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It looks to be a German Haller Westminster chime movement, the reason it has not got Made in Germany on it and has Foreign is that the UK government put a tax on German clocks to protect the UK makers from cheaper German imports, however the Germans just took off any reference to Germany to avoid the tax. Your other clock is a French ODO I find them to have good quality movements in them.

Fixing a friends dad’s old Waltham and it needs a new staff. Step 1 is to remove the balance cock. Step 2 is removing the balance with the roller table and hairspring attached. Step 3 is removing the hairspring. Then have a look at the good pivot. It will provide a good reference to measure for the new pivot. Step 4 is to remove the roller table. Lots of different tools and techniques here but I have an old factory tool. Step 5 is to cut off the old riveted balance away from the staff, on a lathe. Step 6 is to punch out the old staff from the balanceStep 7 is to measure the old balance staffThen you prepare a piece of blued steel for the Lathe to cut the new staff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

hi take care as jimmy says with the french clock the pivots are pot hard and will not stand abuse so kid gloves with that one, When cleaned they come up lovely and are a nice movement. The mounting straps are what lets these down too easy to over tighten them and either stripped threads or broken ends. Be patient and careful you are hooked now

The alarm clocks are pretty but cheap Chinese copies. Both running and just needed a cosmetic clean. I do like the white Smiths one. The square one is a Metamec and is not working. It is however made of marble and is really heavy and solid. I’ll enjoy working on this one. Finally the red Coral. It is Japanese and lovely. The keeper of the bunch. So stylish.

Hi This might be of some use ronda tech sheet, as I recall you pull out the stem to set position and you see a small lever poking out press this down and remove stem. 571_Ronda1062,1063,1064,1069NEW.pdf

Sorry I didn't understand you the first time- yes that would be great! I do have the dimensions, I'll post them shortly. I have tried heating it, freezing it, ultrasonicing it, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, phosphoric acid, super glue, a massager (yes a massager)...

What is this clock:)....dated 1935...some guy get it for wedding....i bought it few yers ago on garage sale...didnt trash the movement just replace it whit a quartz one. And wille i post a clocs here is my home clock on the last photo ... Послато са GT-I9301I уз помоћ Тапатока

looks like you can fit a sharp blade in there pretty easy, some of these old pocket watches had a groove shaved under the lid in order to fit a case knife under it, if you get it off you can do it yourself making it easier to remove next time

No wonder I couldn't find it...

Look for a slight space by the stem, otherwise it may not have one. The easiest way to pop it off is to slide a single edge razor blade anywhere along the seam and try to lift it up. A sharp knife blade will work, but I hate to chip knife blades up. I keep a box of blades handy. Steve Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

I wonder how long before the spring rubs the shaft just above it, maybe 2 days, also the Smiths dial has the winding holes bogged up, if you were going to add a different dial surly you would get one with just a centre hole in it. He also has a ventriloquists dummy for sale, I am thinking it is a selfie.

My bad ... my apologises BTW ... those 2 watches are only 2pics of the same replica that my father in law bought during the 90ies (check the scratch on the insert close to the "30" on the right) 1rst pic was taken when he pass it to me saying "please see what you could do with that" 2nd pic was taken before passing it back to him some weeks later (of course I didn't just rebrushed and repolished ... I reworked the lugs, crownguards, crown, Solid endlinks, polished the crystal and cyclop, serviced the movement, etc ...)

Found the spring on my computer desk the other side of the room [emoji2359]... Ordered the parts from cousins, just in case I need them. Thanks for the help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ultrasonic is the way to go. I use 5 small glass jars. Number them put cleaning solution in the first 2, and rinsing solution in the other 3. You can usually get small cleaning baskets from a supplier or off the bay. Put all the loose parts in the baskets. Put the balance cock and balance wheel back on the main plate to protect the balance staff during the cleaning. And get a small desk top type space heater for drying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk