Thread: Any clock repairers?

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

I've repaired a hundred year old Gilbert 8-day movement and it's running quite nicely, but I'd like to correctly adjust the rate. How do I go about generating a 60Hz pulse to use as a reference?

It's come down through the family and if we can get it to hold reasonable accuracy my grandmother wants to have it overhauled.

Are there any repairers on the forum who can tell me how to properly adjust the rating?

Ask a piano player for a loan of their metronome, these days they are xtal controlled so they are very accurate, set it for 60 beats and compare the ticks.

got a metronome? find a guitarist/pianist/muso of any type and they will have one for keeping time

Or if you have one of those hand computer thingys.

download metronome - Google Search

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

I've repaired a hundred year old Gilbert 8-day movement and it's running quite nicely, but I'd like to correctly adjust the rate. How do I go about generating a 60Hz pulse to use as a reference?

It's come down through the family and if we can get it to hold reasonable accuracy my grandmother wants to have it overhauled.

Are there any repairers on the forum who can tell me how to properly adjust the rating?

gruntfuttock is the bloke your after Joel

i know he's very good at what he does...........

i've even seen proof of his expertise

Originally Posted by hiline

gruntfuttock is the bloke your after Joel

i know he's very good at what he does...........

i've even seen proof of his expertise

Yes he does all our watch /clock repairs ..........no problem.

Thanks for the replies. I'll send him a PM.

I go to Rutherglen occasionally - does he have a shopfront?

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Thanks for the replies. I'll send him a PM.

I go to Rutherglen occasionally - does he have a shopfront?

i think he has a shop up and running now ........
but i'm not 100% sure on that

he is a very talented man indeed ............

Originally Posted by ladas

Yes he does all our watch /clock repairs ..........no problem.

and he's always on time