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I have got my hands on a Vulcain Wall World clock, which is to be hung up in the workshop. However, there are some challenges. More second hand are missing, so i have

to find someone who can fit?  I think the easiest thing is to change them all.  Since the watch is from the USA it is 110v so I also have to convert from 230v to 110v!  An alternative is to switch all drives to Quartz.  What would you do?

 

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Show us an image of the back.

Converting from 110 to 220 is a transformer...pretty simple.

No, do not convert to quartz.  By staying with the current movements, all of the second hands can be synchronized.

Lastly.  This is a whole lot of trouble to go through and there are better ways to spend your time.  Just send the clock to me and work on more important projects 😉

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28 minutes ago, LittleWatchShop said:

Show us an image of the back.

Converting from 110 to 220 is a transformer...pretty simple.

No, do not convert to quartz.  By staying with the current movements, all of the second hands can be synchronized.

Lastly.  This is a whole lot of trouble to go through and there are better ways to spend your time.  Just send the clock to me and work on more important projects 😉

I am uploading some pictures of the back, but right now the clock is on its way from the USA to Denmark. Yes, the easiest is probably to find 5 new second hands or possibly just 4. The volt reduction is as you write quite simple and I do not think such a watch has much power consumption? 

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I'm not sure what kind of movement the clocks are using. But if they use AC synchronous motors, then it will not be as simple as using a step down transformer because the mains voltage in Denmark is 230V 50Hz. American voltage is 110V 60Hz.

That's the reason why I can't buy AC clocks from the US. But I was told that there is a step down power supply with a frequency converter. I'll try to find the name of the company that sells it.

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5 hours ago, HectorLooi said:

Yes a little expensive, 305 USD with customs and VAT, for the chronos model. But no doubt it is the right model!

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