"The Clock Fixer"

In for repair is a time and strike AD Mougin French clock.  The repair symptoms include the clock stops and the strike is flat. A closeup of the makers stamp: AD Mougin was a well-known French clock maker working in the mid nineteenth century. He is known to have made clocks in the French clock making region of Montbeliard (which is close to the Swiss border) and is also listed as having premises on the Rue de Turenne in Paris. He won two gold medals at exhibitions for his clocks and used these as the basis for his trademark which contain the ‘Deux Medailles’ . This trademark can usually be found stamped on the back of his clocks.  An interesting link on dating these clock can be found << here >> The clock was setup and observed for a while.  This was done to observe what the clock was doing and more importantly not doing.  Both repair reports were confirmed.  The movement was removed from the case and some the external levers and gears w...

In for repair is a miniature Kundo 400 day / Anniversary Clock with a Kiennger & Obergfell movement.  Upon delivery to the shop the customer stated movement has not run in a very long time. Observations: 1)  The movement was dry and dusty. 2)  The mainspring was fully wound. Removing the plastic suspension spring protector on the back side of the movement uncovered a problem with the suspension spring.  The spring was spun way too much causing the spring to curl.  See below.  The arrow depicts the spring. Here is a picture of the spring removed from the movement As "they" say, WOW The suspension spring needed replacement.  The Horolovar 400 Day Clock Repair Guide provided information on the specifications for the mainspring thickness (.058mm).  According the the repair guide, the movement was manufactured in 1974 and made in West Germany.  I do hedge on this  The movement was disassembled.  As mentioned b...