And that is the New Haven model "Chester" from 1929, 8-day mantel clock with raised cubist numerals, rich mahogany case and beveled convex glass. Try to say that 3x fast! 🤣🤣 This was a higher end chiming tambour style clock that originally sold for $74.00 according to Tran Du Ly's book on New Haven Clocks. It has triple barrels holding each of the springs, one for time, strike and chime. The sound is truly gorgeous. You will find these at thrift stores because the cost of a professional, just to clean and oil it, would give most people a heart palpitation. 🤣🤣

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

@time4clocks - Excellent intel! Glad you reached out, and I just subbed your channel. Mechanical clocks are new to me, but I felt a connection because it bridges my interest in watchmaking and woodworking. It seems that you can find clocks at a very reasonable cost, which makes it tempting as a collector/repairer! (I wish more people would thrift their Rolexes because of the high service costs!) 😁

@time4clocks

3 ай бұрын

@@WatchWithMike Keep in mind I'm just an amateur at repair, learning as I go, but in this field I think we can all learn from each other, even from mistakes. 🤣🤣

That chime is reminiscent of a grandfather clock my mother and father had when i was very young ! Thanx for the memories Mike !!!🍻

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome! There's something about the chimes that triggers happiness from my past, too. 😁

OMG! I love the font on that face! That said I'm glad it's got a silencer on the chimes. They sound cool but on demand is better than on all the time! 😂😂😂

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

I love the fonts, too! @Time4Clocks commented that they are 'raised cubist numerals' in the marketing for that clock. The quarter hour chimes harken back to a time (no pun…) when we didn't have clocks on our phones, microwaves, televisions, computers or VCRs... and we would welcome the reminder, without having to go through the labor of bending our arms and reading our wrist watches. You'd better be home from the playground before that 6 o'clock chime! 😂

I am no expert but a clock collector at the low price point , at least until I score a deal, and am fairly familiar with most of the mechanical movements similar to that. What I realy enjoyed was capturing on video someone first exposure to a clock like this. The joy it brings is very special. I have an affinity for clocks. I very much enjoyed the discovery aspect. I discovered mine at a very young age.

@WatchWithMike

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the nice comments, Craig! It was very fun to find this watch and share the video, and I hope to get it cleaned up and in better working order in the near future!

My Grandparents had a Seth Thomas mantle clock with the same chime pattern, hearing yours brought back some fond memories. Great sound.

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Cool! It literally gave me goosebumps, part because of the depth of the sound, and part because of the nostalgia. 😁

That is so cool! Its something that people no longer have but its a shame because these were little engineering marvels! You have so got to try and fix it! Have a great one Mike!

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Hi Johan! It is indeed an engineering marvel. 👍🏼

@johanvandersandt8904

3 ай бұрын

@@WatchWithMike I am so going to have to get one someday! Take care and be well my friend!

The date on the back of the mechanism is 1923. It's truly amazing.👍

@time4clocks

3 ай бұрын

The patent date is usually a few years before the actual production date, which can run for a long time, but 1929, more or less, is the best date based on old catalogs. 😁

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I thought the date on the movement was a production mark at first, and then realized it was a list of the different patent dates. @time4clocks, thanks for dating it via catalog! That means it's going on 100 years old. Fantastic! 😁

@time4clocks

3 ай бұрын

@@WatchWithMike I subscribed to you also Mike. At some point I have a couple of pocket watches to tackle and a couple dollar watches from the 1920's, and really don't know much about their repairs. 😁

Good video,Mike.Thank you.

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Hi Angel, thanks! I appreciate you watching. 😀

That is cool, I had a clock like that in Amsterdam. It used to be my Grandmother’s. Had to leave it behind when I moved to the USA.

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

These clocks are such a gem from the past! But sadly, they are less than portable. I completely understand why you made the decision to leave it behind. 🥲

Mike, that’s an awesome find. I’m sure that the chimes must sound great in person because they sounded really nice on my iPhone. Could hear the resonance. Nice. Enjoyed the video - thanks!!!

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Before launching the video, I previewed it for my wife on the big TV with the good sound system. It was like being in a bell tower! 😁

@dale4034

3 ай бұрын

I was working on a clock years ago that had a bell that struck on the half hour. One night it set my alarm off at 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 am. It took me three tries to figure out what was setting off the alarm.

