Kevin bought this clock at auction because it had a disc pendulum
Looks like plate 1618
We concluded his clock was a JUF pre WWI, however the pendulum was probably wrong since it had a serial number punched in the base but the movement has no number
Comparing different pendulums, one with guide slots for the adjusting weights
Another clock for diagnosis has back plate 1163, saddle number 15 and pendulum 33
Where do we get this information - Horolovar repair Guide 10th Edition of course!
We deduced it to be from the Kienzle Clock Factories pre WWI
Doug Thompson shows how he puts clocks in beat
Now this clock presents some interesting questions, particularly the originality of the clock case to the movement.
Nobody had ever seen a striker in such a case before - is it an original?
Attractive disc pendulum. The pillars are 1/2 inch shorter than a normal striker and don't appear to have been altered
The count wheel rotates once every 24 hours to conserve power, therefore has double the usual notches
Hard to see but the anchor fork is very long
Very slender fan
The striking hammer is only half round possibly to cut down power needed to lift
Inside finial
Attractive pendulum
Large dial
Movement detail
Frontplate detail
Behind the dial
Underneath of disc pendulum
Nice piece! Probably Jahresuhrenfabrik
After much discussion it was felt that there was a good chance it was all genuine.
The complete clock