Napoleon Whittington and Westminster clock.

[binman]

Hi Guys, brought this clock solely because i wanted to here the Whittington chime cost me 15 bucks, lovely clock in very good condition, would like to date and maker this clock, the photo of the makers mark, shows a clock dial with a set of hands i am pretty sure it is German,i thought the whittington chime will take a bit of getting used to, to me more of a noise then a chime.its out of its case because it needed oil. quite a tight fit getting the movement out.Been running since saturday no problems. i will keep it for a while.

 

[harold bain]

Re: Napolen Whittington and Westminster clock.

It's an Urgos movement, Binman, probably about 1930's.

 

[Tony10Clocks]

Re: Napolen Whittington and Westminster clock.

Nice find Richard. If you decide to give it a clean, it looks like the barrels can come out without splitting the plates

 

[binman]

Hi Tonyboy, I never know what barrels can be removed with out splitting the plates, After letting the spring down and removing the click and spring, what side do you tap them out from, Harold I'm sure that isn't the mark for Urgos, started to go through the Mikrolisk list but that will take forever there are 39 As so a few hundred to check, around the out side is numbers 1 to 12 the hands read 10.35 to right of center is a set of gong rods.as if you were looking down on them with the chiming rod base at the top.

 

[harold bain]

It looks a lot like this one:

 

[Tony10Clocks]

It looks like to me that after letting down the mainsprings, undo the 3 screws that hold the plates where the winding arbor comes through, you might have to remove the screws from the click spring and ratchet holder as well. Then the barrels should slide out. Mark the barrels with a felt tip pen like a sharpie so you know where they go back. Same goes for the springs if you take them out. Also i'd agree with Urgos

 

[binman]

You were right Harold on page six, I missed that first time round must be going blind. cleaning i have done 6 this week, up close the movement isn't to bad, As it happens ive just bought my first cleaning tank 5ltr with a heating control and tap, very pleased with it, I'm not allowed to say how much?

 

[soaringjoy]

You were right Harold on page six, I missed that first time round must be going blind. cleaning i have done 6 this week, up close the movement isn't to bad, As it happens ive just bought my first cleaning tank 5ltr with a heating control and tap, very pleased with it, I'm not allowed to say how much?

"Harold is always very helpful", so his settings say. I might add, he can ID an Urgos (Uhren- und Gongfabrik Haller, Jauch & Pabst, Schwenningen) in the dark.
You really should have more "faith and trust"....



Some quick-out barrels slide out to the sides / the bottom. If so, there are slits in the plates, of course.
Others come out by simply pulling out the winding arbors to the front after removing the click wheel.
You have to turn the arbors into a certain position to unlock them.
Just try and fool around, there's nothing that can be broken.

 

[Tony10Clocks]

(Uhren- und Gongfabrik Haller, Jauch & Pabst, Schwenningen)

No wonder they call it an Urgos.............

 

[binman]

No wonder they call it an Urgos.............

Thank you soaring joy. I have always found Harold to be very helpfull on many ocassions.