Greg's Clock

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Hi Greg, Dont worry about your slow reply, I have plenty of time (chuckle). Depending on the case design you may be able to I.D. the movement without pulling it out. Cases that were built with consideration for the future service needs simply have a rear upper panel that can be removed after pulling a few screws. If you can see the back plate of the mechanism we can I.D. it. It being a cable drive from that era increases the chances of it being a Keineger. That would be very very good. The Cadillac of German movements in the last 50 years. Their trap plates are significantly thicker then the ones built by the other German manufacturers. This means there is a chance an overhaul need not be required at this time. When you get a chance, try to look at the back plate of the movement. Stamped on it will be a set of numbers or an alpha-numeric set. Let me know what you find. Also when you receive the oil you ordered please do not apply any of it till i can tell you where it must go. There are very specific oil points and also a bunch of places that must never be oiled even though it might look like it should be. Oil applied to the wrong place and also over oiling (a common beginners mistake) will cause a clock to run for just a few minutes then stop. This going to be a fun project for the both of us. It has always bothered me to see a pure mechanical timepiece that is not in operation so we will correct that problem. I'm available whenever your ready.

Lew