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Expert: - 2/16/2009


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I inherited an old minute repeater pocket watch. It works great EXCEPT the hour "dong" is 2 "dongs" short.  At 5:00 it only "dongs" 3 times.  The quarter hour and minute "ding-dongs" and "dings" are correct.  Is there an adjustment I can make to get it correct?

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I repair clocks - not watches --on clocks you simply move the hour hand to agree with the dings - but on clocks of course you can easily grab a hold of the hour hand. I assume it is the same with a pocket watch, but you would have to be able to access the hands directly under the glass dial cover.

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any mechanical clock question -no watches- no battery clock questions and no appraisals-ie: "how much is my clock worth?" type questions please! Attach a photo if possible and note all markings on the rear of the mechanism- thanks 40 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner

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