Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 12/15/2010

Question
I am thinking about buying a Barwick Grandfather clock from 1968.Is this a good brand?I don't know much about them and I am buying for a Christmas present.

Answer
Barwick is an long obsolete product line from Howard Miller

they made the wood case

The Hermle Co in Germany made the movement (all clocks in last 60 years have German movements)

Concern is for the condition of the mechanism - all that old are poor unless they have been rebuilt or replaced- so need to know the history. New movement will cost 400-500 and good for 25 years

How much are you thinking of paying for it and what is said about the condition of the movement??

Barwick from a furniture standpoint was a lower priced product line- the movements were all good quality Hermle. So if it looks good and sounds good- nice--- BUT then I would be concerned about the condition of the mechanism.