Hello from North Yorkshire

[NickNYorks]

Hello people - I'm Nick and I live in North Yorkshire. I've always had an interest in timekeeping and horology but never as a hobbyist or as an enthusiast. I started a very small collection of pocket watches (American Elgin & Waltham) earlier in the year and also a small collection of mantel clocks, primarily Smiths. I've taken the plunge into basic repair/mantenance of the mantel clocks as I don't have the equipment to mess around with the tiny components in pocket watches.

I've been lurking on the forums for a few months and have gleaned a lof of fascinating and useful information from forum members.

Very keen to learn new skills to enable me to repair/restore my growing collection of clocks.

[oldhippy]

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

What clocks do you have? Post some photos I'd love to see them. 

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome from West Yorkshire. 

[Willow]

welcome and yes would be nice to see some photos of the case and the movement please good luck.

 

 

[NickNYorks]

Many thanks for the welcomes .

I've got 4 Smiths mantel clocks and 3 pocket watches. A small collection but have only just taken the plunge with collecting at the beginning of the year after losing my dad. 

Here's some photos with basic info of what I currently own

Photo 1 - Smiths Guildford 8 day Westminster floating balance, about 1962. My best runner.

Photo 2 - Smiths 8 day strike (forgot the name), pendulum, about 1952 ish. Runs really well.

Photo 3 - Smiths 8 day Westminster, mid to late 1950s. Works fine except the chimes are currently well out of sync.

Photo 4 - Smiths Lisbon floating balance 8 day Westminster, early 1960s. Runs too fast and chimes/strikes erratic (one to fix with a donor floating balance unit currently in the post)

Photo 5 - 1932 Waltham 16s full hunter in Dennison case & 17j P.S Bartlett grade 1908 movement. Excellent runner.

Photo 6 - 1897 Waltham 16s grade 1888 open face with 7j. Runs but stops; think it just needs a clean and service, the balance looks good.

Photo 7 - 1919 Elgin grade 463 open face 3/0S 7j. Fantastic little runner.

[RichardHarris123]

Nice watches, oldhippy will be able to tell you about the clocks. 

[NickNYorks]

3 photos of the clock movements...

1 - The floating balance Guildford, has a nice, strong and even swing.

2 - The 8 day Westminster with the sickly chimes, keeps good time otherwise. 

3 - The little 8 day striker.

[grsnovi]

Thanks for the introduction. All of your photos might have better been placed here or here since many never bother to read the introduction threads.