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Good morning All, my name is Glen and I can repair Anniversary Clocks, but all other clock repairs other than springs are a no go

I have a 1950-1960 dutch atlas wall clock

My husband bless him, decided it was time to quicken it up (without asking me).  He took off the hands, unscrewed the back of the workings, then it exploded, with all the cogs and wheels coming out.  We have all the parts but no diagram to follow to reassemble to workings

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Hi Glen welcome to the forum it hard for anyone to give you advice without more information and photos of the movement

you say it exploded i take nobody was hurt, have you check for broken teeth bent pivots etc for damage is the mainspring ok everything needs to be check to see what damage if any has been caused.

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Hi Glen and welcome to the forum,s   Is the one you have a chain drive if so you will probably be ok but still best to check all the points mentioned by Willow.   I have three of these clocks .  If you could post some pictures of the clock we may be able to help assuming all the parts are intact. cheers

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Hi Watchweasol,  The picture is absolutely wonderful, as are you.  My son lives in Dublin and has made up a clock in kit form that has all the cogs etc.  (from China)  As his eyes are better than his parents, and as he has made a clock from scratch, he seems the ideal person, to assemble said clock, so long as he has a diagram)

Again you are all very kind, as I appreciate your help

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12 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Glen and welcome to the forum,s   Is the one you have a chain drive if so you will probably be ok but still best to check all the points mentioned by Willow.   I have three of these clocks .  If you could post some pictures of the clock we may be able to help assuming all the parts are intact. cheers

 

22 minutes ago, Glenlloyd said:

Hi Willow,

no broken parts, including my husband's teeth.  he dismantled it over a table, so the parts didn't have far to fall, but I do not know where to wheels go etc.

 

Hi Willow, it is chain driven, with 2 brass weights.  I bought this clock in a flea market 25 years ago in Amsterdam.  I tried to fix it to the wall, it came away, I grabbed it to me, it hit me in the face, brass weight s to the front, and knocked my teeth through my lips.  So I really love this clock, we go back a long way

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