Dr. Time's Clock Repair-Part 4-Antique Clock Overhaul

Part 4 - "Dr. Time" a/k/a Dave Dettmann finishes the restoration of an 80 year old american mantle clock in an attempt bring it back to it's original beauty. Dave has been repairing clocks like this for over 30 years, and in this major overhaul which he calls the "Presidential" repair, what was once a bunch of wood & metal parts sitting in a box for years becomes a fully restored part of american heritage. In part 4, the movement is test run & adjusted, then test run again. The broken case is re-assembled and all the accent pieces are cleaned, polished and re-attached, afterwhich the movement in installed, the dial baezel is polished and the hands are placed back on. Finally, the finished restoration is displayed.

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Science & Technology

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• dr.time
• clock repair
• dave dettmann
• clock overhaul
• doctor time

[agentsedge]

over 35 years now

[bigmatt125]

Hey how long did you say you've been in the business?

[Jm4steam]

good video.

[outfieldslayer]

GO PACK!

[seveno1]

Thanks for your kindness in making these videos its was very inspiring to watch ....

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@tomlinson1861 On the whole, not too impressed then?

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting.

[sampsonbadman]

Great video, many thanks for sharing.

[waxet4saxet]

Great & informative videos. I had no idea so much went into the repair & renovation of antique clocks. Great job!

[GXLAM]

You've gone to a lot of trouble to produce these videos and I think they're excellent. Thanks !!