, which would explain why the clock is marketed as a ZentRa. I spoke with a fellow and experienced collector, Tommy Wylie about this, and he's pretty sure this is the case as well. I am 100% positive that the mechanism was made by Kienzle Uhrenfabriken, as this clock has the exact same mechanism that would appear in "Original Kienzle" branded clocks. During the sequence I filmed of the mechanism in operation, it was almost completely wound down, which is why the chimes may appear as if they were struggling. After I oiled the movement and put the clock on the wall, I gave it a full wind and both sides of the movement are going very strong.
@BitOutWolf Жыл бұрын
Ever since I first saw this vid I've been in love with the potsdamer gong Thanks for introducing me to the potsdamer gong
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Of course! I'm glad you like it, Wolf :D
@BitOutWolf Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocks I also like the case and that the face is red instead of the usual white, metal,or wood
@RalphCollectsClocks Жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous piece! I love these potsdamer clocks!
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Me too, they're very interesting.
@RalphCollectsClocks Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocks Agreed!
@gearzclocks1070 Жыл бұрын
Nice addition to your collection
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@luka3377 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I never knew wall clocks with Potsdamer gong even existed! I've only seen mantel clocks with this chime. This is indeed a rarity! When I was younger I used to love listening to this chime and I never knew why they exactly chose this one. After some time I discovered that the Garnison Church in Potsdam was destroyed in WW2(?) and I thought that they put this melody on Kienzle clocks to comemorate the loss of the carillon. But your explanation makes much more sense :) Anyway, great addition! Hopefully I might be able to find a mantel clock of this type... That will take some time...
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Luka! I hope one day you can find your own! :D Kienzle sold these clocks as both wall clocks and mantel clocks, but it seems like the mantel clocks show up the most. I've seen some wall clocks as well, but not nearly as much as mantel clocks. It's strange because in the original advertisements for these clocks, the wall clocks are less expensive than the mantel clocks! Kienzle as well as Mauthe decided that the bim-bam chime was outdated, un-German and didn't suit the current Germany. Kienzle was adamant that the German public would favor the clocks with this contemporary chime over bim-bam. Junghans, in response, stuck to the bim-bam clocks, releasing catalogs full of them after Kienzle released the Potsdamer Gong. It was really nice to learn that Junghans opposed this idea. I don't remember if Junghans didn't partake in Nazi propaganda at all, or just in different ways.
@emdicadrian11 ай бұрын
theres even a kienzle grandfather clock with the same movement which was recently uploaded
@CommanderClocks55510 ай бұрын
Never heard a chime like that before.
@Clock1010 Жыл бұрын
Unusual and nice addition!
@TommyWylie Жыл бұрын
It looks nice and sounds nice! I hope it continues to go well.
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tommy! :D Glad you also like it!
@theclockcollector7967 Жыл бұрын
didn`t you had one of theese to? do you still own it?
@TommyWylie Жыл бұрын
@@theclockcollector7967 Yes... sniff, cry... I had to sell it to raise money to pay for plane tickets to go and visit my girlfriend when she was unwell and going through a bad patch. Now she and I are no longer together, I wish I'd kept it.
@theclockcollector7967 Жыл бұрын
@TommyWylie sad tho hear about that. Even here in Germany, it's extremely hard to get one of these.
@wigwagstudios2474 Жыл бұрын
I almost thought it struck the hour on a coil gong before realizing it was rods
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
The chime of this clock is actually quite deep for the size, so that confusion is understandable paired with the phone mic. I've had a lot of friends who hear this one without seeing it ask if it's a grandfather clock! Then they see it and are surprised by how small it is compared to what they were thinking
@LeoGabrielball Жыл бұрын
Postdamers gong clocks are very rare and cool, Im happy you have it on your collection :) In the March 21st 1933 H¡t|3r inaugurate the parlament of the 3rd reich and he sold this kind of clocks as a souvenir
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Me too! Thanks, Leo :)
@LeoGabrielball Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocksyeyyy
@theray2009 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful clock!!
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ray! I'm glad you think so :)
@theray2009 Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocks No problem
@alexanderkvashin Жыл бұрын
Yes, gears must connect one to another softly without a click. I believe that movement was assembled with mistake. On my same clock I spent few hours to get them on right position.
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
Do you have any advice for repositioning these gears? I want to get this issue corrected so there's proper operation.
@alexanderkvashin Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocks, well... I think my method is not mathematical at all))) First of all - you do relax both mainsprings and all further tests you do manually by pushing wheels by fingers. This is safety requirment. Then I just do assmbling - trying - if not ok then I relax nuts (not diassembling movement totally) and shift last two wheels of strike system a bit and try again and so on. This is not fast way actually, but if You love clocks then You will like it)))) My time - 2-3 hours for ideal combination. If You would like You can find video with final work on my channel. Good luck with adjustment!
@amdryzennorge8797 Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@lundincalling6 ай бұрын
What can you tell me about the clock to the right of it with the chimes? I just acquired a similar one and would love to know more about it.
@LeoGabrielball Жыл бұрын
2:21 Who would say that if you buy a clock you then have x or y political ideologies? After all is history and unfortunately history is not always of a pink colour
@DannysClocks Жыл бұрын
I'm mostly covering my ass from KZfaq, because they are very strict against content referencing Nazis in any way. Plus, it's always possible people could twist the fact that I own a clock with this history and make it seem like I support it. :/ It's sad that people are so quick to assume things, but I know because I've seen it happen to other people before.
@LeoGabrielball Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocksooooo now I understand :/
@sleeplessengineer1450 Жыл бұрын
@@DannysClocks It's amazing how youtube is perfectly fine with horrible channels like "JustTheFacts" being blatantly racist but they love to take down videos on channels that aren't problematic. The youtube team just sucks.