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November 2024	A second Magneta Fischer with an unusual metal tape driven programmer A second Omega electromagnetic desk clock Prud’homme rare early sympathetic pendulum secondary dial Another Mercer mantle chronometer A late Mauthe mantle clock with Kienzle 606 movement An image of the original Holden LR battery holder The search error should be fixed, apologies its taken so long
October 2024	It is with great sadness that I inform you all of the death of one of our founding Clockdoc team, Jan van Harten, on the 8th September. He designed and managed this website for many years. More information here. A folder for the Supremo electromechanical movement by Schmid and Cie A new seconds dial Gent Thornbridge with many images A new folder for the Seiko High Beat clock Another Milde secondary dial A Letorey pneumatic dial External images of the Seiko QC-6TN-R2 quartz marine master Early Siemens master of 1906 with full restoration images
September 2024	A Cartier early quartz desk clock A T&N secondary clock with flip movement A Milde secondary clock A Semca / Angelus clock Disassembly and videos of Self-Winding Clock Co model F movement Electras kit clock
June to August 2024	No updates planned, we are working on the website structure and background software issues including the search error, but please keep sending material, I will get to it eventually.
May 2024	A MKII synchronome with pulse lengthener and alternate polarity More information on the Puja calendar clock, now identified as a Burk product A Self Winding Clock Co wall clock with Pond rotary movement An early Hipp slave observatory dial no 8563 Mirax car clock with 12v Reform movement An American Clock Co wall clock Synchronome 5 second impulse relay for the digital flip clock Updated images Lowne wall master clock no 642 An original Magneta (Swiss) installation with custom dials in Bucharest Time out error on the image search is fixed
April 2024	The Robertson clock, a unique clock at Bristol University A Hipp toggle wall clock by Alexander Steuart An unknown maker complex strike and chime unit A Gent mantle slave with C9 movement Synchronome from Jodrell Bank Observatory New Hamilton folder with a quartz chronometer-style clock Another Hettich clock, dome with balance wheel
March 2024	A prototype tank regulator by the Warren Clock Co. USA The Smiths Batriclock A Bardon 1 second regulator A Magneta wall clock to the 1913 Jabs patent Various folders that have not worked for the last 3 months or so, including Hermle, Hettich, Urgos, Autophon, Warwick, Crown and others are now fixed.
February 2024	The first production Wempe 904 quartz chronometer A Peyer Favarger seconds desktop or workbench slave with early movement A striking Reclus A first example of a Gisholt periodograph and some history A Brillie domestic intercom with clock An 18 inch late type silvered dial by Gent A Cotna Ferraris rewound wall clock with programmer Ericsson with LIP movement with Ferraris rewind Mini desktop clock with Junghans Astro-quartz movement An Ergas clock with the Ergas maker name A similar sounding but completely different Urgos clock
January 2024	An advertising clock for the Portescap/Secticon universal escapement Reorganised Tiffany folder with new header information and document Reorganised Leroy folder. Clocks by other makers moved together. Another Vigreux Brillie table regulator New folder for the Crown synchronous by Herschede
2023	A new folder on electrostatic clocks, historical and modern A clock and telescope time standard by Henry Warren of Telechron A Gents XC407 Manuals for Seiko quartz QC-6M4 and QC-6M5 A new folder for an d’Arsonval chronoscope New link to the Silentia wall clock added in 2021 but lost since Rare industrial Hipp wall slave dial with hand setting mechanism A linear desk clock with a Kienzle 669a electromechanical insertion movement A very special Peyer Farvarger glass tank observatory regulator A Vedette with a new transistorised insertion movement Restoration of an Ingrams master and new history of the company A Coventry electric ships clock A very unusual Puja mains motor clock with calendar Some Gillett and Johnston master clock set up advice A new folder for Hettich A new folder for Hermle with a reform type floating balance A Roamer microquartz in marine chronometer case New diagram on the navigation page for full resolution images. A new movement, the Brillie Delviniotti balance wheel in 2 clocks A Venner mains frequency monitoring clock Lowne master clock with programmer or bell ringer Civilian version of the Omega Megaquartz marine chronometer An early Omega Megaquartz marine chronometer no. 142 A Lepaute catalogue, undated and history of the company Seiko QM10 marine chronometer manual Bardon mantle clock no 476 with images of fine adjuster in the base Abra watch company history in newspaper cuttings A new folder for Staiger A new FAVAG cristaltime master QCM-1 with manual Another Holden pendulum clock under glass dome A T&N slave dial with paging hand A new unknown electromagnetic rewound balance movement, unknown 11 Another CWC quartz marine chronometer with EJ 990 movement Updated Steuart clock movement in restoration Remington clock with insertion movement resembling a Reform movement A new early quartz, the Roamer Micro Quartz marine timer A new electromagnetic clock, the Rex Mundi world timer 1968 Olympics clock A second Baume and Mercier early quartz marine style desk clock Another genuine military quartz marine chronometer by CWC Our first Cartier clock, quartz alarm clock, movement maker not known Another Seiko QM10 early quartz marine chronometer Unknown German Observer/Auber electromagnetic balance wheel movement Chelsea marine style desk clock with Kienzle movement A Synchronos low voltage synchronous kit clock from Germany New folder for Meisei early quartz movement A new Ulysse Nardin marine style early quartz New folder for Matthew Norman marine style quartz clock New Accutron tuning fork marine chronometer Mk2 Swiss And a new document describing variations in Murday clocks and a survey. Please consider submitting details of Murday clocks in your collection as we try to explore variations in design. ‘unknown makers’ Number 16 is a Favag slave, no. 11 has been removed, a mechanical clock by Vincenti et Cie. Number 14 is thought to be early Siemens and Halske A Diehl insertion movement disassembled and video Another modernist transistor ATO wall clock with synchroniser coil CWC quartz in bulkhead case added David Perret standard movement restoration story A rare Bardon slave added, this one in a metal case Manual for a Seiko QC 6M2 early quartz marine master clock An unusual early David Perret slave added An early Wagner slave added A Princeps type 1 with 30 second impulse circuit Can you help identify Unknown 28, probably a laboratory impulse generator similar to those by Palmer David Perret video of rewind Another Smiths Jeco tuning fork movement with video
