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Last Chime Hammer Stuck UP Correction means the last note of the Westminster chime song won’t come down until the start of the next chime. Please perform this fix right after the clock chimes. The last hammer will be stuck in the up position when it should have gone down. The chime side is on the right when facing the… View Product

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Jauch floor clock pendulums are not made anymore. We can create one out of a Hermle pendulum by cutting it to size, cutting off the top hook, and installing one to fit the Jauch unit. However, we are somewhat hesitant to offer custom pendulums for a Jauch unit. They went out of business so we can automatically say the movement… View Product

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Hermle 451 and 1151 Front-Plate-Post-Issue, is that on rare occasions, the 451/1151 high bridge units have a post on the front plate of the movement that you have to remove. This is evident when attempting to put the dial on the clock. The post may hit the components on the back of the dial causing the clock to act up… View Product

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The Westminster mechanical clock does not sound like Westminster when it plays? This would require these Mechanical Chime Sequence Resetting Instructions There is a cam with humps that graduate on the top right of the front plate of the movement. There are 4 lower portions with a small hump and the next one is bigger and so on. The smallest… View Product

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The following is the Grandfather Clock Chimes-Forever Correction for when the clock sometimes misses the stopping point. Ultimately, this is the cause for the continuous chiming. It is also the cause of chiming more than one quarter at a time. There is a cam with graduated humps on the top right of the front plate of the Movement. There are… View Product

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Grandfather Clock Moon Gear Installation is as follows. The moon phase function is only run by one gear. The gear is known as a Moon Gear. It sits behind the dial on the same tube as the hour hand. It is easy to remove by loosening the set screw so it will slide off. The moon gear gets put on… View Product

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This article will address the German Grandfather Clock Strike Quantity Correction issue. This is where the clock will not strike the correct number of hours. This includes if it is striking any hour for two hours in a row. Also if it is striking more than 12 hours at a time, or even striking forever. The correction does not require… View Product

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On rare occasions 451/1151 high bridge units have the suspension post longer on the new movement than the old one. Although, both units may be High Bridge. This is what we mean by the 451/1151 High-Bridge Suspension-Post-Length Issue. This may cause issues with the pendulum interfering with the chime block. This is usually no issue at all and the clock… View Product

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This concludes the Westminster Spring-Driven Clock-Kit Installation Instructions

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The intent of this post is to explain the Hermle Clock Code Letters that follow the movement number on Hermle movement. Sometimes customers think that if the new movement does not have the same letter as the old unit that it will not be the same. This is not always the case. This is what follows a typical Hermle number… View Product

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Of course Clockworks offers excellent availability on all Hermle mechanical clock movements. In fact, all Hermle clock movements are in stock with very few exceptions. However, a certain pendulum CM length that was available in the past may not be available off the shelf. Thus, this situation would require a regear with a new movement. Specifically, this means that a… View Product

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Most Kieninger mechanical clock movements are available and in stock. However, some Kieninger clock movement availability fluctuates back and forth. For instance, the H series movement will be in production for awhile and then it will go dormant. In other words, it is made for a short period of time and then the manufacturer will cease production for a period… View Product