About the service
For over a decade I have specialised in returning weight-driven wall regulator clocks to precise, dependable running order. Every commission opens with a full teardown of the movement: plates separated, wheel-train pivots examined under magnification, and worn bushings identified and properly re-bushed rather than simply re-oiled. Ultrasonic cleaning lifts decades of dried lubricant and brass oxide from plates, arbors and the deadbeat escapement, after which pivots are burnished and end-shake reset to factory tolerance.
Pendulum length is then calibrated against a precision timer across a full week of running, adjusting the rating nut in fractions of a turn until daily drift falls under a few seconds — the difference between a clock that merely swings and one that actually keeps time. Case work follows the same standard: veneer chips are filled and colour-matched, beveled glass door panels are re-seated and re-puttied, silvered or painted dials are cleaned without erasing original patina, and brass bezels are hand-polished rather than buffed to a false shine.
Before delivery, every regulator is remounted on a test wall, leveled with a spirit level against both the case back and the pendulum swing plane, and observed running for several days to confirm beat and amplitude are stable. Typical turnaround runs one to three weeks depending on movement condition, with photographs sent at each stage and a written condition report on completion.
Pendulum length is then calibrated against a precision timer across a full week of running, adjusting the rating nut in fractions of a turn until daily drift falls under a few seconds — the difference between a clock that merely swings and one that actually keeps time. Case work follows the same standard: veneer chips are filled and colour-matched, beveled glass door panels are re-seated and re-puttied, silvered or painted dials are cleaned without erasing original patina, and brass bezels are hand-polished rather than buffed to a false shine.
Before delivery, every regulator is remounted on a test wall, leveled with a spirit level against both the case back and the pendulum swing plane, and observed running for several days to confirm beat and amplitude are stable. Typical turnaround runs one to three weeks depending on movement condition, with photographs sent at each stage and a written condition report on completion.
