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Good Morning John,
the pendulum for our clock was lost/taken?? during our move. are you aware of the availability of a replacement. contacted Emperor Clocks informed me the company that made the clock went out of business in 1979. would appreciate hearing from you. thanks. Dave Hill
Hi, Dave. The movement company was Jauch and the Emperor model number was the 100M which in which the M referred to the moving moon dial feature. I have seen the M tacked on to ones without the moon dial, but the movement is the same. There was a problem with the excessive wear in some areas of this movement and Emperor switched to a similar movement made by Hermle. Emperor called it the 101M. There is a conversion kit available to replace the Jauch with a Hermle. However, in answer to your question, You can check an Online auction site such as eBay under "Emperor clock pendulum". They come up occasionally. Or, I do have replacement pendulums for the 100M. I was plant engineer at Emperor and bought the remaining stock of their vintage clocks. I also buy old Emperor parts to restore and provide for customers to repair or build kits that were never built. If you will contact me at my shop email address below, I can provide you with some details, including photos of the wood stick pendulum or later decorative Lyre pendulums. We should be able to provide you with a pendulum.
John Newman
THE VILLAGE CLOCKSMITH
Old Prattvillage
Prattville, Alabama
klokdok@juno.com
(Due to the number of Allexperts questions and
the workload I have at my clock shop, I regret
that I cannot answer personal email questions on a timely basis
other than Allexperts follow ups.)
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John Newman
Expertise
As much as I would like to offer values of clocks, I am not a certified appraiser and will not venture into giving an unresearched guess. There is very little published information on what I consider to be the value of "modern production clocks". Considerations are what the clock originally sold for, the condition of the case and movement, and particularly the area in which you live, the demand and the economy. ALSO, WATCHES ARE NOT MY FIELD. However, I can advise the clock owner on proper maintenance of a clock to keep it running, small corrections and adjustments and how to move a clock without damaging it. I can also advise on obtaining parts for clocks. It helps if you can send any information on the clock movement which is usually found on the back plate of the movement. I have been a clockmaker for about 35 years and was plant engineer in the mid 90's and later operations and engineering consultant at Emperor Clock Company in Fairhope, Alabama. I now have my own clock shop.
Experience
One of my greatest accomplishments was traveling to China to assist a clock factory in building clocks to the standards which we required. With the proper specifications and quality control, some beautiful clock cases were built. The factory people from the wood carvers to the plant manager were very congenial, friendly and I left a lot of wonderful friends when I returned from my trips.
Organizations
Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Committee
Publications
Horological Times, a publication of the American Watch and Clockmakers Instute. Collaberated column author, with Photos and ideas for clock movement conversion article.
Education/Credentials
Associate of Science Mechanical Engineering Technology
Emperor Introductory Clock Repair (Eventually taught a portion of the class after becoming employee)
Awards and Honors
Small Business of the Quarter (Prattville, Alabama)
Leadership Class of 2009 (Autauga County, Alabama)
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