Clockworks of Montgomery Antique Clock Repair

02/06/2023

Today is 2/5/23. Full moon date. Check your moon dial on your grandfather clock to see if it is set correctly. The full moon on the moon dial should be under the number 15. If is not, turn the moon dial clockwise to position the moon on the dial directly under the number 15. If the moon dial will not turn wait about 6 hours so the pin drops off the tooth of the dial.

02/14/2019

Installed in the year 1410, this giant outdoor clock in downtown Prague has been ticking for over 600 years, and is the world’s oldest astronomical clock still in operation!

11/26/2018

Never worked on a chocolate clock before.

04/14/2017

The tick tock sound must be even for your clock to run. If the tick tock is set correctly and your clock does not run then the clock is not getting power to the escape wheel. I never use a level to level a clock so it will run but only to make sure it looks straight. The tick tock has to be adjusted.

11/09/2016

Did you know that you can turn the minute hand backwards to set the correct time on most modern clocks. If it is a chiming clock, it will reset the chimes. It will take about one hour to automatically reset the chimes by itself.

09/16/2016

09/09/2015

I went to the Alabama Governor 's mansion today to check on the mansion's grandfather clock. I met the mansion's chef and the housekeeper.

08/29/2015

Have you heard that a clock will no run because it is not level? This is a picture of a school house clock. It was in a Hardware store in Oxford, Miss for years. Notice the movement is mounted in the case at an angle. Most every clock you see, the movement is mounted straight, not at an angle. The crutch as to be adjusted so the tick tock sound is even when the clock is level. Saying that a clock is level says it looks straight on the wall, floor or mantel etc. Is critical that the sound of the tick tock is even. On a wall clock, you can move the bottom of the clock case to the left or right to get the even sound of the tick tock. If the case is crooked with the ticking sound is even, then the crutch has to be adjusted.

02/25/2015

Mechanical clocks should be oiled every three years. Do you never change the oil in your car?? Your clock runs 24/7 year around. It works a lot.