FREE: Schatz antique clock

Mr Gemstone, the balls are loose, but can't tell about pendulum. thanks for bidding , Alfonzo

thanks so much.. I found a little wire and two ends. sending them also. plus key

You are going to like the auction result Alfonzo!!!

It is packed and ready to go. get your bids in quickly. thanks so much

will let u know later. working tomorrow. thanks

how much for shipping to 65785?

beautiful clock F&W

fanned you back. good luck on auction..!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alfonzo,
thank you for your time to look at all the things. So the balls are loose, but don't hang from anything? If that is the case your main spring might be o.k, but you have a pendulum suspension spring broken or missing.
That is not too hard of a fix. For anybody bidding and watching, this should be a good indication what needs to be looked at. Those springs can be bought for about $10 and with patience and some spectacles (for us old geezers) the repair is not the most difficult thing to do. Unscrew 4 screws from the top and bottom block. separate the little plates and fit a new spring. Screw the plates back and hang the top back and the bottom receives the balls. Done.

90 % of the time this is the cause of 400 day anniversary clocks not working.
Good luck everybody bidding. This is a beauty...
cheers

Very nice!

Shoot, my bad ... not the thin metal band should be between the fork, but a length of wire about as thick as a paperclip. The thin metal band should go where the end of the fork is...
No worries Alonzo, I bid on it anyway.

Yeah! That's it ...
Your clock was made in 1955. That fit's much better than 1813... sorry.
If you're not sick of me yet, I would like to know if you can see a very thin metal band going from the top of the pendulum up towards the top of the clock.
It could be behind a plastic cover, and you can see it when you look straight at it from the back. At the top there should be a little fork with 2 spines and the pendulum spring (silvery thin metal band) should be between them.
The next question would be if the pendulum is arrested or free swinging at this time.
If it is arrested the clock would never run ... there is a lever at the bottom of the base that goes from one side to the other. In your pictures it is the brass looking thing going from center to the right. IF the balls are not free, move the lever and free them. Center the clock with the adjustment legs (three brass legs), and give the balls a GENTLE shove in one direction, I mean gentle like 1/2 to 3/4 turn...
If there is enough momentum that little fork should go from side to side and you might be able to hear a "click" every time it reaches the end.
If that metal band isn't there it is a no go and requires surgery ... eh!
If you're brave enough to swing the pendulum you can watch and see if some of the gears are moving also. The pendulum might go for 15 - 20 minutes before the inertia is running out.
Anyway, thanks for looking and it is a nice clock... running or not!

Just got back from Va hospital. I think the 2 digit number is possi bly 55

Alfonso,
when you looked at the back you saw the embossed 121 Jewels, unadjusted mark.
Just beneath and to the right should be a 2 digit number. That is the year mark.

Will check it out about date. wouldn't represent something not true. Have an appointment with the va this week, so will be later this week. thanks

In response to Alfonzo.. 175.00 would be cheap.. I am leaning towards 400.00 Just my humble opinion !

Alfonzo,
sorry, but this is not from 1813, the materials used in this clock were not available at that period. Schatz is located in the Black Forest region and has been building clocks since 1813. If you could take a picture of the rear with a clear shot at the movement I might be able to date it properly. First thought is 1940's or 1950's.
I do not have the intention of insulting you or accusing you of misrepresentation.
I collect and fix these 400 day clocks ... Your main spring is seized and needs to be let down, it is possible that the pendulum spring is broken.
Servicing these could run up to $175.
Do you know if it ever worked?
Klaus

pretty!