Dear Wise Ones,
I have just joined this forum to ask a question about a mantel clock, but a grandfather is entering my life some day, so I am sure I will be back.
Pictured is a Legacy IV, dated 1974. The clock is wound x 3, chimes when the hands are set to the quarter hour and on the hour, and the balance wheel moves freely. When the wheel is set in motion, the clock runs for about a minute (ticking, advancing the minute hand) until the balance wheels seems to "run out of steam". I have tried tilting the clock a bit on both sides to see if it might be out of balance, but the running (or lack thereof) does not change. I have repaired many smart phones, so am handy with delicate instruments, but never a clock, so I apologize for coming among you as such an amature.
Thank you for your valuable time!!
Seth
I have just joined this forum to ask a question about a mantel clock, but a grandfather is entering my life some day, so I am sure I will be back.
Pictured is a Legacy IV, dated 1974. The clock is wound x 3, chimes when the hands are set to the quarter hour and on the hour, and the balance wheel moves freely. When the wheel is set in motion, the clock runs for about a minute (ticking, advancing the minute hand) until the balance wheels seems to "run out of steam". I have tried tilting the clock a bit on both sides to see if it might be out of balance, but the running (or lack thereof) does not change. I have repaired many smart phones, so am handy with delicate instruments, but never a clock, so I apologize for coming among you as such an amature.
Thank you for your valuable time!!
Seth



