Clock Brands We Repair:

Ansonia

Atkins

Attleboro

Bailey, Banks, & Biddle

Birge and Fuller

Bulova

Chelsea

Colonial

E. Howard and Company

Eli Terry

Empire

Gilbert

Gustav Becker

Hermle

Herschede

Howard Miller

Ingraham

Jauck

Junghans

Kroeber

Le Coultre Atmos

Linden

New Haven

Opal

Rhythm

Ridgeway

Seiko

Sessions

Sligh

Standard Electric time

Timeworks

Uttermost

Waterbury

Western


 

Clock Repair

We perform expert clock repair for the Deschutes County and Central Oregon area.  We also perform case restoration and repair.  We have over 75 years of experience in clock repair.  We repair mantel clocks, wall clocks, floor clocks, both new and antique.  Receive a free estimate when you bring your clock in for repair.

What We Do at The Clock Man

We are kind of clock geniuses.  Below is a quick guide to clock repair and a generic example of a standard clock repair performed at our shop.

All mechanical clocks have an average life span of 20 to 25 years.  This a bell curve average; there are mechanical clocks that have shorter life spans and some clocks have longer life spans.  Mechanical clocks wear out because the clock is composed of moving parts that move all day, every day.  Over time, the clock simply wears out, kind of like a car.

Your clock has something like this inside of it. It's called a Movement.

There are many pivots, bushings, gears, and springs inside of your clock.

clock_repair_image

That's where we come in!

We take your clock and disassemble it. It looks something like this:

disassembled_clock_mechanism

This is where the real clock repair work really begins.

bushings

                                          

In many cases we drill out the bushings on your clock because they have become oval or misshapen.  When this happens, a clock will no longer run.  We replace the bad bushing with brand new, bronze bushings.  We use bronze bushings because they are better than brass bushings.

Pivots rotate inside bushings.  Over time, pivots become scratched and uneven.  We polish pivots on a lathe so they are perfectly smooth again.  This allows the clock to run smoothly again.

 

Sometimes gears are broken or teeth are missing.  We then have to manufacture a new gear to fit your clock.

Inkedpivotgear_LI
repaired_clock_mechanism
Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.43.59 AM

 

This step requires an intimate knowledge of each type of clock that only proper experience can provide. We have that type of experience and knowledge.

Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.49.50 AM

x

Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.49.58 AM

 

Oil and grease help to lubricate the bushings an pivots. This allows the clock to run smoothly, reduce wear, and elongate the life of your clock. The concept is similar to the oil in your car.

Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.55.13 AM
Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.55.24 AM

One week is a standard test because most clocks have an 8-day wind cycle. Clocks that require winding every day or even as little as once a month or once a year exist, but are less common. If your clock makes it through a whole wind cycle, then it is time for your clock to go back home!

We are lot like clock geniuses. We stand behind our work with a one or two year warranty on qualifying repairs. Receive a free estimate for clock repair in our shop today!

Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 10.58.24 AM

Clock Types We Repair

- American Clocks          -Anniversary Clocks          - Antique Clocks          -Battery Operated Clocks          - Chiming Clocks

- Cuckoo Clocks          - Desk Clocks          - English Clocks          - European Clocks          - Floor Clocks          - French Clocks

- Fusee Clocks          - German Clocks          - Grandfather Clocks          - Kitchen Clocks          - Mantel Clocks

- Mechanical Clocks          - Scottish Clocks          - Ship's Clocks          - Table Clocks          - Wall Clocks