Expert: Michael Radi - 3/16/2010

Question
Hi Michael,  I have a 25 yr old Tochigi Tokei battery-operated clock mechanism from a very big, flat wall clock.  The second hand no longer functions on the clock and I'd like to replace the mechanism.  The back of it says "Tochigi Tokei Co, Ltd, No (0) Jewels Unadjusted, with a number in the battery case: 43503 6061U. It also says Quartz.  Do you know if I can get a replacement, or something comparable, that is properly sized to allow the hour and minute hands to snap on?  We'd really like to keep this wall clock!  Thanks, Tom

Answer
I don't have any reference material on Tochigi although I have worked on them before. The quartz movements we sell don't use press on hands, the hour hand presses on and the minute hand is held on with a small nut.
Please have a look at our page of quartz movements:
http://www.norkro.com/webpages/quartz1.htm
If your hands are both press on you will need to replace the hands. Here is a link to hands that fir our movements:
http://www.norkro.com/index_files/page0004.htm
Thanks,
Michael