2022	A new folder for Hour Lavergne, a clock with an Angelus movement New folder for Ferat, an unusual and very early electric clock An Orel movement disassembled with videos More pictures of an Ergas movement with video of winding A modernist Ato with 30 second mercury switch impulse A first master clock added to the Mehne folder A Burk slave with staff locator hand The Bentley clock given by the inventor to Leicester Museum An unusual synchronome with magnetic escapement and also a count wheel, with video A Synchronome power station frequency monitor with unusual brass door case, including videos A second example of a Robert Milne regulator A new clock, Gustav Schönberg to the 1904 patent A rare tyre data advertisment card in a Station Dunlop Brillie clock and another possible advertising item, a letter opener for Telavox A new folder for Standard Electric Clock Co of the UK, with van der Plancke movement A very useful document on a synchronome distribution board and a Silent Electric Clock company ‘Siletock’ brochure for schools Bodet BTE2 master clock and technical manual for the Bodet ALS 162 radio time signal antenna an Ato modernist style clock with weekly programmer An interesting Riefler wall regulator in an unusual aluminium case New images of winding and wind triggering for Silentia 508 and detailed images of the Vaucanson fine rate control fitted to the case. A very early Lowne slave dial to the 1901 patent Many thanks to Veilinghuis de Jager for many images of clocks in their recent auction, now in many folders. We are delighted to now host all the material from Chris Bolwell’s Telavox clock blog, the future of which had become uncertain. The Telavox folder has been completely reorganised New wiring diagrams for Standard Electric Time master clock and programmer and notes on early SETCo slave orientation Manual for the Patek Philippe ZA Telequartz TL series A survey of known synchronome minute master clocks – do you have one? can you send the equivalent information to be included? A great new guide on servicing and adjusting synchronome slaves An unusual ‘reversing’ Bulle half second movement A military pattern Omega Megaquartz with very full records and an early Rigel quartz marine chronometer and Tokyo Sokki recent marine chronometer A Brillie half second badged Leroy with compensated pendulum New documents, T&N service manual from 1968, ITR 22/1 master clock manual, Standard Electric Time Co fire alarm circuit 1958-77 and Self Winding Clock Co manual 1923. New header file information on Poole and Barr and pictures of disassembled movement Another New Era clock serial 220 is found and folder updated New folder for Jean Lassale and their early quartz clocks in marine style Another Hahl pneumatic master added Another Gent Chronopher 3 added Detailed restoration of a No-Key clock including making new pendulum An unknown model of Seiko early quartz marine chronometer like the 951-II New folder for the rare Vigreux Brillie linear movement clocks Four new clocks, an early electric Vedette, a Bürk marine master clock, a new folder for Cabot watch and Clock (CWC) quartz chronometer and a new folder for the Rapco 1804, our first GPS controlled clock
2021	Some fun for Christmas: Cathode ray tube clocks New folder for Baume and Mercier quartz marine chronometer Close up images of two types of contact in Girod clocks and new photos of one after cleaning with parts shown New folder for the Seiko quartz marine chronometer QC 951 – II Information on how to run non-IBM slaves on an IBM master New folder for the Gübelin quartz desk clock A very rare find, a Silentia movement as a wall clock Complete dismantle and restore of a CT Wagner slave New folder for the AEG ‘BUT’ desk clock with the W627 movement More on the rare 0.5 second Murday pendulum clocks in the pyramid style case. A new unknown slave, resembles Favarger, can you identify it? A new index to Peter Smith’s Horologix restoration stories, currently for Eureka clocks only, making it much easier to access the wealth of information in them. A very useful detailed condition and treatment report on a half second silent electric clock with lots of technical information A new Satori regulator completely dismantled Patents are now renamed by applicant. If you do a document search it searches inside patents, but this makes browsing easier. New folder Rigel quartz marine chronometer New Wempe quartz chronometer pages with model 904 and 10057 New folder for the Ebauches B-1390 early quartz marine chronometer New maker added New Era New maker added Standard Time Co. of London New unknown slave movement number 14 in the unknown folder. New document, a really useful document on early synchronome slaves and information on dating in the synchronome slaves folder. More photos and information on HE Jones clocks nos 7 and 11 Two new folders: Steenhans/Timetronic quartz and ATE, a very early quartz New folder for Estyma and related transistor clocks A Brillie half second complete restoration with photos of all components A Ritchie electrically controlled mechanical movement An unusual Ecole de Cluses with motor rewind in a half second movement Restoration of an Aron ZBa timeswitch Smiths ‘sectric’ complete dismantle and restore New folder for new maker Mehne New folders for Kundo and for Korfhange and Sohne and for Margnoux The earliest synchronome mark 1 (number 4) added New folder for Synchronome Australia
2021	At the end of 2020 we activated a major site upgrade with simpler folder structure and index page. The search facility now searches general and maker-specific documents, but all maker-specific documents are now kept in the individual maker folders. The unknown maker clocks were revised. Over 400 patents were added, nearly 200 animations now added and hundreds of documents. After the upgrade we had over 20000 images from over 350 makers. New style headers for some folders with more external links to YouTube and websites (for example see Synchronome, English Clock Systems, Self Winding, No Key, Eureka, Lowne, and Siemens).

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