Expert: William J Perkins - 11/1/2008

Question
Dear William,  I have a G.Resch Remember regulator.  I have been working with it to get it to strike properly and have made adjustments to the motion works.  Now It wont run?  It was running up to approx. 2:27 then it would stop. I made more adjustments now it will tick but the hands wont move. I can adjust the arm that holds the the gears in place on the front but I don't know if this is the right thing.  I made sure the hands are on properly but this isn't where the problem is. It is driving me insane. I get the strike working and now this. It is a very precise thing, and may be beyond my clock knowledge. Please help!

Answer
Your G R Rememberance series clock is a remainder of of era in which the finest craftsmen in the world combined to create clocks.  Propery set up and maintained these clock will afford centuries of reliable timekeeping.  These are not clocks you should entrust to the uanqualified.  With that said I urge that you seek out a certified, or perhaps even a master certified clock maker to attend your clock.  These were all precision hand made products.  Even into the era of the industrial revolution much of the work was still by hand.  It takes not only skill but knowledge to care for these old fellows.  Regards WJP