My clock collection as of 29th June 2010

Not all my clocks are shown in this very fast whistle-stop tour, but all the ones I presently have set up in my living room are. More are in the process of being fixed up. Future videos will show those too, and in better detail! So, we see the following clocks in order:
1. The Whittington chime clock using cuckoo bellows (Haller movement).
2. Calendar clock by FFR with self-winding movement (reviewed on my web page: tommysclocks.blogspot.com)
3. A bracket clock, locally built with a Junghans 8 day striking movement.
4. A "555" Chinese striking clock with day and date calendar (days are in Ch9nese).
5. A Smiths Sectric striking clock (240 volts, 50Hz).
A short glimpse of a selection of odd movements.
6. A six-note chiming Napoleon clock with movement by British Anvil.
7. A New Haven 8 day mantel clock.
8 A Philip Haas & Söhne 30 hour striking clock.
9. A Bentima 8 day timepiece with a very short pendulum.
10. A Vesna Russian 14 day timepiece with "old Slavic" numerals. (reviewed on my web page: tommysclocks.blogspot.com)
11. My German self-winding regulator (maker unknown)
12. A longcase clock awaiting a movement rebuild.
13. A Seth Thomas 8 day quarter-striking Napoleon clock with striking on two coiled gongs (loud!).
14. Metamec clock with a Diehl Dilectron movement (very interesting) and fake onyx case back.
15. Cuckoo clock with a musical movement, a moving woodsaw, a man chopping wood with an axe, and a water wheel turning.
16. Chinese ship's clock with a high quality 15 day movement and a 24 hour readout. (reviewed on my web page: tommysclocks.blogspot.com)

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[ProMediaCom]

Hi, I just picked up a clock identical to your chinese clock. Do you know anything about it? Year etc? Thanks for the video of your clocks :)

[TommyWylie]

@ProMediaCom Well I suspect they are a modern item sold as antiques, possibly to get round quality control regulations. I bought mine as "1950s", and I have often seen them listed in recurring batches, sometimes with the days in English. The movements are excellent but the cases are sometimes quite poorly finished. The bezel of mine is a bit loose and the striking sometimes buzzes because of this.

[glisses7]

Hello

You have at least a couple of clocks that have a calendar feature. The first one in the video is a wall clock and then a mantel clock. I have seen exactly the same type of calendar clock I think on eBay a while ago. What I'd like to know is does the wall clock - the first one in the video have a perpetual calendar - i.e. adjusting automatically for short months and even Leap Years?

I love the French perp cal clocks in particular. Accurate calendar as long as clock is wound.

[TommyWylie]

@glisses7 Hi Glisses7, the French wall clock is made by FFR, Morbier. It has a paper-roll calendar mechanism which has every date over 365 days in a continuous strip. It runs from the 1st of March to the 28th of February. For some unknown reason the 29th of February is just a blank strip. The days of the week are on a plastic roller. Every year on the 1st of March I must rewind it all the way back. There is a switch on the side for this purpose. For more info visit tommysclocks.blogspot.com

[TommyWylie]

@glisses7 The other calendar clock is Chinese, bearing the trade mark "555". It has no month feature, it shows days and dates only. The days of the week are displayed in Chinese. At the end of each short month I have to reach in under the movement to set it on to the 1st. I have had three of these clocks. The date changes at 2AM, which is a bit confusing.

[JustInn014]

What does the six note chime sound like?

[TommyWylie]

@JustInn014 A video is now uploaded.

[skywize]

Clocks never interested me. Clockworks on the other hand fascinate me. There is something about the sound, and watching as all the bits and pieces seem to flow. It can be a it mesmerizing.

[irkibby]

I have a Diehl Dilectron movement in front of me right now and I am struggling to figure out how the heck it works!