@dale4034

3 ай бұрын

​@@WatchWithMikePlacing the clock on something hollow the clock will really resonate. Something to keep in mind when your looking for a permanent home for the clock. Direct sunlight on the clock will bleach the finish too.

Look Mike, stop it! The last thing I need is something else to fascinate me and take up my time. I’ll just pretend I didn’t see that chiming mechanism and am desperate to get one to work on, and we’ll talk no more about it. Beautiful clock and THE CHIMES, I’d be grinning too. Cheers!

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

Lol, yet another timepiece that is luring us into temptation! The mechanism was mesmerizing! The sound transports us to the past, a simpler time! I'm so glad the camera was rolling when it chimed for the first time. Goosebumps!

I picked up a Perivale mantle clock at a yard sale, and asked the seller about its history. If there was some attachment to it, I would have fixed it for free and brought it back. But the guy answered, “No, it always woke me up when I visited my grandma. I hate the f****** thing!” 🤣

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

So sad! And yet, so absolutely hilarious! I could see that happening. 😂🤣

A wonderful find indeed! I have never repaired a clock yet, though I wanted to give it it a try some time ago, buying a mechanical alarm clock. Their ticking is a bit too loud if they are in living spaces, this is the only thing that keeps me from purchasing one. Nevertheless it would be okay to place it somewhere in a separate room serving as a workshop and enjoy ticking when repairing watches and other clocks😊

@marekmal328

3 ай бұрын

This ticking can be hypnotically lulling, depending on how you approach it.😉

@artistkirills

3 ай бұрын

​​@@marekmal328Sure😊 I repair only wristwatches, and some models are a bit louder than the rest. I absolutely love this ticking sound, especially when there are 10-12 ready watches on the shelf, all of which are fully wound up😊 As for clocks, I have a quartz clock, and its sound is quite ok.

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

When I brought this home, the second thing my wife said was, "where are you going to put it?" because of the sound. (The first thing she said was 'it's huge, I wasn't picture it being that big!') That was indeed a great question, and I have not come up with an answer. But it made me think back to simpler times, when the ticking was soothing and we didn't mind a chime reminding us of the passage of every quarter hour. Now, it seems like we would feel interrupted, between watching TV and whatever other technology we are engaged in at the moment.(I am particularly aware of every sound in the room when I record video, so there's no way I can put this in my office or my watchmaking area.) But wait, this clock has a silent feature, which I'm pretty sure disengages the chimes! If I can get it running, I think I have the perfect place for it, where it's OK if the ticking is hypnotically lulling... 😁

@artistkirills

3 ай бұрын

​@@WatchWithMikeMike, you know what I did after your video? I started looking for bargains for mechanical clocks. I want to have something from my childhood. It's catching😊😊😊

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

@@artistkirills be careful because I think this can be addictive, and it takes up a whole lot more space than wrist watches! 😂🤣

When I was little, I was very good at repairing such a watch to death even though it wasn’t defective before. My parent’s clock of course. O_o 🎉🕐⚙️🍸

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

We learn by doing! 😉

Nostalgia is coming up. Cant wait to see you attack that one. For some reasen i have always been scared to do clocks, even alarm clocks. Although the bones should qual, apart form size, but it kimd of always boggleld my mind

@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

I'm terrified of the mainspring(s)! They're HUGE! 😮

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@WatchWithMike

3 ай бұрын

The chimes are up there in my list of favorite sounds, next to growling coyote! 😎

@dale4034

3 ай бұрын

We have coyotes here. I haven't noticed them growling but we hear them yipping often at night. They used to come into the yard until I fenced the place all the way around. I had to do that to discourage the coyotes from eating our cats and thieves from stealing our fruit, we don't mind sharing if they ask nice. Before the fence was finished someone drove into the yard over my yet to me installed fencing and stripped an apricot tree. I finished the fence that day.

hahha lol mike very cool just fixed my granpas clock i send you a foto if you want yepp they sound great i have just one like this from junghans sound awesome to

@WatchWithMike

2 ай бұрын

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