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Expert: Martin Meyer - 9/6/2009


Question

Verichron quartz clock
How can I disable the chime on my Verichron quartz westminster chime clock AND also on my David Dakota quartz westminster chime clock? Both are battery-operated pendulum clocks.

Answer
Hi Beverly,

If the movement in your clock has a feature to turn off the chime, it will be a switch on the back of the movement. Clock manufacturers do not make their own movements, but use movements from many different movement manufacturers, so I cannot tell what movement you have from your information. The Chime Silent switch often is labeled by an image of a bell with a line through it diagonally.

Note that most quartz movements do not have a Chime Silent feature. One common one that does have such a feature is the Hermle 2114, 2115, 2214 and 2215.  http://www.clockmasteronline.com

Martin Meyer

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Can answer repair and service questions for most types of clocks, antique and modern, mechanical and battery. NO watches, appraisals, identification, history, dating, or questions about cuckoo clocks. Website for Modern and Antique Clock Repair: Clockmasteronline.com

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24 Years as owner and repairman of clock repair business, 28 years in the field. Factory Independent Service Center for Howard Miller, Ridgeway and (formerly) Sligh Clocks. Specializing in Fine Antique Longcase (grandfather) clocks. Clock repair Website: (Please remove "Not" from the address - this is a spam protection): www.NotClockmasteronline.com

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AWCI (American Watchmakers and Clockmakers Institute) and NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors)

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Am also an Expert in the "AllExperts-Antiques-Antique Clocks" Category.

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Trained by a former Rolex Asia watchmaker, and by a Master Watchmaker/Clockmaker.

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